Good morning from Starbucks, While I do not normally have office hours this morning, I need to, if for no other reason than trying to catch up myself. While I had some idea that the fall would be rather full (my euphemism for totally crazy), I think I underestimated. I feel things slipping away andContinue reading “In the Middle of a Whirlwind”
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Fifty-four Days until Halloween
Good morning from Starbucks in the Commons, This semester I have all my office hours in coffee shops. While I have done part of my life that way (both in an out of school), it is not because of the coffee or other forms of caffeine that I spend what might seem to be anContinue reading “Fifty-four Days until Halloween”
Writing with Sources
Good Morning from my class, I am currently sitting in the back of my 9:00 a.m. #Foundations of College Writing course. As I do every semester, I have the #Bloomsburg Writing Center come to class and have them do this presentation for my course. What is evident, both from experience as well as research byContinue reading “Writing with Sources”
Frightened, Excited, Overwhelmed, Underprepared or . . .
Good mid-afternoon from Starbucks in the Library, I have turned in my old tablet that was my colleague for my first four years here. Now I have a new tablet, which is sleek, high-powered and terrifically sensitive (I am talking about the mouse pad and not its feelings). I thought things were backed up onContinue reading “Frightened, Excited, Overwhelmed, Underprepared or . . .”
A New Beginning
Good late afternoon from Starbucks (the Library version), My “Life is Good” image is closer to what might have happened last week. As I write this I am realizing there is something comforting to sitting at my middle table where I have sat each year since coming to Bloomsburg University. It is interesting to meContinue reading “A New Beginning”
Food, Wine, Terroir, and Place
Hello from the foothills in the Sierra Mountains, After another quick trip to WI, I flew on to Somerset, CA, a small town at about 2,300 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. I am back visiting my friend, and renaissance person, Marco, his wife, Belinda, and their two wonderful children. My first visit toContinue reading “Food, Wine, Terroir, and Place”
Grading and Thinking
Good afternoon from the Fog and Flame, I was supposed to be in Wisconsin as I am writing this, but another great experience on the airlines has grounded me and left me in Bloomsburg. That is not necessarily without some benefit. The change in plans and location has allowed me to manage some of myContinue reading “Grading and Thinking”
“The Right to Die . . . The Will to Live”
Good Tuesday Morning from my office, I am between classes and trying to write a blog post in a matter of 25 minutes. I was in WI this past week because Lydia, the neighbor for whom I care, had some significant health issues as she is sadly moving toward the end of life. When IContinue reading ““The Right to Die . . . The Will to Live””
A picture from the winter
A Picture from the Winter when I needed a sweater and a jacket and I had my winter “fur”. I am glad that my students found this picture so amusing.
So Much Work . . . So Little Time
Hello from the Fog and Flame It has been a crazy week. The power went out on campus and they closed the university that afternoon. The temperatures have been in the mid 90s and it is humid. My air conditioners have been running continuously. In addition, the amount of work facing me right now seemsContinue reading “So Much Work . . . So Little Time”
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