Bloggogriff

The other day a good friend suggested to me that my public persona of late has been largely focused on coffee, clothes, exercise and the beach. I’m sure they didn’t mean it as a criticism - or at most, it was a very gentle and lovingly meant one --  but frankly I was a bit horrified. I mean, I know that I talk about all of those things a lot, but they are only shiny diversions and not the substance of my inner life. So I thought I’d stop and write about what else is going on beneath the social media surface lately.   Mostly, for anyone who didn’t know, I’ve been applying for jobs here in San Diego, and dealing with the ongoing emotional challenge of not yet having one. This is the first time I’ve ever gotten to the start of a school year when I was job-hunting without receiving an offer. It’s been pretty hard to take. I suppose I’ve led a charmed life in this regard until now, and I expected this time to be the same. And yes -- I’ve also applied to teach at both UCSD’...