A sports channel on cable is currently showing a series of Wimbledon documentaries highlighting classic tennis rallies and famous doubles teams. As I watched old footage of men's matches from the early eighties, it struck me how fortunate we are that long athletic shorts are the current fashion. Make no mistake about it: Federer would probably still look good in those short shorts. But imagine how ridiculous Nadal would look in them!
Today there was a constant stream of students coming to my office consulting me about possible thesis topics. Consequently, I practically spent all day talking with potential advisees, explaining my ideas as well as brainstorming with them for a good topic. While I'm satisfied with the results of these discussions, my poor throat has come up in the losing end. I have had to drink some ginger tea and suck on lozenges in an effort to sooth my tired throat since I definitely don't want to come down with a sore throat at this time. Otherwise, how am I going to help out teaching song parts to choir members at the ongoing music seminar series at our parish?
I have just been informed that I have been appointed chair of one of our college's working committees. I'm by no means the oldest among the members of the committee. It just so happens that I have been appointed by our director to serve as representative of the institute in the committee all these years while the heads of the other departments have chosen different representatives nearly every year. Peg it down to my so-called experience, in other words. Besides, there are so few of us faculty members in our institute that I suppose our director hasn't had much of a choice. In fact most of us here are doing double duty by serving as members in various committees both within and outside our institute.
