As I was driving to Louisville this afternoon, I got a call from one of my friends in Lexington. She called to tell me that Mary was gone. Mary Lafleur was my colleague and deskmate at the University of Kentucky for almost 2 years. We both entered the MA program in 2002, though her focus was... Continue Reading →
No “Death of a Moth”
It's a slow day today at the WAC program where I work. Fall Break is tomorrow, and many students have already left campus, which means there are no business students currently writing memos or reports. I've been doing some of my own reading (for my exams) in the quiet, isolated office. We are tucked away... Continue Reading →
Why
is it so difficult to keep up with a blog? This blog seems like a good idea, especially for someone like myself who is currently in the throes of reading for comprehensive exams and thinking about my dissertation: the archival features of blogs, combined with the flexibility of the space (informal or formal, all kinds of different... Continue Reading →
A New Word
"Teachnique." I misspelled technique when I was taking notes, but I like the word. Teachnique. . .it seems to be what I do as a teacher. I use teachniques.
A Memory
I originally jotted this entry down in November, 2006; ever since then, I see Appalachia in southwestern Ohio whenever I stop living inside my head and start looking at the window. . . I remembered something today. I was driving though the cornfields of Ohio, up and down small hills, looking for the state... Continue Reading →
Just a little experiment
After reading Mary Daly's Wickedary in a Women's Rhetoric(s) seminar last semester, I was struck by a missing entry. Some background: I am a transcendental meditator: for those of you unfamiliar with transcendental meditation (TM), the most recognizable name to connect with TM is the Beatles. When the Beatles went to India to study under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, they were... Continue Reading →
Hello world!
So I envision this blog working as some sort of combination of my academic work and real life. . .whatever that is. Kinda like everyone else who has decided that getting a PhD is a good idea, right?
essaying the plains 