Today is Grading Final Exams Day.  One of the exam questions asked about the significance of the Civil Rights Movement, and I received generally fine descriptions of the movement's activities and tactics although the significance part is more tricky, as always.  This batch has a new twist, though, because of last month's presidential election ( Read more... )

I usually just note goofy stuff about Ohio in this feature, but this just pisses me off. One of
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It's an interesting coincidence, in light of last night's post on Arc of Justice on discrimination in property sales, to come across the following this morning on similarities in present-day Israel:

"Most Israelis haven't exactly been welcoming.  In some buildings, co-op committees have pressed residents not to rent to Palestinians, according to ( Read more... )

Wow, busy day.  I decided to save up all of my productivity and let it all fly on my last day of freedom.

• Finally got the haircut I've been bitching about for weeks now.
• Baked some lasagna (mom's recipe) that should last me a few days.  I'll probably be sick of lasagna by Wednesday, but until then, tasty!
• Caught up on a few weeks' worth of laundry ( Read more... )