Yes, Arya, I KNOW that the burdock is getting big and out-of-control; I will get to it. And then it will come back next year, because unless I solarize that whole area, that is what burdock just does. Maybe I should learn to eat the root — it’s apparently an edible delicacy.
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cw: pet death. (If you missed yesterday’s post, Ellie died yesterday.) Every time someone set off fireworks last night, I thought about how Ellie used to be so scared of them when she was younger. She got used to them eventually, but the 4th was a tough time for her. In her last years, Ellie
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Last night in front of the TV. (Kevin and I are watching a funny British comedy now, _Catastrophe_.) Ellie just had a vet appointment; she’s lost another five pounds in the last three months. She’s eighteen years old now, which is ancient, but she still seems pretty happy. Hopefully we have a few more months
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Finishing up my promotion materials — here’s my one-page teaching statement, in the interest of transparency. ***** Mohanraj Teaching Statement: All of us teaching literature and creative writing have faced new challenges in the last several years. My general teaching goals have always been: a) to develop the student’s individual voice and thoughts, helping to
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What I want to do is take photos of my flowers, but what I need to do is keep dealing with e-mail. Yes, Arya, being attacked by lots of tiny stabby branches is exactly how I feel…
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Photo of Ellie and Arya, courtesy Jed. And yes, when Arya chooses to sleep on that step, he is taking both his life and our lives in his paws.
