Some closure ... sort of

Sorry I haven't updated you all on my tenure bid, I guess I needed to resolve some stuff before I felt I could write about it.

I withdrew my name from consideration earlier this month. I talked to several people to get a feeling of how the wind was blowing, and I think I made the smart move, politically, to withdraw this year and go up again next year.

How does this make me feel? Quite honestly, I am a little disappointed in myself. I probably could have made it if I had worked harder at getting another article done this past year. I could point fingers and cast blame on others and make excuses, but in the end, I was the one who didn't get it done.

So now what? I go through the whole process again starting in October. Only this time, it is do or die time. If I don't make it this year - I've got one year to find another job. That's right. This is the "publish-or-perish" situation you may have heard of.

Thankfully, I've suddenly received a lot of offers of assistance to help me get through this year. I guess some people don't want to see me go, so that's a good thing. I'll be fine as long as I keep plugging away.

So - that's that, until October rolls around. Maybe now I can talk about some other things here until then. {grin}