It kind of looks like we were trying to out-pretty the aurora. We did not succeed.
July 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
It kind of looks like we were trying to out-pretty the aurora. We did not succeed.
Oh. *That's* why I'm exhausted all the time. Working on an external site as a student resource that isn't dependent on our LMS, and I listed all the classes I teach. Every year. Note that Year 1 and Year 2 describe the student population, not my teaching load.
December 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oh. *That's* why I'm exhausted all the time. Working on an external site as a student resource that isn't dependent on our LMS, and I listed all the classes I teach. Every year. Note that Year 1 and Year 2 describe the student population, not my teaching load.
The edge needs work.
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The edge needs work.
This is why we're still together.
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is why we're still together.
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
Something I love about living in this era: truck driver Indian food along every major transport route in California and Nevada.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Something I love about living in this era: truck driver Indian food along every major transport route in California and Nevada.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
If only you could have heard the snorting and snuffling the accompanied this change in position.
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If only you could have heard the snorting and snuffling the accompanied this change in position.
Aaaand 2 hours later …
October 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Aaaand 2 hours later …
Can you feel the snores?
October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Can you feel the snores?
Meanwhile, right now, the muppet thinks he fitz. He does not. It does seem to be annoying him, but he's come back to this spot three or four times.
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Meanwhile, right now, the muppet thinks he fitz. He does not. It does seem to be annoying him, but he's come back to this spot three or four times.
We have full-on derp in effect here today. This morning, the doggo didn't want to get out of the car because she thought there might be snacks under the seat. I waited about 3 minutes for her to decide she had already eaten the snacks.
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
We have full-on derp in effect here today. This morning, the doggo didn't want to get out of the car because she thought there might be snacks under the seat. I waited about 3 minutes for her to decide she had already eaten the snacks.
My beautiful, classy pibble.
August 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My beautiful, classy pibble.
Because 81F wasn’t warm enough.
August 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Because 81F wasn’t warm enough.
Gotta love Excel. The headers on these sheets (all in the same workbook) were copy-pasted from the one at the bottom. Same clipboard, same file, just switch sheet and use Page Setup to modify headers.
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gotta love Excel. The headers on these sheets (all in the same workbook) were copy-pasted from the one at the bottom. Same clipboard, same file, just switch sheet and use Page Setup to modify headers.
And because I can't count, 2.5/3, from the rear of the room
August 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
And because I can't count, 2.5/3, from the rear of the room
New setup with the tables grouped. The front wall and one side wall of the room have projection screens and white boards. I sat in all of the seats, and there are two chairs that don't see either screen well in this setup, but rotating the chairs around that table solves the problem.
3/3
3/3
August 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New setup with the tables grouped. The front wall and one side wall of the room have projection screens and white boards. I sat in all of the seats, and there are two chairs that don't see either screen well in this setup, but rotating the chairs around that table solves the problem.
3/3
3/3
Old sage-on-the-stage setup, three rows of long tables with very narrow space between, and the chairs have arms so can't easily be turned around. New setup from rear and then front of room.
2/3
2/3
August 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Old sage-on-the-stage setup, three rows of long tables with very narrow space between, and the chairs have arms so can't easily be turned around. New setup from rear and then front of room.
2/3
2/3
File under "Things you rarely see in Los Angeles." (This isn't LA; I'm in Louisville KY for a conference.)
August 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
File under "Things you rarely see in Los Angeles." (This isn't LA; I'm in Louisville KY for a conference.)
It's a little rough here emotionally, but here's some bagel sploot to brighten your day.
June 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's a little rough here emotionally, but here's some bagel sploot to brighten your day.
Fishing with briefcase.
June 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Fishing with briefcase.
Student sometimes give us gifts at the end of the year. This one was clearly observing closely, as the gift bag matches the journal I carry with me everywhere. The gift inside was very sweet, too.
June 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Student sometimes give us gifts at the end of the year. This one was clearly observing closely, as the gift bag matches the journal I carry with me everywhere. The gift inside was very sweet, too.
I present to you what I estimate to be 1.297 m^2 of brindled glory. (Random dogs seen on my drive home last night.)
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I present to you what I estimate to be 1.297 m^2 of brindled glory. (Random dogs seen on my drive home last night.)
Tiny baby avocado. Apparently they bruise even when they're a centimeter long.
June 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Tiny baby avocado. Apparently they bruise even when they're a centimeter long.
The mockingbirds are in rare form this morning. They nest in the eaves of the garage just behind the fence, and mercilessly torment anyone who comes near. I watched one toss a squirrel off that wire (he was OK). The crows just mosey on along instead of fighting. Even the ravens don't argue.
May 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The mockingbirds are in rare form this morning. They nest in the eaves of the garage just behind the fence, and mercilessly torment anyone who comes near. I watched one toss a squirrel off that wire (he was OK). The crows just mosey on along instead of fighting. Even the ravens don't argue.
Um. I went into my photos to find something and Google presented this as the Best of January. It is the view from my front porch of the start of the Eaton Fire. Fuck you, Google. Fuck you.
February 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Um. I went into my photos to find something and Google presented this as the Best of January. It is the view from my front porch of the start of the Eaton Fire. Fuck you, Google. Fuck you.