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    September 28, 2004

    I Want To Win A MacArthur

    Today they announced The MacArthur Fellows. These "Genius Grants" are $500,000 and range from a barber who sells Latin American books in his shop to writers to a forensics teacher. I love how diverse the backgrounds of the winners are. Plus, they are always good about giving grants to young people who can really use the money to make a difference in their work over time and older people whose grants function more as a lifetime achievement award.

    I know that I should be modest and hope that someone acknowledges all of my hard work someday but if you don't put it out there, no one will ever know. I want a MacArthur someday. I'll keep you posted.

    Posted at 02:07 PM in Silly Stuff |

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    I know what you mean. A wave of envy washes over me once a year, right about this time.

    Posted by: Waveflux | September 29, 2004 at 08:59 AM

    I think you're a genius. I would consider you for a "Jacobs" award.

    Posted by: dj | September 29, 2004 at 02:46 PM

    Thanks David!
    Many, many people have done similar posts to this one. I feel so much better that everyone is jealous not even for the money (though that helps) but the coolness factor.

    Posted by: tuckergurl | September 29, 2004 at 04:00 PM

    Check out Kevin Drum from Washington Monthly's thoughts about wanting to win a MacArthur. It made me laugh.

    Posted by: tuckergurl | September 30, 2004 at 05:25 PM

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