Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Spring yard work...

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12 May 2026: Just finished the lawn and am taking a little break before trivia.  It's been a busy day, but kind of casually busy, if tha...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Break routine...

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11 May 2026: Always a strange time of the year--these early days after a semester ends. I am trying to push through some lingering projects ...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

"joy still stays joy"

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10 May 2026: Just a bit ago, coming in from my walk--a walk filled with Big Thoughts--I finally read a piece my friend sent me that she cut ...
Saturday, May 9, 2026

Commencement day...

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9 May 2026: Another good and busy day--two graduation ceremonies, lots of time with folks I am fond of between the ceremonies and then after...
Friday, May 8, 2026

Pre-commencement running...

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8 May 2026: Two graduation rehearsals this morning, then back home to do some cleaning in preparation for the Sigma Tau Delta end-of-the-yea...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Not all chair-dancing is grading-related...

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7 May 2026: Just hit "submit" on the final set of documents for our Writing and Rhetoric  textbook, a real bear of a project that ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

"The sun is but a morning star"

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6 May 2026: Henry David Thoreau, among the writers who changed my life, died 164 years ago today. It says something, I know, about my state ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Early evening morosity...

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5 May 2026: Here are some utterly banal but true statements, based on my recent and current experience and, with some liberty, the experienc...
Monday, May 4, 2026

Dead week meetings...

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4 May 2026: I spent a big portion of today in meetings with my colleagues talking about teaching and writing. It was interesting, affirming,...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

Elmer!

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3 May 2026: Well, this story lifted me out of some Sunday evening blues... "The next day, veterinarians soaked Elmer in more oil and g...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

We did, indeed, have time, baby...

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2 May 2026: Just finished the second season of  School Spirits , not bad considering what I posted a last Friday . But sure enough, with som...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Five months...

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1 May 2026: The new month kind of snuck up on me, but it is, indeed May 1. On my walk this afternoon, I realized it's been five months s...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Spring 2026 Grading: DONE!

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30 April 2026: Just hit submit on the last set of grades. As always, feels good. Like last semester , though, finishing this time seems dif...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

WISH Reception

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29 April 2026: I continue to be so proud to be a member of WISH. Tonight's reception, where we heard updates from the four grant awardee...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Time to write means it's time to write...

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28 April 2026: This afternoon I've been working on a chapter about reflection, critical thinking, and metacognition for our custom ENGL ...