Monthly Archives: August 2019

Saturday Potpourri: Happy New (Academic) Year Edition

Posted on August 24, 2019 by profmondo

So Year 17 of my Mondoville career began this week, with a little more attendant scrambling than usual. Still, I have the urge to write, so here we are. *** I have a weirdly unbalanced schedule this term. In the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Potpourri: Catching Up Edition

Posted on August 17, 2019 by profmondo

The new semester officially begins on Tuesday, but of course there’s been other stuff going along with that as well, so let’s get to it, shall we? *** The pre-semester faculty in-service took place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, … Continue reading →

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Farewell to a Giant

Posted on August 5, 2019 by profmondo

David Bevington, one of the world’s leading scholars of early English drama, died on Friday, 2 Aug. He was 88 years old. While he is best known for his Shakespearean studies (I use his edition of the Complete Works for my classes, and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Potpourri: Terpville Addenda Edition

Posted on August 4, 2019 by profmondo

A few bits and pieces left over from the trip and other matters… *** On the way back to Mondoville yesterday, we had the misfortune to get caught behind some sort of dump truck south of Richmond. It began to … Continue reading →

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In Which the Spawn Moves to Terpville

Posted on August 3, 2019 by profmondo

About an hour ago, Mrs. M and I concluded ten hours on the road, coming home from getting the Spawn settled in her new apartment on the fringe of the U of Maryland. I’ve showered, and thrown a load of … Continue reading →

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