[Well, it sounds better than ‘a hodge podge of things recent but forgotten in posts’, and comes from Jeremy Bentham] I learned today that my former UHD colleague, Dan Shea, was leading a crew of students around London the very same time that I was and stayed at the Royal National around the corner from…
Category: hectic
London Postcard
On a rented computer, so a swift recap of odd details with likely little time to give links for things, so when in doubt, Google them yourself and have fun. Monday off to the airport with the students, many parents and family in attendance, so feeling the reins of responsibility rather heavily. Ran into Paul,…
Happy Birthday(s)!
[Nice cake, eh?]Happy Birthday, Liz! Happy Birthday, Clare! And on Saturday: Happy Birthday, Johnny 10X! Off to England this afternoon. At least I’m not running around shouting “tickets, money, passport!” Packing etc. is so automatic now: going for such a short trip, there’s little to pack anyway. Paper has been printed, jump drive packed, books…
Earth Day
Show her the love!
Thursday Already?
My, how time flies! Tuesday night went well — we had a nice chat over an early dinner at the Pearl, then rushed over to the library amid a sudden downpour and an amazing rainbow (okay, the picture to the left is *not* the rainbow from that day, but one of myriad lovely images from…
Time flies
I thought I’d have more time to catch up on things, but I’m still catching up. We’re off to Robert’s tonight for a belated celebration of the season (although I bet he won’t have an egg this big). I did manage to frighten my department chair today. I went across the street to the main…
Mardi Gras/Year of the Rat
Down in New Orleans, they’re getting the floats ready. I can enjoy the pleasant thought of the fun without much regret, as the crowds alone are enough to keep me away. Chinese New Year is coming up and it’s my year! Yes, I was born under the sign of the rat — a better thing…
Ars est celare artem
I meant to get around to talking about Eric Idle’s Road to Mars before now, but I haven’t had the time or idleness, I suppose. I still don’t. But he uses Ovid’s famous observation that the true art is to conceal art (or, I suppose, Crispinus might want me to be more direct and say…