That time I invited my class to negotiate the syllabus
“So how did this work in your other classes?” Gulp. “Well…” And then I admitted to my senior seminar students, on the …
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 …
The Cubs won! And other things on my mind.
“How many innings are in baseball?” “Why does baseball take so long?” “A RAIN DELAY?” “Will this thing ever end?” Mr. T: …
Academic job hunting: Unicorn status
Last year, I felt like I’d just won the lottery. (If the lottery involved seven years of graduate study and three cycles …
Saying goodbye to Sac State
I found a parking spot without circling. The elevator was waiting on the first floor. My flip flops echoed in the deserted …
What I wish someone had told me at graduation
Over the weekend, I attended Sacramento State’s Arts and Letters graduation ceremony. It was my first time on the faculty side and …
Thursday 13: Life lately
I almost bragged too soon. Getting the Christmas decorations put away the second week of January? Unheard of in this household. And …
#100HappyDays: Mac & cheese for breakfast
May 22, 2014 What’s better than donuts for a final? Donuts and mac & cheese. Really. To celebrate the end of a …
#100HappyDays: The sweetest final ever
May 20, 2014 After taking a class on creativity in college where at least one of our exams involved painting totem poles …
Saying farewell to the Boeing Stearman
1943 Boeing Stearman N2S-5 On an unusually warm February afternoon, I climbed in the big yellow biplane for the last time. I …