Member-only story
Same Date, Different Centuries
A Brief Note on Ernst Bloch and the Delivery Window
Background: a) OSF server experiencing issues as I try to approve my paper’s registration, b) signal amplifier purchase pending — available on order, c) internet TV modem pending — required because my Hisense does not have the MaxTV app, d) faculty deep monastic silence, 3 weeks after submitting full entry documentation.
My time: 21ˢᵗ century. Environment time: 11ᵗʰ century. Faculty time: 6ᵗʰ century.
1. Introduction: Official Time
It is officially the twenty-first century. My calendar on the wall says it is and I got it brand new from my parson around Christmas, so it should check.
I am in my late sixties, but patience is not one of my virtues. When I experience major lags between what I’ve intended and the outcome depending on the outsourcers, philosophy helps. This time Ernst Bloch had a near perfect solution.
Let’s see what’s actually going on.
