I should be writing.
The last time I wrote on this blog, I was preparing to head to summer residency in St. Paul. It’s been a whirlwind since then, so much so that I don’t even think that I’ve had time to properly reflect on my experience. Fat cat teachers like me have summers off. Of course, my “summer…
This is the first time that I’ve participated in a blog hop. Basically, it’s a virtual game of hot potato – a blogger answers some questions and then passes it on to the next blogger. I find myself in this position thanks to fellow Hamline writer Anna Palmquist. I met Anna at residency in January.…
It has become clear to me that the Supreme Court is (majority) occupied by slaves to corporate entities. Each major decision is a win for big business and a loss for everyone else. When given the chance to extend an obvious right (marriage) to all people, the Court ruled in the most narrow way possible.…
Once upon a time there was a shed. It was illegally built under the power lines. It almost tripped up our purchase of our home. Lawyers. We said we’d take it down. We were going to take it down last summer when we discovered that a poison ivy tree was growing inside of it. Yes,…
So the school year ended and now it’s summer vacation! Except that I am working. I am teaching two summer school classes. I shouldn’t complain. They are pretty easy. One is a class I designed called Fantasy Baseball. I created spinner wheels for myriad historical baseball players, based on their statistical probabilities, and students face…
