tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post5982400151143110565..comments2024-03-28T17:17:48.844+10:00Comments on John Flood's Random Academic Thoughts (RATs): Happy 4th Birthday, Blog!John Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-73397148550809465942009-05-14T02:52:00.000+10:002009-05-14T02:52:00.000+10:00Jeremy Till came across this blog entry and wrote ...Jeremy Till came across this blog entry and wrote to me in a very nice way, I thought:<br /><br />"I owe you a drink:<br /><br />(a) for saying such nice things about my book<br />(b) for mucking up your schedule<br />(c) for unintentionally introducing you to dodgy heating systems and plumbers."John Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-92074632233212586542009-05-12T23:43:00.000+10:002009-05-12T23:43:00.000+10:00A colleague of mine, Avis Whyte, who in fact got m...A colleague of mine, Avis Whyte, who in fact got me the Till book, wrote:<br /><br />"Had I known Till was to cause you re-writing, I would have sat on the book for an additional three days !<br />Avis<br />P.S Happy blogday."John Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-3274795887898394562009-05-12T23:39:00.000+10:002009-05-12T23:39:00.000+10:00Thanks, AH, I too thought it would get easier the ...Thanks, AH, I too thought it would get easier the more one wrote, but the way one writes and one's thoughts aren't static. I always want to "improve" what I'm writing if I can and that instills a kind niggling dissatisfaction with everything I do, but with the hope--sincerely believed--that next time it will be better (and perhaps easier)!John Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-71159358967783776082009-05-12T21:21:00.000+10:002009-05-12T21:21:00.000+10:00Nice post John. I now have to borrow your anxiety ...Nice post John. I now have to borrow your anxiety and read this book! I was wondering how your paper was going. A student asked me yesterday whether articles become easy, and I had to say I don't think they ever become easy (from what you have told me).<br /><br />Congratulations on the four year milestone! That's quite the achievement in blogland!Academic, Hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474557296107830403noreply@blogger.com