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Many, many things are different in the world now – I’m so glad we’ve got a grownup in charge. I am appalled and horrified by the riot in DC in...
Category: Stress
Doing What We Can
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I’m devastated by the loss of RBG. It seems right now that it’s just one good whack after another, right across the face, all day, every day. The Trump presidency...
This Timeline
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I saw a t-shirt the other day that said “I would like to unsubscribe from this year” and oh boy is that the truth. Sometimes I wonder how much stress...
One Summer Class Down…
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I just turned in my grades for one of my two summer classes. I will officially be on “summer break” (insert hysterical laughter here) on 7/22ish after I submit grades...
Schrodinger’s Job Interview
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Recently, I had a job interview – the first one I’ve ever had over the internet, the first one I’ve had for a permanent teaching position, the first one for...
Anticipatory Grief
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I first heard that term when Chris was in the military, and it was obvious he was going to be going to Iraq (he never went, fortunately, because even during...
And now for something totally unexpected…
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So I’m home now, for the extended future, with three classes to get fully online. I have to say I don’t so much mind losing the 5:45 a.m. alarm, but...
“We have created the world’s most toxic environment for which we take no responsibility.”
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Is there a more soul-sucking prospect than looking for work? The websites that require you to submit a CV and cover letter, then additionally, and pointlessly, require you to enter...
What I’m Playing
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It always comes as a huge shock to my students when I say that I love to game, and then follow it up with a little bit of street cred...