On the Groves of Academe [a rant in several parts]

Okay, so (I claim) it's kind of insane to want to be a professor.  "And yet," you say (in my head, where you are interested), "You are yourself finishing a Ph.D. and trying to stay in academia!"

Well, I gave three possible reasons for that behavior:

• You're nuts.
• You somehow missed the memo on the problems with academia.
• You know yourself, and know what makes you happy, very well. 

I don't think I'm irretrievably insane, and I certainly got the memo.  So.

[This got long as all hell.  Feel free to just look at this cat instead. --ed.]

Not posed.  I just looked over and Libra was sitting
in my backpack.  With her tongue sticking out.