Another Blog?
Yes, just another blog. Well as it says on the mug my wife gave me a few years ago, "Everyone has a right to my opinions." Most likely it will all be lost in the blogosphere anyway, so enjoy or ignore as you will. A short bio probably is in order to get started. I'm living in Stockholm and am a retired professor. For the last 18 years I worked at the Mechanics Department of the Royal Institute of Technology. Before that I was at such diverse places as the University of Pennsylvania and Lausanne Switzerland. My interests vary, but are generally centered on the world of technique and science.
By the way "Mechanics" is not repairing cars or the like. It is a fairly theoretical subject, mostly involving the application and development of Newton's Laws of Motion. My neighbor, who is a real mechanic, knows this. Every time he sees me working around the house or near my car he rushes out to help me. Generally I'm not too pleased at this, but what the heck, it does give him pleasure. When I first told him I was a professor in mechanics, he was impressed. Now he has learned better.
I digress, but after all this is a blog. Students love it when the prof digresses, It's a good chance to get some sleep and stop taking notes.
So what is this blog going to be about?
Now that I've stopped teaching I need a platform to vent my thoughts. My captive audience is gone, so if I want anyone to listen now I've got to make it interesting. Also a lot of things happening in today's world bother me, so this is a chance to see if others agree or not with me. Finally I can't help wanting to educate, which should really turn off potential readers.
By the way, now that I'm retired, I'm trying my hand as a novelist. So maybe I can use this to drum up some interest in my writing. I've just finished the second draft of an action adventure novel with some slight sci-fi overtones. The working title is Arctic Heat.
So if any of this interests you, or your a relative or friend, or you owe me money, let me know, or subscribe to this ego trip.
Cheers,
Marty
PS Like many scientists my spelling is somewhat creative, so if this bothers you as much as it did my 8th grade English teacher, well, too bad.
By the way "Mechanics" is not repairing cars or the like. It is a fairly theoretical subject, mostly involving the application and development of Newton's Laws of Motion. My neighbor, who is a real mechanic, knows this. Every time he sees me working around the house or near my car he rushes out to help me. Generally I'm not too pleased at this, but what the heck, it does give him pleasure. When I first told him I was a professor in mechanics, he was impressed. Now he has learned better.
I digress, but after all this is a blog. Students love it when the prof digresses, It's a good chance to get some sleep and stop taking notes.
So what is this blog going to be about?
Now that I've stopped teaching I need a platform to vent my thoughts. My captive audience is gone, so if I want anyone to listen now I've got to make it interesting. Also a lot of things happening in today's world bother me, so this is a chance to see if others agree or not with me. Finally I can't help wanting to educate, which should really turn off potential readers.
By the way, now that I'm retired, I'm trying my hand as a novelist. So maybe I can use this to drum up some interest in my writing. I've just finished the second draft of an action adventure novel with some slight sci-fi overtones. The working title is Arctic Heat.
So if any of this interests you, or your a relative or friend, or you owe me money, let me know, or subscribe to this ego trip.
Cheers,
Marty
PS Like many scientists my spelling is somewhat creative, so if this bothers you as much as it did my 8th grade English teacher, well, too bad.
posted by Marty Lesser at 10:55
1 Comments:
Dear Marty,
Just came across your blog. I plan to take a careful look. Interested in seeing what you are up to.
P.S. Duncan Watts was a fellow graduate student at Cornell. I recently had dinner with him during his visit to UIUC in the fall. Small world, indeed!
Hope you are well. I am still keen on seeing the fruits of your fiction work.
cheers,
Harry
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