Bardiac

I'm chairing a committee again this coming year, a committee that handles certain sorts of departmental stuff.  Earlier this summer, I g...

Here it is at this article from a UVA publication . This would be helpful to show parents of prospective/current students, and students, t...

I accomplished that goal I had to bike either my age in years (miles) or a metric century (100 kilometers, or just over 62 miles).  (I als...

I dreamt I was back to high school last night. In the early part of the dream, I visited a HS classroom as an observer, and there was some...

I love getting a new calendar (I use academic year calendars) and putting in all the important dates and stuff.  It just feels so hopeful so...

I've been trying to ride my bike a bit, so I'm slightly sore in the legs, not enough to make it hard to sleep, but enough to be awar...

I started reading a book for fun last night, something that's rarer than you might thing.  For some reason yesterday, I wanted to try ...

I finally finished working on this assessment project.  On one level, it was a good learning experience about how assessment folks think.  ...

And now, to the island of Anacapa itself, with lots and lots of birds! First off are Pigeon Guillemots!  Bonus bird! Next up, ...

The main reason for our trip was that my Mom has "always wanted" to go to the Channel Islands.  So when I offered this winter to d...

Other than the garden, which grew wonderfully while I was away, I feel like I haven't accomplished anything this summer so far.  I need ...

As Flavia, Dame Eleanor, and NicoleandMaggie said, the pictures were from Hearst Castle. I was interested, I must admit, by the suggestion...

Here's one last set, another from indoors.   You folks are getting really close!  Indeed, this is a Mediterranean type climate, wit...

Great guesses below.  And since Contingent Cassandra mentioned the lack of landscapes, here are a couple pictures taken outside.  (The weath...

I went away, and now I'm back. And here are a couple of pictures from the trip to start off.  Feel free to say where you think I went!...