Looking more and more like SP every day. Unlike Spud, I actually remembered to do Links today. I'm thinking more and more that I don't belong at a modern liberal arts institution. The intolerance has been wearing, and clearly they are not interested in academic...
"Inconceivable!" Thanks to Brett for covering for me yesterday- Prime had a conference in Rochester, so we took the opportunity to have me come up and meet the oldest of her kids, who lives there. And she's a delightful young woman (as is her girlfriend), but I was...
Is that a Hitler salute? The downside of my little excursion to drink multiple top shelf brown spirits is the effect it had on my non-acclimated body. At least that's what I'm blaming. Prime came through unscathed, slept solidly, no doubt due to her Irish genetics. I...
No, despite the unrelenting snowfall (we have over a foot on the ground at the moment), the electricity has been fine here in Glibs Gulch. But I am foregoing a date with Prime in order to watch the debacle in Baltimore on TV (NB: Prime made it past the Spud filter,...
OK, maybe we shouldn't have had that last bottle. I mean, sometimes I have to recognize the passage of years and my less-than-optimal condition. But that just didn't enter the picture when the corks started popping and the bottomless glasses started filling. And now,...
Spud has arrived for his quarterly visit, and just in time for our traditional New Years Eve. I know this is going to surprise you, but there's often drinking involved. So we will spend the run-up to the big night doing intense practice. Those livers aren't going to...
It's not often that Pagan Christmas and Taliban Chanukkah coincide- and even when it happens, it's only for half a day- the drunken lighting of the Menorah doesn't happen until sundown this evening. In any case, to dispel the silly idea that the goyim have about...
Well, he will be in a few more days, anyway. I'm not hip to all the Christian stuff, but from what I understand, Jesus goes all around the world on his birthday, coming down chimneys and feasting on milk and cookies. Sadists leave out a bowl of M&Ms, since they...
Ironically, after being tossed out of my teaching position for saying something (as yet undisclosed) that offended a student (also not disclosed), I was invited to a faculty development training session on "Academic Freedom." Fuck it, I got the last grades in, did a...
I mentioned yesterday that with the New Year impending and our traditional festivities with family (now with WebDom, 10b0t, Spud, and the fetal Glib), I am forced to finally stop juggling and make a choice: NPR Lady 1 or NPR Lady 2 (affectionately known as "Retread")....
So many things happening here that it's hard to know where to start. First, both NPR Lady Prime and Retread are out of town visiting family, so I'm all alone here this weekend. This is probably not a bad thing. Second, the Dean called me into his office. "We will not...
Today is your lucky day: Old Man Links
It’s official, the Old Guy is old. But Links are new.
Fittingly, the end of November and the beginning of December meant a lake-effect enhanced snow, and we got it good and hard. Fortunately, I wasn't relying on airports, and for all their faults, the local governments here do a pretty good job of getting the snow off...
Wherein we pay for our sins of the weekend. And repent of the Links.
“Hey, you’re a Jew, it’s not your holiday, why don’t you do Links?”
Advice: Never take advice from Spud. And here’s some Links to reinforce the idea.
I suddenly find two NPR Ladies in the picture, and a conundrum it is. They are both intelligent, accomplished, and educated. NPR1 is a physician (pediatrics), incredibly kind and sweet, soft-spoken, and seems to be quite sane and grounded. NPR2 is actually a rerun,...
After dinner last night with New NPR, WebDom pulled me aside. "There's something wrong." "Oh?" "She's sane. And really nice." Apparently we've gotten past the first filter. Mere socializing will not stop birthday parties, and we really should have them for people like...
I mean, my kids have to be good for SOMETHING, right?
Blah, blah, blah, Links.
When will I ever learn? When will I ever learn? Well, Links while we’re waiting.
No Banjos again, just me and Links.
Never give up. Never give up. Never give up. After all the NPR Lady ordeals, I've been trying once again. And this latest one may even be ready for the first of my two major filter tests: an evening with WebDom. If she gets past that, the much more rigorous filter...
Our university is sponsoring an Election Night Watch Party this week. We were admonished in the invitation: The event is non-partisan, and a cordial and respectful place to watch the 2024 election results as they come in. There will be food, an electoral college map...