In the future, I will be a big consumer of papers and magazines on e-readers. I’m just waiting for the technology and the publishers to offer me online subscriptions on a decent piece of hardware that doesn’t hurt my eyes (will the iPad get us there?).

Anyway, this month, I got a paper copy of the UK version of Wired. A few articles focused on the people who succeeded in turning around a lost business case into a success again. I liked the conclusion of the editor (David Rowan):

“The comeback of public figures ranging from Mickey Rourke to Martha Stewart illustrate that being knocked down isn’t necessarily the end. Not if you have a purpose and a mission, a reason to prove yourself and a willingness to innovate.
And if you stay hungry. And stay foolish.”

Stay foolish.  Must not forget (note to self).

This is a brand new blog, but I’m not new to blogging. So if you are not familiar with my past, you might want to know: who is Dr. Smetty and what is this blog about.

Smetty is my nickname (online and offline). A lot off people I first met online, don’t even know my real name. Besides a nickname, Smetty is also my online identity. So when I was thinking about a name for my English weblog, it had to be something with ‘smetty’ in it. Being a Ph.D. student at the moment, I came up with the idea to call this blog Dr. Smetty. In real life, I would never grant myself a title I don’t own. But, hey, this is the internet, and my online identity decided to blog as Dr. Smetty.

The content of this blog will be my thoughts in English, with a special focus on education and the road to my Ph.D.