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Golli 2: Whew!

I’m still here, no worries.  I can’t believe it’s been this long since the last blog, but I am indeed alive and well.  Grab your favorite cuppa, because you’re in for another eclectic update, a gollimosha post. The job. Is nearly done for the term, sort of.  I need to post a “tips for taking [...]

Literature and happy endings

On Monday, I had the opportunity to do something I’ve not been able to do in a very long time—and which I frankly miss.  I had the chance to sit in on a guest lecture about American literature.  Specifically, professor Clark  Blaise dropped in to deliver a chat titled, “Varieties of English Fiction: Canada, USA, [...]

It’s a new day

But it’s a blustery one! Sorry for the delay, folks; I’ve been a bit under the weather.  And the weather is wild at the moment!  We’ve had about five days of serious wind, and while the temperatures have been all over the map from -16C to +2C, that wind cuts! Classes have begun, and it [...]

It’s all about the numbers

Roughly 80 student conferences. Roughly 40 essays a night. 54 essays remaining for tomorrow.  Piece of cake. 87 hours. 87 hours and 17 minutes. 8 hours of sleep. Say g’night, Gracie.

Alive, Alive-Oh!

I know you don’t believe it, but I’m really alive.  :-)  See?  Here are my fingers typing.  Really.  It’s not a ‘bot.  :-)  I make no strong claims about mental coherence, and I’ll admit that I feel rather as if I could sleep for a week (Laws, I’m getting old!), but hey . . . [...]