I have not stepped outside of my home in over a week.
Time to Log in to Class, Students
On Thursday, after days of saying the opposite, my campus administration decided to extend spring break a week, and to shift classes to an online environment until further notice. So, I’ve spent the better part of three days:
Bite Me
Do you know what I love? Boston Baked Beans. The candy, not actual beans – although, those are good, too.
Sisyphus Rex
This morning, the floodgates holding back the snow were breached, and there has been white stuff falling from the heavens non-stop since about 6 am. There were some really nice periods of this, as it was obvious that it was too warm to stick to anything but the cool grass, but by 11 am, things…
Winter Blues
Well, the snow I feared ten days ago has arrived – twice – and I don’t know whether I should rejoice that it’s here, or hang my head in shame over the fact that my previous post seemed to summon it.
Another New Year
Happy New Year! Want to know what’s weird? Walking outside in 51ºF temperatures during the first week of January in the Upper Midwest. In January. If my parents were alive, my father would tell me that this is a sign of the End Times.
Happy Ciemus!
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it occurred to me that maybe I’m not ready to cross over into the New Year.
The Common Theme
It’s Christmas! You wouldn’t know it, judging by the weather. We in the Upper Midwest are looking at a week in the 50ºF range for most of the week. In fact, it was so warm and clear yesterday, that I avoided the nonsense that is known as “the mall,” and got my car washed (for…
The Most Wonderful Time
This is supposed to be the “most wonderful time of the year,” if you believe Andy Williams, and I’m here to say that – as much as I love Andy – that’s the biggest load of bull I’ve yet heard. This is probably the worst time of the year.
Now, I Know
I decided to reach out to that “old friend” after all, which unfortunately proved to be not one of my better decisions.
And Yet, I Live
The last couple of weeks have been both busy and quiet. A few good days with the Little Woman, a few more children being run over in the streets by jackasses with no sense of morality. There have been a few people rendered homeless because they left an unattended pot on the stove, and we’ve…
Thursday’s Child
Yesterday, a six-year-old girl was killed while crossing the street.
