Historical Archives
Even though I said a long time ago that I’d never listen again, I did it. You see, I like to keep up with “tech news” from the Silicon Valley. A lot of times, that information takes forever to penetrate into the ivory tower and I want to be ahead of the game. But I…
We bloggers like to think of ourselves as “public writers,” as doing our writing and our thinking out loud as it were. However, a lot of us do other kinds of writing that we may or may not want to be public. I posted my dissertation notes and drafts online because I was writing about…
The Geeky family are not morning people. We do not leap out of bed when the alarm goes off ready to greet the day. I’ve had visions of being that person, but it never happens. Sadly, the world is stacked against us. School and work begin at ungodly early hours. Geeky Boy has an especially…
I thought that this might be the week that things slowed down, but no such luck. Monday and Tuesday weren’t too bad in terms of meetings, but because I had no meetings, I actually sat down and got some real work done. I should list everything I did, but I don’t want to scare anyone.…
Exercise: I’m still trying to fit this in. These past two weeks were so busy that I only managed a walk twice. I need to combat the post-work exhaustion. My goal is to walk 10,000 steps a day. I do 3-5k during a work day, so I want to add on the remainder somewhere. I…
I love watching blog conversations take their twists and turns and seeing how they interweave together. Aspazia at MMF writes about pursuing a course of study that you love, a post that’s a riff off of Dean Dad’s riff of Bitch, Ph.D. and Oso’s posts about what you’re supposed to do (or not) with a…
In these last few hectic days, I’ve been thinking about perspective. When confronted with ideas or requests or statements, I often try to determine what the person’s perspective is and how and why they might be thinking the way they are. I try my best to keep a broad perspective myself and consider other people’s…
Soccer began this weekend. Last year, Geeky Girl essentially dropped out because they placed her in the wrong age group (too young) and she didn’t find it fun anymore. This year she’s in the right age group. Yes, she’s the smallest one in that picture to the left. But she is crazy fast and determined.…
First, a Weird Al video that’s near and dear to my heart: And now, a Potter puppet show: Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
Last year, I asked the question, “What is Education?” My students and I spent the entire semester discussing this question. I think we had more questions by the end than answers. And the same may happen with the current question. This last week, I have attended convocation and a farewell reception for a departing staff…
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