Monday, June 30, 2014

54 Versus 540

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I just renewed my parking permit for U#1 online. So easy, YAY! (in previous years I've done in in person, so much more troublesome!) Y...

An Automotive "Sign"

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You guys know that we own very very old cars. In fact, we're nearly "famous" for our old cars -- our mechanic says we are the ...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Accidental 'World Premiere' Viewing - "The Pool Master"

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Last Saturday night I wanted to watch "World Cup Tonight" and the compact version of that day's soccer games and while I waite...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

On the Road Again!

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Now it's K's turn to have a conference and this time were headed to our old stomping grounds in Philadelphia.  It was good to be hom...
Friday, June 20, 2014

18 Years!

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Today it's been eighteen years since I came to this country and stayed! I'm on the road and can't blog much now, but I didn'...
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Thursday, June 19, 2014

My Academic Blogger's Dream Come True: A Conference Blogger Meet Up!

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As old-time readers will know, there are few things I like better than blogger meet ups!! ( Here are some past ones). I've lost count, b...
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Chico Buarque turns 70! "The Time and the Artist"

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I just found out that Chico Buarque, the celebrated Brazilian singer-songwriter-poet-novelist turned 70 today ! And I really like what the b...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

What Most (or Many) Men in Brazil Know

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I just realized that my husband, and his dad, and probably his brothers and cousins know the winners of every single World Cup that has ever...

Appointments and Trips

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We're on our way! To my son's optometrist, that is, but the car is packed and we'll continue on to our trip from there. I had fo...

Anxious Update

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I'm anxious because we're traveling today for the only "true" (i.e. non-local) academic conference I'll attend all yea...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Why we don't have cable or why I won't watch TV

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I suppose tonight is the night to write blog posts that explain the reasons why ... as briefly as possible! ;-) We got cable installed tod...
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Why the World Cup is Cool, but FIFA is Evil -- thanks John Oliver!!

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And also, to those of you who know about the turmoil and protests that the World Cup has been eliciting in Brazil, this explains why: And...
Sunday, June 08, 2014

On "Being a Blogger"

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Has this "very old" in today's term (about 15 years old?) medium basically died? I mean, it's frustrating to me, to say th...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Green!!

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I had never painted my toenails any color other than doing a neutral Feench manicure, so a week ago when I bought this nail polish on a whim...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

One More Thing!

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I forgot that I actually have one more thing to do, but it's such a "useless" thing that I had totally pushed it off my mind u...
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Out & In (Warning: TMI!)

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I know this is probably be TMI,* but "that's what blogging is for," isn't it? Not always, but some of the time, at least, ...
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Now I Fell Really DONE!

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With work, I mean. I was officially done turning grades in last week on Tuesday, but then I had professional development meetings I wanted...
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Monday, May 19, 2014

I don't know...

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... why I am blogging so little this year. If I make it past 120 posts in 2014 it'll be a victory, I suppose, unless all of a sudden I...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Orchard in Bloom -- For Heidi!

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I took these photos back on April 24 and never got around to posting them! The orchard always reminds me of my dear friend  Heidi & ...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

Breakfast in Bed II

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Here's the photo I promised of yesterday's mother's day celebration: Oh, and my gift was two Target gift cards!