This is the herd I want to join: This is the herd I want to join (Thanks to David Armistead for the pointer!) —- good one Jon, this is a good copy of the lion-crocodile–buffalo skirmish.

Eight tips for better academic writing: Read it outloud backwards. I heard about this in the chronicle forums (sorry, I can’t find the link). It really works, even though it may be boring after a while. It’s the closest that an author can be to reading with the reader mindset. If you are too busy […]