Bardiac

I just learned that the physician I've seen at the local clinic is not going to be working there any longer.  (The local clinic claims t...

I just had one on my deck this morning.  Unfortunately, I saw it only because I heard a thud and looked up, and there it was, perched on a d...

I got the first strawberries of the summer at the farmers' market in town this morning.  There's nothing quite like fresh strawberri...

I went for another 30 miler today, and it was way better.  I don't think I've gotten a bunch more fit in two days, though.  I think ...

I started the process of filling out a grant form this morning.  I signed onto the newish system.  Then I tried to sign my collaborating stu...

Yesterday, I rode 25 miles, slowly, because these days I'm slow. Today, I rode 30 miles, also slowly. I feel those extra five miles ...

I don't know why, but I'm feeling stress about my classes this coming semester.  Fortunately, Flavia is a goddess and is helping ...

For me, this year.  (I didn't put up photos from the last because it's not held on a farm, so it's not as fun to take pictures.)...

Oddly, my readings list has disappeared from the sidebar this morning.  (It's still on the template, so I'm not sure why.  I didn...

I'm done with my workshop, so today's the first day I've really felt free, with no work type responsibilities coming up to think...

Background:  I'm being paid for attending this workshop and the "pay" included lunch each day, the idea being that we'd al...

More workshop today. Here's what I always wonder about workshops that are supposed to develop instructors as better teachers:  why are...

We're discussing rhetoric, and talking about intentionality and such.  (We're looking at James A. Herrick's "An Overview of...

Both my second workshop of the summer, and the second time I've done this workshop.  I did it last summer, in preparation for teaching o...

  It's dairy month, and that means Belgian waffles, maple syrup, and whipped cream.   Yes, that's my breakfast.  It was g...

I'm back in the land of the northwoods!  I had a good trip, and an especially good time seeing my old college pals and some family. Bu...

I thought I'd offer some advice for those who got a TT job this time around, and see what other advice other folks can offer.  My advice...

I thought I'd give one last thought to our job searches last year.  And then I thought that I should make a list of those posts. March...

I was thinking, and since MOOCs have been in the air a lot, thinking about MOOCs.  And some of the underlying assumptions and such. If a M...

I got on a plane this morning.  Just so you know, when I fly, I don't fly first class, or super duper business class.  I fly "hold ...