Reflections Inspired by Weblog Inactivity

• One never intends to take a week off from Weblog posting.
• I am thankful every day that I don't have to be at work at 8 a.m.
• I keep intending to look up scientific articles on circadian rhythm.
• The now forgotten source who advised me never to chair more than three committees at once was wise indeed.
• I really hope that this whole Millennial student thing is a phase; otherwise I might have to find a new career.
• Sending letters acknowledging job applications takes more time and effort than the actual business of hiring.
• Things my Ph.D. adviser once did seemed like relatively arbitrary decisions at the time. In hindsight they seem like genius management techniques.
• Unless you're a slacker, there will never be enough hours in the day.
• I'm long overdue for a visit to New Mexico.
• If you could see how blue the sky is right now, you'd want to live in West Texas, too.
• Although there are many things that I miss about my job at Ohio State, I am thankful every day that I live closer to this country's southern border than its northern one.
• It is supposed to be 74 degrees here today.
• But we had 30 mph winds yesterday and will again tomorrow.
• My To-Do list is so overstuffed that I am crushing under the weight, yet I still find it difficult to say "no" to interesting new projects.
• In my experience, people are either team players or they are not. You can almost always count on team players, but you can rarely count on the others.
• People seem to create drama where there need not be any.
• If you work every night until at least 7 p.m., you will eventually test your spouse's patience.
• Although I am glad to be in the Southwest, I miss Dunn Meadow.
• I finally ordered a frame for my doctoral diploma -- 3 years after graduation.
• If I have to prep a single new course, I will go crazy.
• Did I mention that I am designing a new course just for fun?
• I wish that it would warm up more quickly so I could go for a bike ride.
• In my experience, people do not achieve greatness unless they forever look over their shoulder and see failure stalking them at every turn.
• Fewer than 1 in 20 students will pursue greatness for its own sake.
• I spent most of winter break pondering a more Transcendental lifestyle.
• Vegas odds don't look so good on me pulling that off.
• Rome was not built in a day. I usually forget this.
• So many decisions seem so much clearer when you're the one making them. It's a humbling experience.
• Almost warm enough to ride ...