On 9/14/2011 3:17 PM, Charlie Farrow wrote:
>
> I wasn't aware that it was a list that belonged to a particular
> institution nor that it was hidden from the riff raff. It sounded
> interesting in terms of the material that was being forwarded here and
> seemed to imply that independent scholars and people with genuine
> research interests might be welcome, but that's fine, I was mistaken. I
> shall creep back under my rock knowing myself to be a want-wit hoddypeak
> and quote Monty Python "How shall we fuck off oh great one?"
A lot of doors firmly shut; still others are wide open.
The folks at the *National Counsel of Independent Scholars*
( http://www.ncis.org/ )were kind enough to disabuse me of
/my/ notion of what an "independent scholar" is after I had
joined.
The term "outsider scholar" is taken. Until something better
comes along, "rogue scholar" will just have to do ;)
rogue scholar
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For purposes of networking, allow me to recommend Academia.edu :
http://academia.edu/
Congenial environment, with lots of friendly scholars from all
around the globe.
Cors in Manu Domine,
~ Khem Caigan
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"Heat and Moisture are Active to Generation;
Cold and Dryness are Passive, in and to each Thing;
Fire and Air, Active by Elementation;
Water and Earth, Passive to Generation."
*Of the Division of Chaos*
-Dr. Simon Forman
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