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Draft: The Strange World of Academic Publishing>Professors Without Tier-1 Access Should Self-Publish
By Michael Downing DRAFT I was naïve when I got started in the world of academic publishing and didn’t know my field would be so territorial–because the people are generally kind—but academic fields are quite territorial. Profs take ownership of their fields and they don’t like it when you come onto their turf; they feel…
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UK Trip 2023: Chapter Fifteen>Edinburgh
By Michael Downing Edinburgh Edinburgh is magnificent. It was our favorite place on the trip. There is so much to see and do–and so much history. Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 (587+ years) and has been attacked dozens of times since any structure was first established on that titanic rock in…
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UK Trip 2023: Chapter Fourteen>Oban
By Michael Downing Angus We limped into Oban as a result of the flat tire merit badge we earned making our way from Glasgow up along Loch Lomond. Our tow truck driver was awesome, though. At first, we barely understood him but then, pretty quickly, we were able to dial in. He was going back…
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UK Trip 2023: Chapter Thirteen>Loch Lomond, The Flat Tire, and The Drover’s Inn
By Michael Downing A Treacherous Road The road that runs alongside the west bank of Loch Lomond up into the Highlands–called the A82–logs ~170 accidents each year. That’s one every two days. In April 2023, a woman and her dog were killed in a collision with a bus and five people were hurt in a…
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UK Trip 2023: Chapter Twelve>Glasgow
By Michael Downing Glasgow We only had about four hours for Glasgow. Headed from Manchester to Oban, we took the Glasgow exit and found a parking garage. Not much time, but we’ll find the good stuff. Glasgow was beautiful. We popped out of the mall at the top of the hill where we parked and…
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UK Trip 2023: Chapter Eleven>Liverpool
By Michael Downing Liverpool We hopped the train from Manchester to Liverpool and found ourselves trundling along toward where the mouth of the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. Liverpool’s population as of 2019 was 496,784, making it just a bit smaller than Manchester. It is the fifth largest city in the UK, and part…
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