–A good seminar. I taught a formalist text, old school humanities style. Lots of student participation and good conversation. –Drink with students after class at Thomson House. I love Thomson House. It’s so much cooler than the faculty club. –Burrito Nite ][. We tend to make a big batch of something on Sunday so it …
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Taco Alert + Music
When Carrie and I left Pittsburgh, we said we were giving up three things other than our dear friends: 1. Home ownership 2. DVR power 3. The NFL Sunday ticket It turned out that in Canada DVRs are called PVRs, and that 2004 was the first year the NFL Sunday ticket was offered as an …
Hump Day
I woke up this morning intending to write a little bit and catch up on a pile of things to read on my desk. I accomplished neither thing, instead cleaning out my inbox (which is good as a bunch of things had been waiting) and dealing with an avalanche of administrativa (ditto, though today had …
Speed Conferencing or, “I had a nice ASA; how was yours?”
Yes, it’s like speed dating, only a conference. The American Sociological Association is having its annual meeting in Montreal. I’ve never been to ASA before but it appears to follow the rules of other large association conferences. Those rules, as far as I can follow, go something like this: –>the least important thing that happens …
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Bed and Breakfast in Full Effect
We’ve got a steady stream of visitors coming until mid-month. But I’ll try and keep it together. In the meantime, tV reminds me that if you were wondering about the Harper administration’s agenda for higher education, their initial big idea is a plan to make Canada the first country ever to pull out of the …
Hot Weather Thoughts
–I always notice that the internet connection is slower when there’s bad weather. Lots of rain, lots of heat, whatever. What’s up with that, sympatico? –It is always hotter by at least one magnitude when you’re walking around on a sunbathed sidewalk downtown in the middle of the day. Bad idea #157 –There is something …
Sick Men Neglect Their Blogs
Nothing serious, just a summer cold. I hate summer colds. It’s beautiful out and I’ve got a head full of sand. I know colds aren’t restricted to winter, but they should be. Summer’s my time. Today I feel some improvement, though. I think I’ll leave the apartment. Speaking of leaving the apartment, Thursday was our …