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Students, seriously?

I teach accounting. My college decided a few years ago to split a 14 week course into two, 7 week courses. I do not approve. I do not get to choose. So. We now have 4 separate courses, where we … Continue reading

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And now we fight

It’s been a roller coaster, my life has, since last September. FIrst, my adult nephew ran away from home because his soon to be ex wife is, and I mean this with all my heart, bat shit crazy. We’re talking … Continue reading

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I’m a Boomer

I should be grading but I’m really good at procrasting that particular task. I’ve been reading Threads and X and “news” articles and seeing a lot of stuff about GenX and how feral they were and how they grew up … Continue reading

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

On Monday we had all four seasons in one day. It was pretty nuts, actually. We had rain, sunshine, a temperature of 65 degrees that then went to 31, and to top it off, we had snow. (Not much, just … Continue reading

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Saturday, Sunday, football, cold, blah

Yesterday was a very strange day. It felt like there was a black cloud over everything, nothing was right, everything was sad, I had a total meltdown because Bear is having some health issues and I just lost my shit … Continue reading

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Here we go again

Did you ever feel like you’re shouting into the abyss? (All the time is the correct answer, by the way) If you’ve known me for more than an minute, you know that I hate snow. Part of the reason I … Continue reading

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Five

You know that pain chart that hangs in the doctor’s office? I think most people live between 0 and 1. I live at 5. There are days when 3 stops by, and then there are days when 8 decides it … Continue reading

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Waiting

My college has gone on strike. It’s a long story, the short version is that we’ve been trying to work with the admin for three years, we’ve had no raises, the college wants ownership of intellectual property (I’ve created everything … Continue reading

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Grumpy and mean

well, not really mean but definitely grumpy My hip has been giving me grief for a couple of months. My spine doctor insists that’s the cause, that my L4 and L5 vertabrae or whatever they are are pressing on my … Continue reading

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Many things or just a few

*please excuse any typos, I’ve managed to grow my nails long for the first time in years and i’d forgotten how difficult it makes it to type. (It’s worth it) So Maverick got over his hot spot finally. The Bear … Continue reading

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