My Own Thoughts

I need to flesh out/finish my syllabi. I have one in a format I can’t clear up, so I am not sure that will work. I did put it in a different file, but now it’s not in the right order. So I have one, which I decided needed to include a different paper as [...]

When I went forward at church to ask for prayers, I asked for strength because I know this is the right decision, but I did not expect the right decision to be so hard. They prayed I would know it was the right decision. When I said I have “too many, too long, or none” [...]

I have not been low carbing it the last few days. I will be mostly good but not entirely good and then get frustrated with myself. However, the pains are pretty minimal, except when I eat carbs right before bed. Apparently a lot of the pains were still nightshades. Whoo hoo! I’m over nightshades! Yay. [...]

I ate popcorn tonight because I was so tired of all the food I’ve been eating, low carb. That was probably not my best choice, although it tasted good. Then I read a very sad book. I didn’t think it was the sad one, but it was. And now I’m sitting on the chaise lounge [...]

Today started out very well. I was up early and laid down on the chaise lounge with the dog. I took the dog for a walk. We picked up some trash from our back yard and walked about eight blocks. I went to work for new faculty orientation. The folks were very nice. I got [...]

I guess I am still stressed because it takes a lot of emotional/mental energy for me to get things done. I’m also in massive procrastination stage, so that doesn’t help get things done. I have been in town for nine days. My house is unpacked entirely, put together, and fleshed out (though not all the [...]

1. People sit on the sidewalk or on the humps in the parking lots. I saw three people doing this on Sunday. I thought it was odd. 2. The cheapest gas in town is at the grocery stores, not Sam’s. 3. There are three different chains for groceries and I’ve only tried one. 4. Even [...]

or Don’t Be a Dummy, Read the Labels! Hot dogs all have paprika in them. Hot dogs are now off my list. All shredded cheese have potato starch in them. Shredded cheese will now be home made. Most dressings that I was looking at, Raspberry vinaigrettes, have paprika or “spices” in them. So I should [...]

I have been feeling better for the last few days. Then I had company last night and was slow getting things ready. So we ended up having chips and lemonade with grapes. I ate 6 Doritos and had, at most, a cup of lemonade. (I mostly drank water and Crystal Lite.) I also ate 8 [...]

List of what I did this summer: Attended the medieval conference in Kalamazoo where I gave a paper on Beowulf in the 21st Century to a packed room. Presented in Houston at the Johnnie Harris Writers’ Conference on Who Is a Hero and How Do We Know? Using Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth to Examine (and Create) [...]

It is 7:05 and 105 degrees outside. There is a breeze, but it is about eight feet off the ground. The trees are moving, but not much else. I was going to go to the mall, but I don’t really want to leave the dog out in 105 heat when I don’t have to. I [...]

Dog The dog followed me around until today. Every time I left the room she would come with me. Today, she was more satisfied to be by herself. That’s good. It was sweet, but a little painful, especially as she has decided that in the new house she should be allowed to sleep on the [...]

Saturday college roommate L and I drove two vehicles and the dog from Old City to New Town. While the trip is usually about 6.5-7 hours, it took us 10. We took the long way (freeway most of it) and stopped a lot with the dog and for bathroom breaks. When we arrived, we unloaded [...]

While I do not recommend to anyone a multi-year hiatus from reading the Bible for yourself, I will say that the lack of familiarity when I came back to it has been eye-opening. Many things I remember and knew already and yet other things I see as if I had never seen them before. I [...]