EAA AirVenture airshow awesomeness
In addition to boasting airplanes everywhere, with arrivals and overflights at all hours, a fantastic feature of AirVenture at Oshkosh is the …
A week wandering aviation Disneyland
Trying to describe EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh to pilots who have never been is hard enough, but whenever I talk about it to non-pilots, …
Oshkosh bound: Cross country and formation flying
A couple weeks ago Mr. T and I enjoyed our six-year wedding anniversary. Six years! And T has been delighting in telling everyone …
Confessions, Volume IX: The birthday edition
Well, we’ve arrived at my favorite day of the year, second to Christmas. The day where I can excuse cake for breakfast, …
10 ways to celebrate the end of grading
Like most college professors the day after finals week, I should be grading. The paper piles, more than half-vanquished but still huge, …
Teaching professionalism one email etiquette lesson at a time
Years ago, I conducted research about the strategic uses of email at work. My colleague and I interviewed a bunch of folks …
It’s Professor ‘Twitter Girl’ now, thank you very much
I tried not to be offended when he ran out of class in the middle of what students usually describe as the …
Stranded in Albuquerque (and surprisingly thankful)
People ask me all the time: “How did you do it?” Until standing at the ticket counter today, not yelling at the gate …
When workhorses say stop
A few years ago, one of my mentors described me as a Clydesdale–a creature that is capable of accomplishing a tremendous amount …
Love: If you’re happy and you know it
“Aren’t you happy that I’m happy you’re home?” “Oh yeah. I’m happy,” Mr. T deadpans, without looking away from his computer screen. …