I’ve been teaching summer school for a few weeks, which is a much bigger drain on my time and energy than I would have imagined, and we’ve now reached the point in the term where we delve into Shakespeare. Due to a failure on someone’s part — not sure where …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about getting a fancy-pants cellphone, perhaps even canceling my land-line in the process. In particular, I’ve been pondering the prospects of the new iPhone 3GS. It is unquestionably a terrific little smartphone, one that ought to do precisely what I think new technology should do: …
It continually shocks my students (and some other folks, too) that I have no cellphone beyond an old pay-as-you-go thingamajig that I’ve used on long trips in case of an emergency. It’s not that I’m a luddite; I’ve just never seen the point of actually having a cell in any …
Just got my student evaluations for the spring term, which are always a delight to read (even if I go into them with some trepidation). This batch, I must say, was especially fun. Several of them were even illustrated. (I’m not kidding.) Anyhow, I thought it was worth sharing some …
I’ve been doing a lot of staring and measuring and poking around my new Jeep Commander, gearing up for Project XK — for which this post is the inaugural issue, I suppose. As with the build-up of my beloved LJ (sold and living in Texas), I’ll be documenting the process …
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