May 13, 2012 – Philip Nel

Happy Mother’s Day! Love, Bruce Springsteen

May 13, 2012Philip NelBruce Springsteen, MusicBruce Springsteen, Music5 Comments

In honor of Mother’s Day (May 13), here’s some footage of Bruce Springsteen dancing with his 90-year-old mother. Â The clip, recorded on March 29, comes to you here courtesy of Springsteen fan TheMagikRat. Happy Mother’s Day!

What Do Professors Do All Summer? Saturday Edition

May 13, 2012Philip NelAcademe, AutobiographyAcademe, Autobiography4 Comments

For a week in February of 2011, I blogged exactly what I did each day – the goal being to show precisely how academics spend their time. Starting today, I’m beginning the summer edition of the same experiment. From today through Friday the 18th, I will publicly keep track of how I use my time