This week my new duties as Department Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences have almost "done me in." So many new hires, interviews, desk copies of books, etc. have been gotten -- that I sometimes feel the whirlwind about me without sensing any direction at all. Of course, time draws us all forward -- but, time does not rescue us from perfidious overwork.
There are too many things that I miss --- parties up in Easton for Bastille Day at the Kendrick's, trips to the beach or a restaurant to discuss "administrivia" with my fellow Chairperson, even a simple visit to the movies or an evening where I do not put myself to bed by 10:00 PM. I feel caught up but not completed in sync with my tasks and duties. Displacement rules. All things float akimbo.
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