I have not posted in forever. It seems that everyone has moved to facebook. I have an admission--I don't much like facebook. It seems that there is not enough space to put down full ideas, and the communication aspect seems very surface level and clipped. The fact that most use their real names makes it a little daunting, especially when you ( Read more... )

Okay, So I take myself out to an Indian restaurant and some joker with his loud obnoxious disco ringtone and bluetooth starts having long loud obnoxious conversations with three different calls (business and friends). You know the type--30-something, slicked back hair, the whole "I work at a gym or sell suppliments"-esque outfit, the sad need to ( Read more... )

Haven't posted for eons because I've been flailing to finish the history doc. This is a very weird date to have on one's diploma...however it's official...I just filed my doctorate.

....Um.....

Damn.....

Anticlimax.

Dear FORMER President Bush,

Don't let the Constitution hit your ass on the way out.
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'As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the ( Read more... )

I'm sure you've seen this- but if you haven't--prepare yourself from Jack Black in PROPOSITION 8! The Musical!

My furry boy was getting down because of the death of his brother (see icon), so I thought I might try and do something special for him. I bought a cat leash so my 9-year-old son and I could let him explore. I know there is something inherently preposterous about walking a cat, but Harold seems to like the walks, and it is so damn cute!


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I got a wee acer notebook (no frills, just micro-office stuff) and I painted. Lookie!


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I used this lecture as a capstone to my U.S. history class looking back on the Civil Rights movement and what Obama might and might not mean.  On this historic day, I post it here.

The Civil Rights Movement:  The Legacy of Memory

In 2005, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was laid to rest.  50 years before, Parks had made history in ( Read more... )

I apologize for not updating in so long! I am teaching the class from hell and have not had time to think. But I'm making time for a memorial for my dear sweet William the Conqueror who passed away this morning. He was a big sweet teddy bear cat, not very bright, but the dearest pal ever since I adopted him and his brother from a shelter in early ( Read more... )

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