As I mentioned, a lot has happened these last few days. 1. Monday at lunchtime, I met with the chair of the Ph.D. program I’m starting this fall to go over the program, opportunities, expectations, etc. I found out the program is relatively new (less than 5 years old, certainly) and currently has a mass …

So this is what happened. (Just now, I mean.) I teach classes at TWU as part of my job supporting the Web site and the people who work on it. Each month, I request time in the specific computer classroom I prefer, scheduling gives me anywhere from six to ten 90-minute slots, and then I …

Lots has happened (already!) this week, even though I haven’t had much chance to blog about it. And right now, I’m dashing out the door to teach a class at which there may or may not be any “students” … argh. If so, I get to teach one of my favorite topics (how to write …

I very nearly snorted water through my nose. “Man of the House” is HILARIOUS. A few friends and I went to see it last night at Studio Movie Grill in Plano (love me those $5 frozen strawberry margaritas! ole!). I like Tommy Lee Jones anyway, but this movie was an excellent choice for his dry, …

Sandra has decided to terminate her blog. She explains why on her blog — good reasons them all. It’s not always easy to come up with new things to blog about or comfortable to tread the line between expressing your thoughts and potentially offending someone. It’s different for everyone. What has been interesting in this …

My favorite English teacher in high school told me once that if the first thing you say on the first day of the month is “White rabbits,” you’ll have a lucky month. Silly, but hey — who am I to question? Welcome to March. The month of spring break, a visit from an old friend, …

A few of my fellow MHHS alums are speaking at the school today about career options, including: 6. Emily Reed, Baxter County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. 9. Jacob Ponder, actor. 18. Heather Knight, Hospital Development Foundation, BRMC. Wish I could play, too!

This kid was one of my students the year I worked at Small World. Bet he’s close to being a senior (he should be!). Wow.

Last night, I had a dream that I had a dream that I had a baby. And in my dream-within-a-dream, I was happy beyond words. Until I found out that, while I was conked out from the c-section drugs, Daniel had named the baby “Michael David.” And I nearly clobbered him. Then I woke up …

Cingular has a commercial on the radio right now that I find very funny. The premise is that a daughter is in college and her dad is freaking out about how much it’s costing. It ends with him complaining about spending $2,000 for a poetry class, at which time he says, “You want poetry? How …