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Although I’m currently swamped with reading (and grading, and writing . . .), I thought I’d take a look at my department’s “Procedural Guide” to get a firmer handle on what happens when the semester ends. Apparently the transition from … Continue reading →

Although it would be better if I could go on someone else’s money . . . Erin

I need some serious help.  Sydney has two paper deadlines bearing down on him, coinciding nicely with decent temperatures and a day full of sunshine.  Sydney thinks it’s spring.  Apparently “spring” means for him that books are distasteful and academia … Continue reading →

It’s long been a commonplace that in the television era who gets to be president is going to be determined in good part by the physical appearance of the candidates. Given how close most American elections are, you only need … Continue reading →

See here for a report on the first Clericus Cup. If only they played in clerical robes … I might almost be willing to spectate for once. Sydney

After a long afternoon of dutiful reading, the cooking began. Sydney was inspired by the tamarind flavor of our Thai dinner on Friday, so he combined about 30 recipes online into a curry recipe of his own (yes to the … Continue reading →

I stepped outside to chase away squirrels from our birdfeeder this morning and slipped on the ice-covered steps attached to our house. Scared the squirrel (yeah!), scared myself (aaaugh!), and scared Sydney out of bed (what happened? who died?). What … Continue reading →

Sydney felt wiped out by this week, and (after spending eight hours on the couch yesterday polishing off a book) I thought it would be nice to get out a bit. So I proposed going out to eat (for the … Continue reading →

I’ve made this recipe twice now, with great success. I admit to deviating quite a bit from the original, but it seems to withstand even my alterations! If you don’t have leeks, no problem. If you want to double the … Continue reading →

“It wasn’t just that his folks were vegetarians, they also discriminated among vegetables, excluding from their diet everything red, for example, the color of anger. Most bread, having been made by killing yeasts, was taboo.” – Thomas Pynchon, Vineland Okay, … Continue reading →