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Category Archives: Education
Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: On the Road Again…
Well, I was, anyway, traveling to Nashville to visit family and friends, and to celebrate my cousin Jack’s 60th birthday. It was my first extended trip that way since before COVID, so I felt as though I had catching up … Continue reading
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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Mother’s Day and Other Things
Mrs. M is treating herself to a relaxing Mother’s Day afternoon chat with the Spawn, so I’m at the office, unwinding after yesterday’s Commencement exercises. So let’s get to it, shall we? *** As I said, yesterday was graduation day … Continue reading
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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Gradeapalooza Interrupted Edition
I’m in my office, reading scads of student papers — finals begin tomorrow, and I give my last one for the term on Tuesday afternoon, followed by a final frenzy of grading before Saturday’s Commencement. We also have candidates for … Continue reading
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Saturday Evening Potpourri: Bloggiversary Edition
Having spent the afternoon grading work from my freshpeeps, I’m now ensconced at home, watching the Maple Leafs trying to close out their playoff series against the Tampa bay Lightning. And it occurred to me that my blog has officially … Continue reading
Saturday Afternoon Potpourri: In Which the Prof May Get the Chair
I’m in the office, reading a bit on a warm afternoon — warm enough that I treated myself to a Snowball (the fluffier, finer version of a sno-cone) at the local stand on my way over here. Meanwhile… *** My … Continue reading
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Lenten Devotional 2023: On Prayer
Longtime readers will know that here in Mondoville, the college sponsors a series of devotionals during Advent and Lent, with installments provided by members of the campus community. The structure is simple — a reflection and a prayer. For reasons … Continue reading
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“Mondo, Mondo, Where Have You Been?”
“Up to Terpville and back again.” Friday morning, I set out for the airport in Greenville-Spartanburg, in order to spend the first half of my Spring Break visiting the Spawn at her new apartment. The drive was easy enough, and … Continue reading
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There Are Worse Legacies
One of the boilerplate lines in my my syllabi appears to have struck a chord with some of my colleagues. The picture is of a sign/placard posted in a history prof’s classroom, and I just had a prof from the … Continue reading
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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri:
It’s been a gorgeous weekend in Mondoville; I spent enough of yesterday afternoon outside to get pinked up, though not scorched or sore, and I’m currently in my office with the window open and the TeenBeat Mayhem stream providing my … Continue reading
Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Us and “Them” Edition
I’ve spent the afternoon doing lesson planning, but I thought I’d take a break to get caught up on the blogging end of things. But first… *** Remember the ’50s Big Bug movie Them!, with its tale of giant mutated … Continue reading
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