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Motherhood after Tenure: I love this job, but it is work
Last week I dropped by the departmental office to pick up my mail, take care of a few errands, and...
ABCs and PhDs: Taking stock on my last six months as "½-time mom"
Here’s my weekday morning start: I wake up in time for about 10 minutes of quiet before the 45 minutes...
You Forget...
what the world looks like when you're seven. An actual exchange last night: The Boy: You know, I try to...
Food, fuel
I often find it interesting to chase down links and other references provided when folks respond to my posts. Generally...
Cary Nelson, Provocateur
Well, that post title was a little redundant, don’t you think? For my readers not in academe, Cary Nelson is...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Trying to stay positive
Last Monday I wrote my blog post during a snow day; today it’s 80F and sunny, and I’m on spring...
The Litany
For some reason, there's a persistent subset of people – both faculty and staff – who can't raise one issue...
The best article on sustainability that I've read recently ...
... isn't technically about sustainability. It's about food. Or, more technically, our agricultural system. It's here. You should go read...