Saturday, August 8, 2026

Friday Fragments: Positive Student Evaluations and Poem Creating

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Yesterday was much easier than Thursday--but that's not a surprise.  Yesterday we only had one meeting, so my committed time was only on...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Workshop Day and My New Bullet Journal

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Yesterday was a good day overall, but also a bit overwhelming in understanding ways.  I went from summer days when I'm around one or two...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Back to School, Back to Hiroshima

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Yesterday was a delightful day.  Today will be delightful too, although it's a full day on campus, so it will be a different kind of del...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Delights Planned for the Last Day of Summer and an A for Paul Class

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In many ways, today is my last day of summer 2026.  A year ago, I'd have been going to CPE early and then driving to Williamsburg to hel...
Monday, August 3, 2026

Late Summer in One Picture

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This picture captures certain elements of the last half of summer: I'm thrilled that so many people are so engaged with The Odyssey .  I...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

No Sealey Challenge for Me--But a Different Daily Poetry Challenge?

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For one brief moment yesterday morning, I thought about doing the Sealey Challenge:  reading 1 volume of poetry each day in August.  I'v...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

The Hinge Festival of Lammas

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 Early August is a hinge point in the calendar. In some ways, it's not as obvious a hinge as the autumnal equinox or the summer solstice...