A middle-aged, Mid-Atlantic, middle of the road Finance professor's view of the classroom and the world outside -- a lot of financ..
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Getting My Troubles Beind Me
Published on 2010-08-23 12:06:00
Disclaimer: the following post may contain topics that are unappealing to those of a squeamish or overly proper attitude.One of the problems with getting older is that things wear out. While I'm still relatively young, I've had a few irritating problems lately. One of them that's developed over the loast couple of years is a pretty nasty case of hemorrhoids (basically varicose veins in the butt). After all, I have a job where I sit down a lot. And while cycling doesn't cause them, it can
What Does The Class of 2014 Know?
Published on 2010-08-17 08:26:00
When I was an undergrad (yeah, I know - a long time ago), I would often roll my eyes when a professor made a cultural reference that was about 30 years before my time. Now I increasingly find myself in the clueless professor's shoes. It's not surprising, since I've lived almost 3x as long as incoming freshmen. Every year, Beloit College publishes a "mindset" list for the incoming freshman class. It lists some of the "cultural touchstones" are a part of the class's lives (who were mostly bor
I'm Still Alive (but things might make me laugh myself to death)
Published on 2010-07-29 14:25:00
Because of the end of the semester, some heath issues (since resolved), working on research, and being a bit burned, I haven't posted anything for several months.But like one of the best business tacticians of our times says, "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in". So I guess this is my "welcome back" post.I just received a referee's report that made me laugh at its awesomeness. First a bit of background: I sent a paper to a lower-tier journal back in June of 2008. There w
