I ran out of coffee beans on Sunday. Fortunately, I had plenty of English Breakfast Tea ( Read more... )

Today, I went onto campus to take possession of my new office. I got the keys from the secretary and spent a not-so-entertaining couple of hours unpacking the four large (~5' high) boxes containing my books and journals. I've just laid them flat and disorganized on the shelves; I'll get them upright and sorted sometime during the summer. The three ( Read more... )

This is just... hilarious, touching, wondrous. This is one smart dog.

Today, while grading finals, I managed to get my shoelace tangled in one of the wheels on my chair. The tangle was tight enough (given my, well, stout physique) that I could not reach it. I was reduced to calling for help. My next-office neighbor came in and managed to untangle it, but it was difficult even for her. (Normally, you'd flip the chair ( Read more... )

It is good to have dogs.

It is good to come home and find that there is someone who, without question or qualm, approves of you.

Nuf sed.

I just got one of those malicious phone calls, where they tell you that your computer has been compromised and you need to call them about it Right. Now. I did not pick up, but let the answering machine take it, as per usual.

What is interesting is how Caller ID handled it: "Call from illegal scam."

One more week of the semester, then finals, then I'm off for the summer. I was on the committee for a Master's presentation last Wednesday, and I'll be on one for a Senior Project, plus my own Master's student, presenting on Tuesday ( Read more... )

Today, unusually late, I finally shifted to my Summer morph. Shaved my beard (scissors, then razor, then new blade) and went over to Super Cuts to remove most of my hair. Usually I do this in late March or the very beginning of April, but the weather's been so up-and-down that I held off. It's supposed to be chilly again tomorrow and Monday, but to ( Read more... )

I'm being earwormed by part of an old advertising jingle, but can't remember what it's about and it's bugging me. Can anyone enlighten me?

"It happened right here in Muncie, Indiana / Muncie, Indiana, U.S.A.!"

We are now entering break week, and I'm still sick. The cough has dropped into my chest, and I've stocked up on Mucinex and NyQuil ( Read more... )