True confession time: I easily fall in love with smart people. Deep thinkers. Wise ones. Some call them “nerds.” Wise ones don’t care. “Stimulating conversation” is more… Read more “march 23, 2020—blessed are the nerds in these hard times”

One thing, of countless things, that you did not plan for is that your dog poop bag supply will eventually run out while you are—what are we… Read more “march 22, 2020—field notes from a pandemic”

Hey all, so I had a late dinner tonight—what did I have? Oh, a stir-fry thingie that I made with the fresh broccoli I was forced to… Read more “march 21, 2020—pandemic etiquette”

Good God, is there some obscure, emergency Constitutional provision that can make Tim Walz interim president effective immediately?!? Asking for many concerned Americans.

All those books you’ve hoarded over the years but have yet to read have been waiting for this moment their whole lives…so many ways to move your… Read more “march 19, 2020—vary your sitting position”

So, I took Rocco to Minnehaha Falls Dog Park today, my favorite park within the city limits because even within limits, it feels like it goes on… Read more “march 17, 2020—a parable for the times, part 1”

So on my illegal walk with Rocco at Minnehaha Falls Dog Park today (we didn’t have a permit! Cue Styx, Renegade), after we nearly died repelling down ice-caked… Read more “march 17, 2020—a parable for the times part 2”

Hi internet world! How’s it going in Self-Quarantinelandia? Hope you’re holding out okay, hope you haven’t already plowed through your Y2K-worthy stash of Pringles and pasta, hope… Read more “march 16, 2020—teaching announcement”

This week’s mad skill acquisition brought to you by Covid-19, and inspired by the divine Marcella Spanogle Hawley. 💜 #learningandgrowinginquarantine  

Hey, know what else we can do during a pandemic, being we have all this free time on our hands? Take a single minute to check the… Read more “march 15, 2020—check your sources”