our national obduracy
Music: The Orb: The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1989)
A number of folks have asked my opinion concerning NCA Executive Director Nancy Kidd’s response to charges of cronyism. Readers may recall I posted an open letter, here and to our professional organization’s listserv, calling into question Kidd’s choice of Betsy Bach for a staff position directing research initiatives. As former president of the organization, Bach pushed for Kidd
plantin’ seed
Music: The Orb: U.F. Orb (1992)
Thank goodness spring has sprung. I returned home from the Obamathon conference on Sunday to discover my camellia had bloomed! The buds had been growing for about a year, and I thought I had underfed the poor plant—but no, three popping red flowers appeared, and a forth is on the way. I’ve never had a camellia before, so I didn’t frankly know it
