I had an idea for a post about the dogs this morning. It’s gone now, at 3pm. A couple days ago I wrote a post about jigsaw puzzles and my grandpa. I sent that post and it never showed up
New Schedule
I decided I needed to put myself on a different schedule, to try to get some peace back into my life. I’m getting up at 4 am, so I can reliably get to work at 6. I’m also going to
The Panic of August
August is a month of panic, even more so than December. It's the end of summer, end of the summer term, State Fair time, no daycare or summer camp, the beginning of the fall term, and get the kids ready
More random bullets to round out the past 14 days or so…
June 13th Working on master course updates in my outdoor office. Smells like peonies and roses. Beautiful day in Minnesota…3:31 PM June 17th Can I get all my grading done on my big computer before the thunderstorms start tonight? Stay
Unsettled
It’s been a week where things feel up-in-the-air. Unsettled. Some of that is due to the weather, which I’ve been whining about here. But there seems to be something else. Restlessness mixed with inertia. That’s an odd combo. But that’s
Not So Random Bullets of Tweets
My tweets over the last week. As you can see, I’m not exactly a consistent tweeter on Twitter.As they say on “Rate Your Students”, enjoy the flava.Thursday 6-4 RT @maddow: My inner 8 year old will not let me do
Lost, Then Found
My computers need some serious Spring Cleaning. I have junk scattered all over them, and scattered all over my thumb drives. I need to bring some order to my computing life again. But that’s another task that has to wait
Forget the Swine Flu, I’ve Got Rose Fever
It’s that time of year when my sinuses clog, my nose twitches incessantly, and I stock up on Puffs Plus. Spring is here, and my thoughts turn to my roses. My wonderfully fragrant roses. Which cause my clogging and twitching.
No, Barney! Not on camera!!
I was watching Olbermann last night, and noticed Barney the Scottie in the background of some old shots at the Bush ranch. And then I noticed he (Barney, not fmr Pres. Bush) was taking a dump. I think the cameraman
Downtown Adventures
After the warm weather comes another cold streak.As I was coming out of work just now, a big gust came up, turned a gal’s umbrella inside out, which made her drop her phone. The umbrella got the worst of it.I