‘Adjunct Faculty’ Archives
The Old Beagle Tracker: Notes from the Saddle Bag
“You show me a real beagle-tracker with some serious sense, and I’ll show you someone who’s gone through a bunch of pain and kept her eyes open.” O.B.T. When I first started tracking the beagle, I was amazed that her eyes were upside down. Everything they’d told me to go for because they were good (power and money, strange sex, and [...]
When No Decision is a Good Decision
“I hate to be the bearer of bad news….” Dr. Schuster says. “The bone marrow sample is consistent with lymphoma. You need to make some decisions.” Diaphragm freeze sets in, you sigh. “So what are our options?” “A surgeon could remove the recurrent shoulder mass and the spleen but with only one functioning kidney and an [...]
The Confidential Diary of Cash Meehan, Ace Journalist Installment Two
Dear Diary: Old people smell. I guess that isn’t exactly headline news, but it irks me. What happens when you pass 65? Do you suddenly forget about a little thing called deodorant? Do your bones begin to decay, allowing the smell to waft from your skin? I got stuck today covering some conference filled with old geezers the government [...]
Think Like DINK
Dear DINK, I work with a very negative person. I’m forced to be around her (we work in the same department) and find her negativity is starting to affect my attitude. She talks about everyone behind their backs, and I suspect that I’m no exception. Everyone in the office feels the same way I do. I like my job well enough and don’t [...]
An Interview with Dr. Nick Grant
BEAGLE BUGLE: What pivotal fork in the road put you where you are today? (Subtitled: “I ran into the fork in the road, but I didn’t know my pattern yet…”) Nick: There have been many turning points in my life; leaving the Catholic seminary after seven years and suddenly being ushered into the 20th Century (from the 15th), finishing [...]
The Confidential Diary of Cash Meehan, Ace Journalist- Installment One
Dear Diary: There are things that I will confess here that I wouldn’t even admit to myself. These are the voyages of Cassius J. Meehan, ace business reporter and raconteur. I keep this journal of my thoughts and experiences because one day I know that history will seek out knowledge about me, Cash… the man and the byline. Like my hero, [...]
