I have a classmate who was born without a nose. As an infant, he received successful cosmetic surgery; they fashioned a new nose out of skin and tissue from his neck. As I said to him once, “And it’s actually a great looking nose, too.” It is–it’s a little on the small side, but otherwise [...]
Archive for April, 2009
What would Portia say?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged appearances, needs, neighbors on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A lighter side of rejection, and some inspiration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged inspiration, rejection, teaching on April 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Justin, a friend from way back in junior high and high school, told me the following story on Facebook, to cheer me up about one of my rejection letters:
“When I got out of college I applied to the scouting departments of 8 different NFL teams….and I kept the rejection letters. Some teams sent nothing, but [...]
The waiting is the hardest part
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m applying to PhD programs. Or, I’ve applied, and am waiting, and have since collected four rejection letters. These I take personally (although I know intellectually this can’t be so) and so I have been avoiding lots of social contact lately. People want to know, do I have any news, where am I moving after [...]
