When visiting with the Bishop of Missouri and with Ralph, my current employment situation came up. I acknowledged the far-reaching uncertainty that characterizes Margaret’s and my future, and noted that for career academics, a one year contract is a mixed blessing: all the anxiety of unemployment, with none of the leisure.
Got to love the line: all of the anxiety, none of the leisure. I’m afraid I am too often checking my pension fund printout for how many more months until I can retire …