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Why a Bad Ass?
- Dr. Bad Ass
- In 2001, I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and collected data for my dissertation. I had taken the trail name "Turtle" as a symbol of my desire to be persistent, to be connected to the earth, etc. After about two months of hiking (400 some odd miles), I injured my piriformis -- a big muscle in my rear -- and left the trail for a month and a half of physical therapy. Yes, on my ass. The piriformis muscle, because it was injured, banged away on my sciatic nerve, making it impossible for me to sit, stand, lie down, or simply BE without pain. Just before my completely self-sacrificing, wonderful, and ever-lovin' spouse, Footslogger, showed up in Damascus, Virginia, to collect my sad self and take me to a hospital where I could get good drugs and some rest, a couple of hiking friends (Chris and Triple Slim) stopped by the drug store, bought a little stuffed donkey, and brought it to me in a paper bag. They said, "Your trail name used to be Turtle. Now it's (drum roll, please) Bad Ass Turtle." That donkey is now sitting on my desk, as a reminder for me to be who I truly am. Not just a bad ass, but Bad Ass Turtle. Want to email me? Try badassturtle(at)gmail.
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2 comments:
Want to hear a funny? I volunteered to be on P&T the year before I went up for tenure, because I wanted to know what the process was and how it really worked. Meaning I was on the committee before I had tenure (not good or according to the bylaws and relevant regs). I made this clear when I nominated self. The faculty voted me in anyway. And there were others on the committee already that didn't have tenure. Which I know because I read their dossiers when they went up for tenure.
Academia is nothing if not flexible in drafting people onto committees.
Well, that's crazy! Makes my situation seem tame . . .
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