Disappointment

Perhaps you recall my earlier discussion of moving to Los Angeles, partly in hopes of joining the faculty at the Center for the Study of the Living Deceased at the California College of Science. I’m sorry to say that I have been deemed overqualified for the department and certain differences in opinion with the policies of the school have forced me to withdraw my application. I’ve always believed that we can affect the most change by working within a broken system, not by railing against a wrong-headed establishment with forceful words or superior data. For now, I’ll take the high road and wish the CSLD the best of luck with their program and offer my assistance when they come to certain conclusions that I have already reached. I’m not saying that I have all the answers, merely that I would have been a valuable resource.

In light of this development, I will retain my status as an independent researcher and maintain my own cozy office here in downtown Los Angeles (which, incidentally, has a partial view of the old Herald-Examiner Building).