Tempered victories
I’m more than halfway through, trying to plot a course from Sandpoint to Rock Creek when the exam room door opens up …
Double trouble: That one time we adopted TWO puppies
Stopped in the left turning lane, I cuddled a pup on my chest, kissing the top of his tiny fluffy head. The young …
My 2017 top five
I usually spend January 1 wrapped up in reviewing last year’s accomplishments and plotting for the future. This involves generating upwards of 60-80 …
And sometimes you knock over your own Christmas tree
I call it my three-movie tree. This year, it took Love Actually, Labyrinth, and Little Women to get the sucker properly decorated. …
On teaching the day after the election
I’ve never really dreaded my job before. I’ve been more and less excited to teach, of course. Handing back bad grades or …
No words
It’s possible I will have words tomorrow. But right now I’m still mostly stunned and gutted by the election results. Feels a …
Voting brought this nasty woman to tears
Walking out of my polling place, I wasn’t prepared for the onslaught of emotion. I didn’t wear white. I didn’t wear a …
Reckoning the leaves of change
Today I walked around campus as it was snowing leaves of change. Yellow and orange flutters signaling a shift in season, so …
Happy links, in case you need a break from politics
I don’t know about you, but I’m counting minutes until the election ends so that for better or worse, at least my social …
Emotional states of a last-minute conference submission
One of the most painful post-graduate school realizations is that procrastination doesn’t magically heal itself and homework NEVER GOES AWAY. Case in …