Category Archives: Reading

Notes, amusements, and other glosses.

Local signs of fall

ILL books coming due in 2008. Dry skin, then razor burn, from the heat being turned on. The Dairy Queen closing until Spring. Getting behind on email. Wishing daylight savings was over. Our trip to Columbia cancelled because Madelyn got … Continue reading

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Lapse

A busy month. So, time for a roundup: No blogging, but I have been running lately, three times or more most every week. Last Sunday I ran the Quad Cities Half Marathon at 1:57 (8:57/mi). Going out my pace was … Continue reading

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Birkerts

Shirky: “Almost indescribably self-involved.” Continue reading

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Working

Yesterday morning Jeff hit some of the things I’ve been thinking about quite a bit lately as I’ve considered my work habits, the research I’m interested in, and the publications I’m currently working on. This reflection is motivated by survival, … Continue reading

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New graduate students need to…

Why for most MA students reading, reading, and more reading are better than professionalizing via conferences, committees, etc. Continue reading

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Doins

I’ve reached the time in winter break when I think, “Jeez, where did the time go?” The temptation, of course, is for panic to set in: will I get my spring syllabi done? the double bill of essay revisions? the … Continue reading

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Break

On breaks from reading and writing Continue reading

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Odds and ends weekend

So much little stuff Continue reading

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Odds and ends Sunday

Run 13.1mi @ 1:56:51; read, etc Continue reading

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Accessibility

Some thoughts precipitated by the reading Continue reading

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