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Managing Tenure

Good Morning from my office, It is early or late, depending on your perspective. I did get a nap a bit earlier and have been back at the office for about the last 5 hours. I am making progress and, at least for the moment, seem to be pretty lucid and focused. I did decideContinue reading “Managing Tenure”

The Art of Relaxation

Hello from the Sacramento Airport, I have made it across the entire country, and, by the end of the day, back. It has been a bit stressful, but Lydia has amazed me (and others) yet again. I remember last summer, in the span of four days, she had a stroke, a significant seizure, congestive heartContinue reading “The Art of Relaxation”

Managing a Partial Body

Hello from an airport, Actually it had been awhile since I have flown (October or early November), but the weekend will be a whirlwind. I will have covered the entire continent with a stop in the middle once again in about 54 hours. In the midst of that, I still need to finish up myContinue reading “Managing a Partial Body”

April, Memories, and Vulnerability

Good evening from my office (aka: home away from home), It has been a busy and productive day . . . that is both a good thing and a necessary thing. I have already addressed that requirement, but it seems to be happening. In the next week and a half, there are four dates inContinue reading “April, Memories, and Vulnerability”

Pain is Weakness Leaving my Body

Good evening, I am back in my office and working on a variety of tasks, but at the top of the list is my tenure statement, which is due to my departmental committee next Monday. The title of the post is a slogan printed on the side of a water bottle that was a giftContinue reading “Pain is Weakness Leaving my Body”

Four Weeks and A Wake-up

Hello on a cold and rainy April morning, As I write this, I am not sure what is up with either the weather or my voice at the moment. Yesterday might have been the nicest day we have had thus far this Spring (or the end of the never-ending Winter). I am tired of cold,Continue reading “Four Weeks and A Wake-up”

The Warranty is Broken

Good early morning from my study, In a little over an hour, I have to leave and take my niece to the airport. She has been visiting for about a week, with a short trip to New Jersey, and presented at my Writing for Multiple Media class the other evening. She is an amazing person.Continue reading “The Warranty is Broken”

Rhetorical Strategies

Good Evening (actually almost morning), I am in my study at home and have returned home after a most wonderful evening which was comprised of two parts: dinner at the Inn at Turkey Hill and attending a performance of Swan Lake, at the Mitrani Center for the Performing Arts. While the weather was certainly less than idealContinue reading “Rhetorical Strategies”

If you have never had it, can you miss it?

Good Morning from my office, I got in early today and I have been trying to work my way through a list of things that seems to never reach the bottom. I guess that is a good thing because I have decided if the list is empty, either I am really bored, which I haveContinue reading “If you have never had it, can you miss it?”

Winter needs to melt Away

Good evening from my office, I am working on grading and my own writing, but realized I have not posted for a few days. I had get ideas of getting more done today and felt like most of the time I was hanging on by my rather short fingernails. I often find myself proclaiming, “theyContinue reading “Winter needs to melt Away”