A Break, I Guess
Posted by: Andrew Brown on: 16 November, 2008
I’ve been thinking about it and now seems like a good time to take a bit of a break from this blog. For how long I’m not sure, but that’s usually the way with these things isn’t it?
But before I go I want to point out this piece from the Times Higher about the lack of links between accedemia and politics which I thought was an interesting read. Philip Cowley, who knows a thing or two argues:
“The rational decision for young academics is not to engage with government. Nothing in the system rewards it. There is no incentive to present research in a way (that is) relevant to policymakers – indeed, some academics are specifically told not to do ‘policy-relevant research’ because it is less likely to appear in the elite journals. The research assessment exercise (RAE) is a large contributing factor.”
I’d also like to urge you to visit the site of Bodies of Water, a band that those of you who like Their Hearts Were Full of Spring may also like. They’ve been good enough to let you download a number of their songs and I particularly like I Guess I’ll Forget the Sound, I Guess, I Guess.
And finally, those of you interested in hyperlocal blogging should take a look at EveryBlock which looks like a fantastic way that some American bloggers with a local theme can be found. I’m guessing that Richard Pope’s Streetwire will try to do something similar here and if you blog about local things then you should join up.
18 Responses to "A Break, I Guess"
17 November, 2008 at 10:26 am
I thought you’d been a bit quiet recently!
I will miss your posts, but at least you’re having a break and not deleting your blog.
I’ve been thinking along similar lines for a while, as blogging has taken a back seat for the last seven months of my “new life”, and I may well dry up all together when I take up full-time house-husbandry at the end of this year.
Good luck, and I look forward to your return!
17 November, 2008 at 11:22 am
Enjoy the break – but don’t let it go on too long! All the best, b
17 November, 2008 at 6:42 pm
glad to hear you’re still alive andrew!
were you out walking in ladywell park on saturday by the way? i was going to say hello but wasn’t sure if it was you or not
17 November, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I trust it’s just a holiday and not a migration to a foreign, online land. Enjoy the break and be back soon.
17 November, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Thank you everyone.
Yes Ross that was me, trying to keep up with the 7 year old on a bike and playing Pooh Sticks with a 5 year old.
17 November, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I hope it’s just a break and not giving up for good! I look forward to reading your posts.
18 November, 2008 at 12:31 am
Enjoy the break and thank you for welcoming me onto the local blogging scene and supporting me. I have enjoyed what you have been writing, so far…
Thanks,
DG
18 November, 2008 at 9:23 am
“Yes Ross that was me, trying to keep up with the 7 year old on a bike and playing Pooh Sticks with a 5 year old.”
far more rewarding/satisfying than blogging to cranky cynics i wager!
i passed you all just past the cafe on the other side of the fence at ladywell station, you were catford bound with me and the missus headed ladywell direction
18 November, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Enjoy the break! I just hope it isn’t too long away… (by the way, is there going to be a Lewisham bloggers’ meet soon? I feel thirsty.)
19 November, 2008 at 8:16 am
ah man….i just get my internet back and theres nothing to read. 
Look forward to your return.
19 November, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Darryl – I hope so, but maybe someone else will have to organise it! Don’t take too long a break Andrew!
23 November, 2008 at 6:54 pm
And I also hope that Lewisham’s top blogging geezer has a good break.
25 November, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Enjoy the recharge Andrew, I look forward to your blogging return.
24 December, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Hope you’ve enjoyed your break and will be back in the New Year. Merry Christmas!
14 June, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I like your work. I will certainly miss you. Do come back soon. It is about time now. This is Jack Brown from Israeli Uncensored News.
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16 November, 2008 at 10:56 pm
You’re due a blogging break. I think you’ve been going on since pioneering times.
Academic papers feeding into policies? You mean instead of the tabloids?