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Category Archives: General Musings
Things I do when I should be grading essays
I’ve got 70 essays to grade.� To make matters worse, it’s Saturday, and I promised my students I’d have them done by Tuesday.��If I’d done what I’d originally planned – graded 10 every day starting Tuesday – I’d have 30 … Continue reading
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Kipple and Human Development
“Kipple drives out nonkipple.”? –J.R. Isadore in Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep I was recently admiring baby Juniper along with Susan and Theresa at LSC. Juniper’s mom, Amy Jo, had her along on a baby-goes-to-work day. … Continue reading
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Post-Storm along Miller Creek
The snowshoeing mentioned in my last entry was postponed by a day due to Monopoly. We’re approaching 48 hours now that our street hasn’t been plowed, so with no one going anywhere, we hunkered down over the familiar board last … Continue reading
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Snow Day!
This is mostly for my Hawaiian readers.� Here’s the view from my living room looking�east yesterday. Winds were gusting over 60 mph from the east (from the lake) and snow was falling 1-3 inches/hour.� The wind leaves some places completely … Continue reading
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FYE Blog Assignment 2 – First FYE Blog
Remember those goals that were due Week 4?� Rewrite them, or copy and paste them, into a blog entry.� Update them if they need updating.� To write something, from your Dashboard, choose Write. Under Write, choose Write Post Title your … Continue reading
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FYE Blog Assignment 1 – Creating Categories
From your Dashboard, choose Manage.� Under Manage, choose Categories.� There, choose Create New Category. Create a category called FYE 1000. Create other categories that you might see yourself using.� For example, if you’re into music and you can see yourself … Continue reading
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Saying good-bye to Perry O’Dontle
At my semi-annual dental checkup last week, I put my hygenist to the test.� She and her kind have been harping about flossing for decades.� I heed the brow-beating each time, too.� Authority figures in flowery smocks make me termble.� … Continue reading
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In defense of inside jokes, words, and zwieback
My previous entry takes my daughter to task for having public convesations filled with private references.� I should be ashamed of myself. I’m not, but thinking back, I was party to a few noteable inside jokes myself.� My cousin, Mark, … Continue reading
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On conversations punctuated by psss! over spaghetti
Watching my kids grow up has been a hobby of mine for over seventeen years now.� Lately, however, as my daughters have wandered into their teenage years, it hasn’t always looked like progress. Last night was�case in point.� My eldest’s … Continue reading
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Second try at some audio (with special thanks to Barry!)
Ahem!� As I was saying, here are a few good moments you can hear for yourself (see end). Could it really be this simple?� Let’s give a listen… Kansas City That was nice.� Let’s try another. Spoons Maybe I’m reaching, … Continue reading
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