But perhaps it does fit the persona I've taken on with increasing frequency in recent years. No, the appellation isn't descriptive of a congenital deformity of my appendages. However, I have become a kind of amphibian. Living such an amphibious life seems more and more a necessity today in any field of endeavor. But it is especially a necessity in education, for both student and teacher.
Necessities can be burdens, or they can be opportunities.
They are the Pinta, the Ni a, the Santa Maria, and Apollo 11 and 13 all combined. The sea monsters threaten. The White Whale may eat your hard drive. Disaster is inevitable. But these media can transport us to New Worlds.