Category Archives: Reading

Notes, amusements, and other glosses.

Lapse

Posted on September 29, 2007 by cbd

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

Posted on August 2, 2007 by cbd

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

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Working

Posted on March 4, 2007 by cbd

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…

Posted on February 24, 2007 by cbd

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

Posted on January 8, 2007 by cbd

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

Posted on July 4, 2006 by cbd

On breaks from reading and writing Continue reading →

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Odds and ends weekend

Posted on April 8, 2006 by cbd

So much little stuff Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Sunday

Posted on October 23, 2005 by cbd

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

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Accessibility

Posted on October 2, 2005 by cbd

Some thoughts precipitated by the reading Continue reading →

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Reading on the grid

Posted on July 31, 2005 by cbd

Reading for “Tabling the Grid” Continue reading →

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