So a former student of mine--and an Iraq war vet, who's ironically going back again (go figure)--just sent me an e-mail and told me that he's jealous... and I quote... "of my wardrobe!" Now I'm flattered by this but it all came after telling him that I'd recently ventured to Richardson's Tartan Shop to purchase a Tartan black-watch vest with matching tie. I also explained to this former student of mine that people in the academic world can get away with wearing things that would be considered ostentatious or... well... gay... in any other profession...
But this well-built, very masculine, William Wallace of a former student of mine said, "No... I'm jealous of your wardrobe, gay or not..."
Maybe this is what is wrong with the US military! Maybe it needs kilts in all sorts of Tartan patterns... then and only then could it win the war on terrorism, because the Tartan patterns would inspire William Wallace-like courage among our military personnel. (Uh... I'm kidding in case you couldn't tell)
But... this is my new theory... and it's the key to Iraq... kilts in Tartan patterns...
Sorry Daniel... but the story had to be told...
Then again, we should all remember Carlyle's poems... clothes do make a man, and instead of covering up deficiencies, they actually tell us a lot about the mental state of a person. Thus, when it comes to academia, based on all the shabby clothing of so many prof's, academia is in a poor psychological state!
David
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