Author Archives: Pat Bowne

Forget ‘Wellness,’ let’s Do Stuff

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Pat Bowne

Here’s an interesting article about debates on the concept of ‘wellness’ from the latest Chronicle of Higher Education (sorry, behind a paywall!) One of the things I like most about it is that the author welcomes vigorous debate about the … Continue reading →

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Not to be Politically Incorrect, but…

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Pat Bowne

There’s this thing going around on Facebook. Some guy posted a whole mess of his opinions under the heading: “I feel the need to drop a little truth on y’all. So buckle up…I’m about to be politically incorrect.” You can … Continue reading →

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Sin is a Puppy That Follows You Home – a modern Hausa novel

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Pat Bowne

I just read what’s supposed to be the first book translated from the Hausa into English: Sin is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu. CORRECTION: Carmen McCain, author of the articles I linked to below, tells … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Jack-ass Argument

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Pat Bowne

My students were analyzing a case study and I went over to bother them, the way you do. “Here’s my hypothesis,” one of them said. I recognized my own words coming out of her mouth. I ask students to form … Continue reading →

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OMG CSS! And what does it mean for teaching?

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Pat Bowne

It’s taken years, but I’ve finally come around to cascading style sheets. I was introduced to them in the absolutely worst way, when a Dreamweaver update suddenly refused to accept half the commands I was used to putting into my … Continue reading →

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Christ in the ears

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Pat Bowne

I don’t post much religious stuff on here, but my church has been using hymns by Richard Bruxvoort-Colligan this lent. We tend to use the same songs and texts for many weeks in a row, so I’ve had a chance … Continue reading →

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Subversion Junkie

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Pat Bowne

Pathophysiology is about things going wrong. Every day I focus on things going wrong, from the moment I open feedly and scan my articles to the last student assessment I put down on my desk to the next doctor’s appointment … Continue reading →

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Interview at J. Patrick Allen’s blog

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Pat Bowne

Because of my story in the From The Dragon Lord’s Library Vol. 2 anthology, I was interviewed by J. Patrick Allen. Find out what I want on my tombstone (and a bunch of less morbid stuff about me) at his … Continue reading →

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Stuff That Enrages Me, and Why I Read It

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Pat Bowne

The story is that one of my favorite Victorian writers, Charlotte Yonge, used to submit all her manuscripts to her father before she sent them to publishers. He would then ruthlessly excise anything which was improper, making sure that the … Continue reading →

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Why does Higher Ed = Humanities?

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Pat Bowne

Another day, another article about the parlous state of Universities and the lack of respect afforded to faculty, the ‘Disneyfication’ of the curriculum, grade inflation, the embattled professoriate and students’ inability to handle difficult topics without puppies and balloons. Not … Continue reading →