Archive for July, 2008

Dilger v Dilger

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Bradley: Time for a run. Last weekend’s 7:09/mi 5K was pretty cool. I’d really like to hit that 21:00 mark; that would be 6:45/mi. Let’s see… four miles in 30:00 is doable. That’s 7:30/mi.
Body: It’s 90° and humid, you moron. You haven’t lived in Florida for five years, man.
Bradley: Don’t be a wimp.
Body: This [...]

October girls

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Baby girl #2 is on the way

Odds and ends Saturday

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Erin and Madelyn are in Colorado visiting Aunt Dee with Erin’s mom. So I’m trying to make the most of my solo time. Today, however, is a bit of a day off.
I ran a 5K this morning: 22:10 (7:09/mi) which is a personal best. Flat course, no wind, and decent weather. After I returned home, [...]

Kopelson’s “Sp(l)itting Images”

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Time to join the fun. Since others have already written some interesting things, I’ll keep this short.
First, on context, to pick up on Alex’s comments about Cortland, what if we shift the ground from research universities to institutions where teaching is the primary mission? While I don’t want to tune my response by saying “That’s [...]

What’s next for CF

Friday, July 25th, 2008

More on plans for Composition Forum

DIY mini

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

I am very tempted to build a mini-PC like Jeff Atwood’s tiny ultra-low power PC. Why not? More interesting ideas in the comments.

Quiet

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Jenny, Jeff, and Vered stopped over last night on their way back from Madison. This morning Erin and Madelyn left for their trip to Colorado, shortly after the Rices left.
Suddenly, I live in a very large, very quiet house.

Jackleg Construction Company

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Some of the awful “home improvement” work I’m undoing and fixing

The lineup

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Yay, Jeff, Jenny, and Vered are visiting. Jeff has posted his inventory; here’s mine:

Counters, meet Clyde

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Kitchen counters: prepare to meet the hammer