Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Here is John Nolte's latest column.

This morning, at 8:00, I began my 34th year at the University of Texas at Arlington. It'll be my final year. I've announced my retirement as of May 2023. My career as a teacher began in August 1983, when I started graduate school at the University of Arizona. I was a teaching assistant (for Jules Coleman) in Logic. I've been teaching, therefore, for 39 years. It'll be 40 when I'm done. Today's two courses were Logic (a lower-level course) and Social and Political Philosophy (an upper-level course). I teach only undergraduates. The Logic course is my 32nd. The Social and Political Philosophy course is my ninth. I enjoy teaching, so I'll be sad when it's all over. What I won't miss is service work, i.e., serving on committees. That is by far the worst part of my job. I love research and writing; I love teaching; I hate service work. I have never served on a committee that did anything either important or necessary. It is a grand waste of time, talent, and energy.

It's been raining almost non-stop for two days. Before that, we had no rain (to speak of) in almost three months. Here is an image (a panorama) from today's ride. Click to enlarge. It shows severe flooding of the trail. I had to piece together a 21-mile ride because I could not get to the main trail. It rained throughout. The bad news is that I got soaked right away. The good news is that, once you're soaked, you can't get any wetter. I have now ridden 91 days in a row.

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I moved to Texas (from Arizona) 34 years ago today. I'm 65, so I've lived well over half my life in the Lone Star State.