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The Great Training Montage

May 3, 2012

Last night, I wrapped up the last official class of my first semester of teaching.  There’s just the final exam on Monday and then this class is in the books.  Then it’s summer and the sweet freedom of no classes–to teach or to attend. On Monday, I was sitting at this very computer wrapping up [...]

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Retreat from the Weekend: A Pictoral Review

October 17, 2011

It’s not often I have weekends like this.  That’s probably because if I constantly had weekends like this I’d need to take a leave of absence from life just to get my act together.   And the sad part is this roller coaster wasn’t entirely of my own making and wasn’t one I could disassemble if [...]

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Random Thoughts: The Do or Die Edition

October 13, 2011

Tigers, I love you, but you’re killing me.  I have faith that you can pull this off, the only question is whether you do.  Down and out isn’t the worst place to be; it just means every move counts that much more.  It gives you character to have to play through that type of adversity. [...]

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Random Thoughts: Monday is the New Tuesday Edition

August 29, 2011

I am rather sleepy this morning and can’t seem to bring it together enough to do a whole thoughtful post. So you’re just going to get some random stuff that is on my mind. How are there all of these abandoned and ripped up tires on the expressway?  I get that they came off of [...]

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Universal Gratitude

August 18, 2011

It occurs to me that I’ve spent a summer (maybe longer, don’t remind me) largely complaining about things.  While I think that there exists every right to complain, it also occurs to me that maybe it’s time to give a bit of thanks for things that are going my way…or at least getting out of [...]

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Random Thoughts

May 10, 2011

Last night I purchased a Kindle version of Bossypants by Tina Fey for a little “congrats for finishing the semester and not having killed someone in the past three weeks” gift.  So far it is freaking amazing.  I might have to read it sometime other than right before bed, though, because (a) I can’t put [...]

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Open Letters Friday, Volume XLXI

April 15, 2011

Open Letters Friday is a segment here at PCL for your reading and writing enjoyment. I’ll share with you some of my open letters for the week and you’ll get the opportunity in comments to share yours. Now, tell me, who do you need to write to this week? ———— Dear Professors: Thank you, thank [...]

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Random Thoughts

April 13, 2011

Thank you all so very much for your amazing support regarding the whole twin thing.  As always, you all have been so ridiculously supportive as life throws me curve balls. We had another ultrasound this morning (one of the benefits to fertility treatments are the weekly ultrasounds until 10 weeks).  There were still two there, [...]

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Random Thoughts

March 22, 2011

Rumor has it that Fox is thinking of hiring Charlie Sheen.  Rumor also has it that CBS is thinking of re-hiring Sheen.  With all of the unemployed people in the country, they want to bark up this unstable tree? For as much as I complained about McDonald’s introducing oatmeal to their lineup, I’ve been getting [...]

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Random Thoughts

March 15, 2011

This whole Daylight Savings Time thing has really thrown me off this time.  Yesterday wasn’t too bad, but today was just hellish.  My body can’t adjust this quickly, apparently. My damn work computer has a virus (again) because of the horrid virus “protection” software they choose to use around here.  Not only that, but when [...]

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