tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post114809076412274257..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Tiny epiphanyCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148388123322840382006-05-23T08:42:00.000-04:002006-05-23T08:42:00.000-04:00Rick: congratulations on the impending nuptials --...Rick: congratulations on the impending nuptials -- I'm so pleased to hear you and Deb are getting married. And if you happen to become a wealthy lawyer at some point in your career, don't forget that my life's ambition is to have a former student endow a chair of medieval studies for me at GW.<BR/><BR/>Lindsay: It might be a little bit wrong. But now you can see why it took us seven years to get up the courage to have another -- and she is just as challenging! (She sweetly asked me yesterday as she plunged her finger into a white spot on a bench: "Can I touch this dirty bird poop?")Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148352113376594622006-05-22T22:41:00.000-04:002006-05-22T22:41:00.000-04:00Is it wrong that I still picture Kid#1 as the todd...Is it wrong that I still picture Kid#1 as the toddler who tried to grab my chest at the department graduation party in 1998?<BR/><BR/>By the way, a belated congratulations on Kids 2-beyond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148335115067769772006-05-22T17:58:00.000-04:002006-05-22T17:58:00.000-04:00Yep, it's me. I'm doing well. I'm now a lawyer pra...Yep, it's me. I'm doing well. I'm now a lawyer practicing in the Philly area. Deb and I are getting married in September after nine(!) years. Things really couldn't be better.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear things are going well at the alma mater. I tell ya, reading a lot of the stuff you have posted brings back some good memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148306001115128142006-05-22T09:53:00.000-04:002006-05-22T09:53:00.000-04:00And what's all this about academics having to wear...And what's all this about academics having to wear tweed? Who wrote that rule? True, the <A HREF="http://unlocked-wordhoard.blogspot.com/2006/05/im-academic-celebrity.html" REL="nofollow">legendary tweed tuxedo of Dr. Richard Nokes</A> must be a thing of beauty, but I don't understand tweediness in non-formal situations.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148304951162045482006-05-22T09:35:00.000-04:002006-05-22T09:35:00.000-04:00Are you the same Rick Terpstra who studied medieva...Are you the same Rick Terpstra who studied medieval lit with me here at GW many moons ago? If so, it's good to hear from you!Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148274874092036042006-05-22T01:14:00.000-04:002006-05-22T01:14:00.000-04:00Your comparison highlights how badly Brown failed ...Your comparison highlights how badly Brown failed in trying to invoke the Indy feel for his books. Remeber, he described Langdon as "Harrison Ford in Harris tweed." Alas, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148216039638009532006-05-21T08:53:00.001-04:002006-05-21T08:53:00.001-04:00PS Were Sean Connery teaching medieval literature,...PS Were Sean Connery teaching medieval literature, everyone would want to be a medievalist. We need more medievalists with Scottish glam.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148172428901329542006-05-20T20:47:00.000-04:002006-05-20T20:47:00.000-04:00A Karl without some snark just wouldn't be Karl.He...A Karl without some snark just wouldn't be Karl.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/what_do_you_call_a_right_wing_christian_ear_lie_in_the_morning/" REL="nofollow">Here </A>is some more Da Vinci flusteration, for those who haven't had enough.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148160604939391372006-05-20T17:30:00.000-04:002006-05-20T17:30:00.000-04:00JKW, I hadn't realized that. At any rate, Sean Con...JKW, I hadn't realized that. At any rate, Sean Connery doesn't appear until the third film. But I can say that I saw film #1 for the first time when I was 9 and I loved it. I checked the soundtrack out from the library and listened to the 'Jones get dragged underneath the truck' music 100s of times.<BR/><BR/>(confidential to all link-followers: I apologize for my snarkiness on that DVC comment thread. I wrote those comments before I reinvented my online persona)Karl Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1148152511540994622006-05-20T15:15:00.000-04:002006-05-20T15:15:00.000-04:00Of course, the Sean Connery character (Indy's dad)...Of course, the Sean Connery character (Indy's dad) is a medievalist, is he not? And isn't there a line in the film to the effect that Indy's dad teaches medieval literature, the class that no one wants to take?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com