The strange thing about being in Dublin, apart from the amazing beauty of this place, is the sense of dislocation. I had thought I was truly away, but it seems I was wrong.<\/p>\n
For me, being a prof at New York University normally means a steady stream of work, responsibilities, meetings. So you would think that being in Dublin would provide a respite from such things.<\/p>\n
But apparently (to borrow a phrase from a recent U.S. president), I am a Decider. People ask me things and then, based on what I say, they make decisions. Some of those decisions involve questions about how to spend money.<\/p>\n
And that means I am responsible, wherever I happen to be in the world, for budget. There is, it would seem, no escape.<\/p>\n
Alas and alack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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