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Today
Today my friend Mel joined the Roman Cathoic church as a full member--that happens for adults at the Easter Vigil mass, and she invited Rowan and me to attend. She had us sit in the seats reserved for the family of those being baptized and confirmed at the mass. So we went, and sat with her son Elijah, in those reserved seats ( Read more... ) -
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It's bad that it's two weeks before classes start and I'm already feeling overwhelmed. Meeting today, tomorrow, Thursday, Monday--all before faculty are supposed to be back. And every time I try to draw a line in the sand (with the support of my direct report), someone yanks me over it. I'm already done with semester, and it hasn't even started yet ( Read more... ) -
Grumpy
Apparently I have no patience, no filters, and no tolerance for what I define as inconsiderate behavior. I think I'll be back here for awhile on the couch with a few good friends, because the cocktail party/dorm common room that is Facebook has been pushing my buttons for big time lately, and I don't like who I'm becoming there ( Read more... ) -
It's a funny old world
So, in that way of things, I made a comment on a friend's post on Facebook. He's an old friend from college days, and one of the nicest human beings I had the pleasure to meet while I was part of an industry known more for its backbiting, selfishness, and neurosis than kindness. One of his friends responded to my comment--she thought it was " ( Read more... ) -
Not happy
Okay, let's list the good stuff ( Read more... ) -
Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons.
Right now, I'm watching Galaxy Quest, because no one plays a better Leonard Nimoy than Alan Rickman (sorry Zachary Quinto).
"Change is the essential process of all existence," Spock once said. Death is change, and that Mr. Nimoy, by the evidence of my own eyes an artist in many fields, and by all accounts a human being of inspiring empathy and ( Read more... ) -
Hmmm. Need to really think this one through
I got some of the best papers I've ever gotten for the EN 101 argument paper from ONE of my sections. I did a number of things differently for the two sections, and the high performing section was a unique population. I need to really think through everything that was different and try to understand what factors are most likely the significant ( Read more... ) -
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Last night when I got the news about Ashley, I was numb. When I finally fell asleep, I had progressed to stunned ( Read more... ) -
You're proud of me
"Why ( Read more... ) -
Not my best
Bills paid. Only one a little late. Except I'm not sure I got a bill. Because of STUPID postal carriers who keep misdelivering mail ( Read more... )