I am craving the homemade cookies that used to show up every Monday at our local contra dance.
Day 6: sport
Skiing is my favorite sport, closely followed by swimming, and more recently running 🏃♀️ (in the Galloway style).
Cat in a box Pets 🐈
Fun stuff: David Byrne Radio 🎶
And I had on more layers than this when I was skiing earlier today
I take comfort in all my books about great learning-based activities (and checking if @Hauntedradiator fixed my photo problem)
Morning beverage — one oolong leaf which gets more hot water all day
Finished reading: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum 📚
Finished reading: The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine 📚 I’m going to give this one an “ugh.” Unlikeable characters. Dumb story. The only lesson seems to be “don’t tell journalists something that you don’t want published widely” which, as a daughter of Washington, DC, I already knew.
A close up of an old manuscript
Whelp, it’s already snowing here in New Hampshire at 2 PM. I’m going to head on home and crank up the woodstove while we wait for a foot of snow to fall in the next 24 hours.
Others have said this, too. I’m astounded at how healthy I have been during this COVID year (knock on wood). Not a cold, not even a sniffle, during the past 11 months. Usually I would have had at least one cold. It’s a revelation to see how sick other people make me. 🙃
I’m listening to Lisa Sieverts Radio on Apple Music and I have to say that they have outdone themselves in algorithmically selecting music that I like, both old favorites and new stuff I’ve never heard before. Good job, Apple!
Woo hoo! Nearly 5 miles at 9 degrees F🏃♀️
I’m a folkie at heart and thus loved this Jacob Collier album from a couple of years ago. 🎵 Apple Music Link
Currently reading: The Overstory by Richard Powers 📚
Currently reading: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum 📚
Once a year, I have to re-learn Tinderbox because its magic is worth it as I create student groups for a multi-week assignment. It’s a crazy program. Here’s a video showing what TB can do, this is way fancier than what I’m doing. Tinderbox Training Daily Journal and PM
Temperature is dropping like a stone here in New Hampshire. It was 29 degrees F a couple of hours ago, now 24, and heading for 0 degrees by 7 AM tomorrow morning.
The Rural Blog: Rural health care experts suggest five creative ways the Biden administration can improve rural health care irjci.blogspot.com
The discussion forum for my course has started! Yesterday was the opening day of the term. Our first webinar is tomorrow. I’m the weird geek who loves course discussion forums. I am so interested in what my students have to say. We’re using Yellowdig Engage this year.
Mac Apps I rely on:
- MailMate
- DevonThink
- Obsidian
- Hook
- Google Docs
- Keynote
- BusyCal
March 23. That’s when my 85-year-old friend gets his first vaccine shot. Apparently over 10% of the population of my state (NH) signed up for vaccines this weekend.
Helped an 85-year-old friend get in line for the COVID-19 vaccine today. I don’t know when his appointment will be, though from what I hear from neighbors, it’ll be March. In New Hampshire, 147,000 65+ year olds signed up yesterday, the first day for Phase 1b signups.
Tamsin kitty finally trying out the box behind the wood stove 🐈
