I finished my grading, more or less. Then spent a little time online looking at blogs and ljs, because I haven't for a while. Then spent... an hour or two?... reliving some of the Bad Old Times, reading archives of people's livejournals. Blergh.

I officially regret having abandoned the rstevens-verse. Perhaps I can find my way back now that ( Read more... )

Dear Representative Davis,

I have a concern about "H. Res. 1058: Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week," which appears at the moment to be in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Destination Imagination is a great program that has had a positive affects in many children's lives. However, there are several ( Read more... )

At Thanksgiving dinner, I was a bit pushy, and I made everyone go around the table and tell us what they were thankful for (of course, I had to put out on the table that there are onto-theological misgivings to be had of the whole notion of giving thanks in this way, if you don't have anyone to give them to, but, eh). It was kind of nice, even ( Read more... )