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I'm Not Worthy!
At the end of every semester, my architecture students are asked to fill out an evaluation to rate the content of the course and my performance as professor. And, every semester I'm amazed by some of the comments that I receive (all anonymous, of course ( Read more... ) -
Academic Woes
I began my college career in 1988, at the ripe young age of.... I had been working in the title insurance business for several years, and I decided that I wanted to go to law school so that I could practice what I preached. At first I took only 2 or 3 courses at the local community college, because I was still working a full-time job as ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to the Twilight Zone
Has anyone read Stephen King's "The Langoliers," or possibly managed to make it through the 2-part miniseries? It's the one where almost everyone disappears from a coast-coast flight in mid-air. In case you missed the movie, or haven't bothered to read all 1000 of Stephen King's stories, let me enlighten you by recapping a recent event that ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday to Me!
Every year for the last 14 years, I've thrown my own birthday celebration. Surprise parties don't really thrill me, and I'm not big into receiving gifts. All I really want for my birthday is to celebrate life with my good friends (and family, if they're around ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes, life just sucks....
So, I'm not even home for 2 weeks after the Greece trip, and I'm robbed! WTF ( Read more... ) -
So Don't Want to be Here!!
The trip was a blast, though the jet lag is killing me! M and I had a great time hanging with the locals. We found this amazing watering hole called Brettos where we spent almost every night drinking the best cosmopolitans on the planet (thank you Tarek!), and schmoozing with a bevy of international hotties ( Read more... ) -
I'm leavin on a jet plane.....
That's right folks, the time has come for another adventure in Greece, by way of a 3-day sojourn in Gloucester, England. However, I'll only be gone for 4 1/2 weeks this time. But, I won't be alone! My friend M will be joining me for a week. While I'm researching in the lovely Blegen library, M will be exploring the nooks and crannies of Athens ( Read more... ) -
The End of One Year and the Beginning of Another....
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to everyone ( Read more... ) -
State of Education
For those of you who know me well, you've heard me complain about our educational system, but I've reached my boiling point already this year and need to vent ( Read more... )
