http://vitaactiva.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/for-scholars-who-cant-afford-to-get-sick/ Musings of a Comp/Rhet Scholar-in-Training Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://vitaactiva.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/for-scholars-who-cant-afford-to-get-sick/#comment-3 vitaactiva Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:57:05 +0000 http://vitaactiva.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/for-scholars-who-cant-afford-to-get-sick/#comment-3 Better to overreact than underreact. And I thoroughly believe that knowing more about other disciplines ultimately helps us with our own, if only that means being able to look like we know everything (even outside of our discipline) in front of our more precocious students... Better to overreact than underreact. And I thoroughly believe that knowing more about other disciplines ultimately helps us with our own, if only that means being able to look like we know everything (even outside of our discipline) in front of our more precocious students…

]]> http://vitaactiva.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/for-scholars-who-cant-afford-to-get-sick/#comment-2 Kim Lacey Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:03:10 +0000 http://vitaactiva.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/for-scholars-who-cant-afford-to-get-sick/#comment-2 I, too, have diagnosed myself so many times via WebMD! It's so fitting that academics try to diagnose themselves. Although during my recent bout of poison ivy, WebMD had me convinced that I was suffering from bed bugs, and thus a massive laundry day ensued. A week later, I was getting steroid shots. Oh, well... I, too, have diagnosed myself so many times via WebMD! It’s so fitting that academics try to diagnose themselves. Although during my recent bout of poison ivy, WebMD had me convinced that I was suffering from bed bugs, and thus a massive laundry day ensued. A week later, I was getting steroid shots. Oh, well…

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