As a Floridian, as well as an Anthropologist, I feel like I need to comment on some of what Governor Rick Scott has said this week regarding anthropology in the state of Florida. Below is the quote: “If I’m going to take money from a citizen to put into education then I’m going to [...]
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Worthless Degree?
Posted: October 12, 2011 in anthropology, School DazeTags: anthropology, Florida Anthropologists, Rick Scott
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I am both shocked and amazed. I’ve been dreading having to retake Theories of Culture for a year, and it appears my dread was completely unfounded. This goes to show you what happens when you have a really terrible professor like I did in the Fall of 2010. So far, the new professor (who I [...]
It’s been quite a while since my last post. There are many reasons for this, but first and foremost, it’s because I’ve been extremely lazy for the last few months after my spring semester. For regular readers of my blog, you probably know that I was overloaded last semester by a professor, who is nicknamed [...]
Anthroanalytical lens syndrome: AKA Overworked and underpaid
Posted: March 1, 2011 in anthropology, School DazeI can hardly believe this is my first post of this semester, and here the semester is already half-over as of this week! That should tell anyone who reads my blog how busy and hectic these first 8 weeks have been. I don’t think I ever stop reading or writing papers. If I had [...]
It’s that time of year again, when parents sing and skip as they buy back to school supplies for their little darlings, who have been terrorizing the house for 3 months. That first morning, a universal sigh of relief is heard around the country as people’s children become some teacher’s problem once again. For me, [...]
Projects and changes
Posted: July 14, 2010 in anthropology, Community Theater, writingTags: Community Theater, Follow That Dream, Veteran's History Project
What a strange couple of weeks this has been for me. It’s true I suppose that things happen for a reason, but I didn’t expect all of it to happen at once. A couple of weeks ago I saw an article in the local paper regarding the Veterans History Project, a project being done by [...]
Who ya gonna call: The real paranormal research world
Posted: February 27, 2010 in anthropologyTags: anthropology in action, field work, ghosts, paranormal research, Research
Work with the SPIRITS of St. Petersburg continues to invite condescension from certain people in my family. I’m well aware that you think it to be a load of crap. You are entitled to your opinions, but you should know my point of view on it before you make snap judgments. I work with these [...]
