20 December 2010

The Sexes at The End of The Semester

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Well, I know one thing:  The end of the semester is basically the same sort of grind, whether you're male or female. Actually, there ...
19 December 2010

In The Book: Yesterday, And Before

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Last night I got six hours of sleep. That's about as much as I'd gotten during the whole week before.  Really. I think now of wha...
15 December 2010

Directives Growing

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Yesterday I told my brother that this time of year is, for those of us who teach in colleges and universities, like tax time is for accounta...
12 December 2010

He Had No Future; I Have No Past

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Not long ago, in the course of a conversation, I recalled something I hadn't thought about in a long time.  During my senior year in hig...
09 December 2010

December: Nights Growing

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The days are getting shorter and colder.  But my work days seem to be getting longer.  Perhaps that's just as well, for now.  At this ti...
08 December 2010

Seeing By The Light of Othello

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It's cold and I'm really tired.  Charlie curls up on me and falls alseep; I also find myself drifting off. It's that time in t...
06 December 2010

Without Guides

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Yesterday I was teaching my cousin how to use his computer.  Well, at least I taught him how to get on the Internet and check the e-mail an...
04 December 2010

It's Still New

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Yesterday I had to go to my doctor's  office for "labs," which consist of a phlebotomist taking four test tubes of my blood.  ...
03 December 2010

Relativity

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This week is ending.  But, it seems, the semester isn't going to end, even though it's raced by me.  A lot of students and faculty m...
01 December 2010

Beauty Sleep

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Soo tired.  I feel like I'm still catching up from my illness back in October.  There hasn't been any end to the papers I've had...
29 November 2010

Remembering Dreams And Fantasies That Weren't Mine

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After going to the Jersey Shore and having lunch, I didn't feel a sense of nostalgia or deja vu.  You can't really feel those things...
27 November 2010

The Real Jersey Shore

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Today I had lunch with Mom and Dad in Jersey.  As it was cold and windy, and they're not used to this sort of weather anymore (and, shal...
26 November 2010

The Truth About The Real Black Friday

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On Sunday, two days from today, a year will have passed since the suicide of Mike Penner, a.k.a. Christine Daniels. I never knew her, but ...
25 November 2010

Giving Thanks on a Quick Morning Ride

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I heard it was going to rain today.  So I tried to sneak in an early ride:  just a few miles on my fixed-gear bike.  It felt about ten degre...
23 November 2010

On This Date: The Road Ahead

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It was the day after Thanksgiving:  this date, the 23rd. I was fifteen years old. I recall it distinctly for a couple of reasons.  For one, ...
22 November 2010

Even They--And We--Get The Pronouns Wrong Sometimes

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Today, I stepped into a store on my way from lunch with Bruce to an appointment with my opthamologist.  (Dr. Noah Klein, one of the best in ...
21 November 2010

Moving Forward, Again

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I feel better after taking a ride today.  Still, I am thinking about Janine and  something both my mother and Millie said yesterday:  "...
20 November 2010

Transgender Day of Remembrance: For The Truth About Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar

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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.  For those of you who are just learning about it, this day commemorates those who met violent death...
19 November 2010

Until We Meet Again: The Weight of This Day

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Am I projecting onto the rest of the world? It seemed that everywhere I looked, people were ready to hibernate.  Windy, chilly, overcast ...
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16 November 2010

A Wish At The End

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Right now I want to be in Paris.  But not for all of the usual reasons.  Well, all right, I want to pedal along the quais and around the Not...