My mother-in-law was here for 21 days (actually, let me spell that out: twenty-one -- just so we all understand the heft of the number ( Read more... )

We had a wonderful time in DC -- I've posted many pictures to FB if you'd like to see them ( Read more... )

Yesterday's successful interview is the culmination of about a year or more of really significant stress in my life, which included some terrible, cruel family drama, a personal sense of being off-track physically, emotionally, and intellectually, and a real loathing of my current hometown and my work situation -- all in addition to the constant ( Read more... )

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Yes, we are back on the Vegan Bandwagon, full-stop. John had a bit of a health scare (which is unanticipated in a man of 38), and our research has shown us that the healthiest overall lifestyle for us at this time is one that is pretty much vegan.

I like the idea, I like the health benefits. And, I love the way I feel. However, what I'm not-so-much ( Read more... )

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I'm looking forward to the holiday weekend, and we have MUCH reason to celebrate in our Anglo-American household: J.RECEIVED HIS U.S. WORK AUTHORIZATION YESTERDAY!!!

He starts his new gig as an Assistant Professor (sans "visiting") on Monday. This really means we can stop living in fear that "something' is going to go wrong with the process, and we ( Read more... )

I just found out that someone I know from college makes about an 85-90 mile daily commute from her home to her job. She lives in Small Town, Wisconsin (where she and her husband have purchased a house, and where he's from), and she works in downtown Chicago. I don't know her well enough to ask her about it really, but I know she used to commute ( Read more... )

I'm getting itchy again.
You see, behind my facade as a university administrator, I am a scholar. Being cursed or blessed with a hint more practicality and middle-class-values than the typical scholarly-minded individual, I realized about 4 years ago that my chances of achieving the perfect tenure-track gig -- along with the requisite book contracts ( Read more... )

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