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Archive for December, 2007
A Short Note from the Road
Posted in Travel, tagged Foodie Files, McDonalds, Oklahoma, Travel, Will Rogers on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
17 Hours, Six States, One Accident
Posted in Travel, tagged Cars, Foodie Files, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Travel, Weather on December 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Thankfully, the accident was not us. Let’s just say that there was a 27 mile swath of black ice on I-40 in Texas. We knew it was coming up because “they” (the evil DOT) was advertising it on the little message boards in Oklahoma. It was odd; we checked the weather forecasts before we left [...]
Random Thoughts on Traveling
Posted in It's My Life, Travel, tagged Cars, Dogs, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Travel on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The ‘Stang’s all packed and we’re ready to go. The Coach just needs to take the dogs to be boarded. Let me tell you, there’s no way we’re fitting the Big Black Dog into the car. It’s packed. Obviously, a convertible doesn’t have much trunk space, but holy crap, I could only fit two suitcases, [...]
One Day to Spare
Posted in It's My Life, Wat Stom!, tagged Christmas, Evil Kitten on December 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s ain’t pretty, but at least it’s up.
Now let’s hope the Evil Kitten stays out of it.
Adventures in Cooking: Nonauthentic Enchilladas
Posted in The Foodie Files, tagged Chicken, Cooking, Winter Food on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well hell, I’m not even sure *how* you spell enchilada as you can tell from my title! But, it’s cold outside and I had a hankering for something warm and steamy and cheesy. The other day, I came across a jar of two-step green chili mix (as in, add a pound of chicken and eat). [...]
This Academic Life
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Research, Service, Teaching on December 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Earlier this semester, one of my students told me that being a professor must be great fun. “After all,” he said, ”you only teach 9 hours a week. Even with all the grading you do, you probably work 20 hours max.” My family often has this same attitude. I get the impression that most of them think [...]
