Theoretical physicist Julian Barbour may argue eloquently and convincingly for the non-existence of time, but I've sure felt it slipping away at a fairly rapid clip over the past couple of months.
I can't believe March is underway and the equinox is within sight.
Kinetic image from artist Paul Friedlander's installation Timeless Universe (Valencia, Spain 2006), inspired by the work of Julian Barbour
Since my last post of much-too-long-ago, I've completed teaching nearly half the semester of my Introduction to Anthropology class at College of Lake County; inventoried my 1,000th Carte du Ciel astrographic chart at Adler Planetarium; submitted a revised adult education seminar to Chicago's Newberry Library on the extraterrestrial life debate; started developing a new seminar on astronomy and cosmos in Native American culture using the Newberry's extensive holdings on Native American ethnohistory; and moved.
I'm now living closer to the college, which is very helpful, because teaching (more specifically, preparing to teach) has been the most challenging and time-consuming activity on my schedule by far, and having less of a drive matters. And so does the refreshing experience of returing to a college classroom. These recent weeks with my students have been great fun and I'm already working on possibilities for doing more teaching this fall.
Meanwhile, I have plans for CB, too, and look forward to sharing them with you patient readers soon!
Stay tuned . . .
