Category Archives: Education

Sunday Potpourri: Mother’s Day Edition

Posted on May 8, 2022 by profmondo

Happy Mother’s Day, gang! The Spawn is spending the afternoon with the Main Squeeze’s family up in Terpville, but spent nearly an hour chatting with Mrs. M yesterday afternoon, maintaining her record of being a Good Kid. And I hope … Continue reading →

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Sucker Bets

Posted on May 5, 2022 by profmondo

… and the odds will not improve. This is part of why I tell my students to seek anything but an academic career, unless they genuinely can’t conceive of doing anything else. On the upside, I got a short story … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon Potpourri: Bloggiversaries and Transitions Edition

Posted on April 30, 2022 by profmondo

This post marks 12 years of the blog’s existence. It started at the Mad Dog’s instigation (so now you know who should be blamed). Mike had killed our folks not quite a year earlier, and mentally, I was scrabbling about … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Home Stretch Edition

Posted on April 24, 2022 by profmondo

We have two weeks of class left this semester, followed by finals, with Commencement on 14 May. It’ll be the first one I’ve attended in a couple of years, as the college attempted to reduce indoor crowds during the height … Continue reading →

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So Long, James.

Posted on April 21, 2022 by profmondo

James Kolasa, one of my best friends from my years in Lexington, died this morning. I can’t say it was out of a clear blue sky — he had been in failing health for some time, in fact longer than … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Colloquialism

Posted on April 20, 2022 by profmondo

I was e-mailing with an editor (not to be confused with Anne Elk — Miss) this morning about a story of mine that’s coming out this fall. The subject was copy edits, necessary and/or suggested. I’m always glad to get … Continue reading →

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Lenten Devotional, 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by profmondo

As long-time readers of this blog know, the college sponsors devotionals during certain times of year — most notably Advent and Lent. Members of the college community write and record them, and they’re shared on a local radio station and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Bare-Faced Truth Edition

Posted on April 3, 2022 by profmondo

It’s been a cool, but brightly sunny weekend. I confirmed the “brightly sunny” part by going to a Mondoville lacrosse match yesterday afternoon and getting a noticeable sunburn in a mere two-and-a-half hours. It’s the classic “farmer’s tan” pattern — … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Oh, the Humanities Edition

Posted on March 27, 2022 by profmondo

As usual, I’m in my office, and there are certainly worse places to be. I spent much of the afternoon working on a devotion for the college’s observation of Lent. I’ll share it in a week or so. Meanwhile… *** … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: “Tea Break’s Over, Back on Your Heads” Edition

Posted on March 20, 2022 by profmondo

(For the source of the subtitle, go here. For information about the album of a similar name, go here.) I’m in the office on a gorgeous afternoon, prepping a bit for classes, which resume tomorrow. I had planned to spend … Continue reading →

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