Author Archives: Atypical Neurotic

About Atypical Neurotic

An Illinois-born refugee from academia who in late middle-age finds himself a civil servant in Norway. An unashamed city-dweller, he walks 30 minutes every day to a job where he is not paid to be an economist (lawyer or accountant), only to sound like one.

Carbohydrate Hell is (For) Other People

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: It’s been a while, but I’m back, I think. Anyway. This past week I was at a conference at a small ex-teachers’ college rebranded not very long ago as a university on the role of the humanities in … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Science | 4 Comments

Get Happy

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: On the occasion of what would have been Judy Garland’s 92nd birthday, I offer a link to a high-definition clip of the “Get Happy” number, from Summer Stock, the last musical she made for MGM (in 1950), … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music | 5 Comments

People Are More Typical Than You Can Possibly Imagine

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: Some years back, a friend of mine was visiting a married couple that he had worked with previously, but who had relocated to a different city. During the visit, the three of them were invited to dinner by … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections | 2 Comments

Marriage by Any Other Name

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: This is a revision of a comment I just made on a Facebook post on the topic of marriage equality, specifically on whether opposition (or even skepticism) was prima facie evidence of bad will, if not bigotry, … Continue reading →