Bardiac

I'm teaching an intro to the major course this semester, and one of the small assignments I've given involves asking individual stud...

The same kid was there from last week, and even though it was colder, she was relatively uncomplaining, and skied happily along.  I think be...

The local curling club had an open "try out curling" day today, so I went. It's WAY harder than it looks! I guess that...

No, of course we didn't have a snow day at school.

I'm chairing this one committee this year.  It's a big job, but someone has to do it.  I've been on the committee before, but wh...

The other day I helped teach little kids cross country skiing.  I'm the third adult, a helper, with a group of about 11 kids, all about ...

Do you ever, when you sign into Blogger, which makes you (or me, at least) use a Google password thing, see the "One Account" thin...

    I finally got a good long look at the snowy owl that's been hanging out around here.     I know the last one d...

Back in October, I posted a couple pictures of artichoke plants I'd brought in, hoping to keep them alive for the winter. Poor artich...

I feel like I'm always dropping one ball, you know? And the ball I drop too often is the one that matters to me, but isn't teachin...

I just did etymology on effbee at someone.  I hope I wasn't too jerky about it. A friend who speaks English as a second language asked...

I did that web thing where you read effbee, and follow a link, and then follow a link, and found myself reading a PBS article " College...

I'm about to head off to a meeting which, based on the agenda distributed, looks like it will be a bit of talking, more talking, and no ...

I taught cross-country skiing last night.  Those of you who've seen me ski are either laughing or bewildered at this point.  I'm not...

I have one of those really enthusiastic students this semester.  On the one hand (and this is most important), student enthusiasm is wonderf...

I've gone several years without needing to call Triple A, but I've called twice this month.  Once when my car died on the freeway ea...

The semester began here yesterday, but since I don't have Tuesday classes this semester, today is my first day of classes.  Yesterday I ...

As most semesters approach, I get several emailed questions asking (politely) if I'm okay with students using e texts in my classes.  Th...

Like, I'm willing to guess, most people on effbee, I'm "friends" with a variety of family members, both pretty darned libe...

My guest is quite photogenic!