News and Updates

1. There is much to discuss regarding der Sturmtrumper and his Blitzkrieg assault on everything of moral value in the American republic and the larger world, but part of his goal is to overwhelm and disorient so I am going to take this post to discuss other things. Rest assured that my contempt for him and his minions, cronies, lackeys, and slaves remains unlimited, my rage at their calculated evil is unabated, and my plan to stay malevolently well informed regarding their moral, legal, and political failings remains intact. But sometimes you have to talk about other things.

2. The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl, which is a marvelous thing if you are a fan. Somewhere my dad is smiling. My interest in football has declined over the years, but I will always support the Birds. As of this writing I don’t know who they will be playing but I’m really hoping it’s Buffalo because the Chiefs are this decade’s Patriots and nobody needs to see them win anything again for a very long time. Fly, Eagles, fly.

3. I have now acquired a Reddit account. It has been deeply underwhelming so far, but perhaps this is because I still haven’t figured out how to make that site work. I’ve joined a forum (something about 1920s vintage photographs) and tried to browse it but it seems to repeat the same two dozen photos on a loop so I’m not sure what good it’s for. People insist that I can find anything I want on this site and maybe they’re right but at the moment it’s just another task.

4. I’ve also returned the Sleep Machine as it was not for me. I promised that I would give it an honest effort and I did – even swapped out the mask at one point – but I never did manage to make it work for more than 90 minutes. When not using the sleep aid provides better rest than using the sleep aid, it’s really not much of an aid, is it?

5. Classes start up at Home Campus tomorrow. On the one hand I’m pretty set for them – I’ve only got one class to prep (in addition to the one that never actually ends) and that’s set to go. I’ve gotten my advisees as prepped as I can at this point and now it’s just a matter of getting them in for appointments. And yet on the other hand, it feels like I’m going in blind. I suspect that the catastrophic avalanche of current events is just poisoning the air a bit, but we’ll see.

6. Last week we had a demonstration of a new software system that will replace some of (but not all of) another software system and we were assured that it is Amazing and Zowie and All Things To All People and I gotta say I didn’t leave that demonstration thinking that but perhaps that’s just me. Wouldn’t be the first time.

7. Sometimes you just have to drive an hour to go to an Italian deli and clean the place out, because the only way we’re going to get through the next few years is by treating ourselves and each other well. One must fight the revolution, but one should also have snacks if they are available to you.

8. We weren’t going to make very many plans for the summer, but it looks like plans are being made anyway. I will enjoy them, I have no doubt. I will be glad I took part in them. But at some point I will rest.

9. I really need to sit down and make a list of all the personal projects that I am trying to accomplish because yesterday I remembered a whole other project that I’d completely forgotten about and it’s not good to let them disappear like that. Either do them or dismiss them.

10. When all is said and done, we will remember the people who stood up for others, and we will remember the people who didn’t.