the word semester shows up in at least 130 of my past blogposts , which is a little more than 10% of all the posts I've thus far posted...

thinking about my grandmother lately, off and on, I sometimes puzzle over how close and also how distant she seems. her birthday is coming u...

apparently I haven't blogged about the Tour de Fleece here yet. (you can read a bit more about this July spinning challenge event thing...

last week, my time was taken up by another academic conference. I presented on semi-academic podcasts and how awesomely they seem to cultiva...

a busy month, spread generously with travel, appointments, housework and yardwork, photoshoots, organizing all the craft room things, and se...

what small things can I celebrate, here in the middle of a stressful end-of-semester? grading for spring semester is pretty much done, as of...

almost six months ago, my attention was drawn to all the conflict in Palestine more than it ever had been before. a house down the road from...

eleven years ago, back at the very beginning of my academic career, I trekked 6 hours west from Lubbock, Texas, in my very old leper of a ca...

since the eve of 2024 one month ago, it feels like so much has happened. some of it too fast, too soon, too painfully.  the grief of losing...

the final round : Dungeons & Dragons (5e) vs The One Ring (2e)   in the beginning, along with a lot of scribbly scattered notes and spr...