I turned in grades today, completing the term. Thank goodness. Perhaps largely due to the new baby around the house, this has been the busiest semester I’ve had in years. Hardly seems like I’ve had a spare moment. But it’s over now. I’m not working on anything academic for at …
This is the kind of news I seriously love to share: Another of my students has been published. This particular student is actually a knob (Citadel-talk for “freshman”) in my English 101 class of all things: a jolly good chap named James Tomlinson, who has a brief article in the …
Thought about it a bit more last night, and I’m not sure if I’d still go with Gods Must Be Crazy over Ghostbusters. The quotes there are just too rich:
I’ve been sharing a chronological list of the movies of my life. Not a list of the best films of all time or anything like that, but just a list of films that somehow made the memories that make my life. We’re up to the mid-80s now, and the competition …
What a great holiday. My folks came in for the week, so if I’ve been quiet it’s been for good cause: watching them play with the grandkids. A great time was had by all, though Samwise was sad to see them go today. I’m still not sure he quite understands …