Confessions of a displaced hedgehog

A displaced hedgehog is a figure - or rather an image - from Tove Jansson's Moomin books. This is how I can best describe myself. This blog is mostly about being displaced.

Monday, 31 January 2011

Self discipline

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People often ask me and Staffan how we manage to work when we are both at home. "Don't you waste a lot of time talking?" No, w...

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Sunday, 30 January 2011

Reflections on age

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Tomorrow is my oldest son's birthday. When he was born I could not imagine myself being as old as he is now. Everything beyond thirty wa...

Friday, 28 January 2011

Do plants have souls?

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I have re-potted all my plants, which should have been done long ago. Most of these, I brought from the Old Country two and a half years ago...

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Saturday, 22 January 2011

Narnia revisited

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I have just reread The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Believe me or not, it has nothing to do with the movie. I didn't even know about the...

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Thursday, 20 January 2011

Editor's laments

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One aspect of getting published that I had forgotten, but was reminded of yesterday is edited books. Every time I have done it I swear solem...

Monday, 17 January 2011

So what else is new?

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I am examiming a PhD. So what else is new? The new is that for the first time I am examining a PhD in the UK, and it is different from Swedi...

Saturday, 15 January 2011

To everything there is a time and a season

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When I took my daily walk in the park yesterday (still keeeping to New Year resolutions) I reflected on some day walking clockwise and anoth...

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