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Veni, Vidi, Docui 25 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
So teaching went pretty well, I’d say. I was predictably nervous before class on Thursday, made more so by the fact that I had a late afternoon class, and all day long in Tompkins Hall I was racing to...
Back to School 22 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Well hullo there stranger. Been a long time. been a busy year. (nostalgic/wistful … the closest I’ll come in today’s column to acknowledging the painful event that has shaped said year) So, an update ...
Why is this night different? 26 Mar 2013 | 06:22 pm
I got up this morning feeling confused, displaced. Angie woke me sometime after my 7:30 alarm. “Time to get up,” she sang. She placed a mug of coffee by my nightstand. This is usually my job. I’m the ...
Back to Skull 31 Jan 2013 | 09:08 pm
A Writer and Soon-to-Be-Teacher Rereads To the Lighthouse and Rekindles his Old Romance, Only this Time Wiser, More Experienced, and More Sincere I. Journey to Skull Island The first time I tried to r...
First day of school 16 Aug 2012 | 11:20 pm
No photo today: as long-time readers will recall, I only post images every third blog post or so. Besides, the only photos I feel I’ve taken in the last two weeks have been of our house. Specifically,...
Day 16: Raleigh 4 Aug 2012 | 02:41 am
If I were still in Tacoma and asked to drive four hours, even if for a fun day-trip or weekend adventure, I’d say screw it. Too far. Four hours gets you nearly to Spokane. It gets you past Eugene, Ore...
Day 15: Asheville 1 Aug 2012 | 09:03 pm
Slept in. Went into downtown Knoxville after breakfast at Panera. We were waiting to hear from the VW service center, so we ambled about Market Square and Gay Street. I had last been in Knoxville in 1...
Day 14: Knoxville, unexpectedly 31 Jul 2012 | 10:10 pm
Dear God, I’m not sure I believe in you, at least not in the standard Judeo-Christian monotheistic single spiritual entity sort of way, but I think you generally hold a lot of sway over these parts, a...
Day 13: Nashville 30 Jul 2012 | 09:59 pm
Well this road trip has had its ups and downs, but today was a screaming roller coaster. Started off the day at The 21C Museum Hotel where I dined on eggs benedict with gritcakes. We drove around thro...
Day 12: Louisville 29 Jul 2012 | 12:22 pm
I love this city, he said, slow and easy.
