tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post8932116835805149100..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Eight Chapters of an Academic Life, III-IVHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-83299761266655453022014-05-01T15:36:53.278+01:002014-05-01T15:36:53.278+01:00I realise that these two "chapters" prob...I realise that these two "chapters" probably need a little explanation. They are more senryu than haiku, and reflect the accidental comedies of academic life.<br /><br />III: I recently held a large conference dinner at my college, for some 57 academics coming from 17 EU countries. It was a good event, with some occasionally decent science, but the highlight for most people seemed to Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com