Watching the trainwreck that is our country at the moment. Trying to figure out something I can do …. I will be registering voters and accepting absentee ballots in a city park, and I also signed up to register students to vote on campus. And I will be an election official again. I guess that’s … [Read more…]
What RBG is saying is everything I most believe in about Judaism, and why I light yahrzeit candles for my parents – it’s what you do here that counts, not the promise of the afterlife. I wanted to find the outro music but all it says on the website is “UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTIST: (Singing in … [Read more…]
And I’m not sure the one after’s starting any better. Last week started on Tuesday because of the Labor Day holiday, but even though it was a short week I feel like more bad things happened than good. And, I started writing this Saturday and am just now finishing the following Tuesday. It was the … [Read more…]
Some of the stuff I did do: Processed A LOT of tomatoes (I bought a 25-lb. box from my CSA that I brought home Thursday night); now in the freezer there is: A carton of chunky tomato sauce with white wine & rosemary; another of Marcella’s famous tomato-butter sauce; 2 cartons of roasted tomato sauce; … [Read more…]
It’s the first day of classes at University of Wisconsin today, and I’m sitting at the kitchen counter still in pajamas, doing a little work email, drinking coffee, and listening to public radio which is full of stories about campus response to Covid, including liability waivers and a few words from a student at UW-Eau … [Read more…]
I got an email from Robert Reich last night, subject line, “I’m Terrified” and that made me think, “you know I kind of am, too”. By the current crisis, or politics, or whatever the hell is happening our country right now. So much scary and infuriating stuff this week, starting with Jacob Blake, then three … [Read more…]
OK how the F does our so-called president get to say that cities will burn if we elect Biden when it’s happening now, on his watch?!! Not to mention using the White House for a partisan campaign event … ? What was that about dining? Well, my freezer was starting to get too full, so … [Read more…]
And it’s an undocumented week. I last wrote on Thursday when I was still grading, which I did finish on Sunday and then only had to upload the grades Monday morning. I went for a Covid test on Friday morning, and got the negative results on Saturday, although the University Health Services warns that I … [Read more…]
After that cranky Friday, there was a whole weekend, during which I spent a good bit of time preparing for Tuesday’s election. Saturday we biked to the Farmers Market in a hurry so I could get back in time to drive to the City County Building to pick up the supply tote. See Mark’s cat … [Read more…]
What a f**king day…. Fridays are supposed to be relaxing but this one just was not. Since 2010 I’ve been in charge of a multi-day orientation for students in the iSchool’s (formerly School of Library & Information Studies) online masters degree. We make them come to campus and meet in person, before starting their online … [Read more…]