I am becoming increasingly aware of the fact that some of my students in fact think I dress funny.  At first, I thought I had received a compliment in my Spring course evaluations (”Dr. Finan has some great vests and polo shirts”).  But then the student who submitted the comment joked with me at convocation, [...]

Wow.  I have to admit…I was somewhat surprised when I counted five appearances in tonight’s episode of Clash of the Gods, particularly when I was paired up with some folks who are not only experts in Old English, Beowulf, etc., but experts in Lord of the Rings. I especially refer to Michael Drout from Wheaton [...]