Belgariad as a Sacred Text
One of the influential books I read this past year was Praying with Jane Eyre. I came to it a bit sideways. I had gone to the Midwest Data Librarian…[...]
2025 Recap
I have been sitting in a mental and emotional boat with giant waves like these crashing over the bow month after month after month. It very much feels like this…[...]
Empty
I just spent two days in "strategic planning." The end result is that we have four or five strategic direction statements. Future work will derive defined goals and action plans…[...]
Corvus
I spent part of a long weekend looking for Corvus corax. I was told by my aunt that one come visiting. They feed the birds and chipmunks. Today I was…[...]
Iris
For years now I've been using the PlantNet app to identify plants that catch my eye. I don't have the books to key them all myself. I need to refresh…[...]
Mindset
I seem to be consistent with only posting annually. Not the schedule I had planned or anticipated. But life more consistently had other plans than I could make time here.…[...]
An Experiment
2024 so far has a rough start. My brain feels like it's thinking constantly but there's no cohesiveness or through line. Last year, I had hopes of being systematic and…[...]
Strike care
Yesterday was day one of UIC faculty striking to get a contract. This is the first I’ve ever felt secure enough to participate in. The specific issues can be found…[...]
Elements
If I were to write a story, and someday I may, what are all the delights that I would want within? It would have to have animals. Mysterious, dark ravens…[...]
Meals – a case study
One of the most difficult things about being human, or any living being, for that matter, was how to solve the problem of feeding ourselves for the duration of our…[...]