I am sitting on the back steps beneath a towering, moss-dripping oak, looking out across the fresh-cut lawn at the shadows stretching across the twinkling waters of the marsh, sipping a margarita, and enjoying the scent of crackling burgers on the grill. I just thought the world should know.
So I’ve joined the throngs on Facebook (will MySpace be next?) and I can see how folks get sucked into it. Catching up with old friends is absolutely wonderful. Folks I’ve not heard from in, well, over a decade are tracking me down. Quite fun! Now if I could just …
It’s nice, now and then, to pronounce the pleasantries of a day well spent, and today was just that. The Hobbit slept until 8am or so, which is wonderful for all sorts of reasons. I miss sleeping in until 10 or 11 on Saturday mornings (ah, college), but nowadays 8 …
Decided this evening to send out a couple of the unpublished short stories sitting on my computer. Opening up my various files to do so I noted that my last submission into the wilds was in January, about the time Shards got underway. I don’t what that means, and I’m …
Our department is in the process of revising its tenure and promotion guidelines. It’s a much-needed effort, and I’m glad to see it happening. I saw today an initial draft of the new document, and it’s pushing us toward a “point” system of rewards to earn tenure (in addition to …