The Daily Pixel #30- Sandals in January, don’t mind if I do
Minutes after defending my dissertation proposal yesterday (see here for details), I stumbled out into the 75-degree desert sun wearing sandals. In …
ABD and preparing for The Year of the Dissertation
ABD = “All But Dissertation.” Photo credit. We were sitting in the car a couple weeks ago when Mr. T turned to …
The Daily Pixel: Hitting the wall, puppies in class, tulips, & Ewok fashion
I’m sitting in my home office watching wild turkeys haul ass down the street. One by one, they strut and squawk, running …
Thursday 13: Back in the teaching saddle again and loving it!
You know those people who are so passionate about their jobs that they say they look forward to going to work in …
On school shootings: Dear Santa, for Christmas I want people to stop hurting each other. Or even thinking about it.
I hope and pray that last night’s scare is as close as I come to a school shooting in my academic career. …
“Interesting,” the most overused word in academia and perhaps, the world.
One of the cooler photos from a Google Images search of “interesting,” from a post on “interesting bus stops around the world.” Photo …
A Grateful Heart: Bud Goodall is cancer-free!
I love a good reason to celebrate! Photo by shilders from stock.xchng I was walking Goliath in the foggy (or froggy as …
NCA 2011: Eating my way through the Big Easy
I’m in New Orleans this week for the National Communication Association annual convention. It’s just terrible. There are all these charming buildings …
Nerdgasms and other insights from inside the “publish or perish” process
The plane’s wheels kiss the runway. As we roll onto the tarmac, I switch on my cell phone, congratulating myself on such …
Demons of stupidity
“Working” on my prospectus and feeling the need to do a brain exorcism. This made me laugh: How’s your Monday? xoxo, shawna