I have the busiest week possible coming up and of course I end up at the doctors.

My students asked me about ancient Greek insults, and I want to compile a list for them. Comment your favorite insult and where it's from!

How long is too long for a diss chapter? Because I think I've crossed the line at this point.

Job applications are suckling the life out of me.

A Black Community in West Virginia Sues the EPA to Spur Action on Toxic Air Pollution

Institute, WV, one of two majority-Black communities in the state, was left out of a regulatory effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...

It is absurd to me that BU doesn't allow access to certain online articles unless you're on campus. I live in Rhode Island. Honestly, what is the point of restricting access like that?

The amount of times I've called IT for help with technology that decides to work randomly on its own half way through class so that I look like an idiot is two time too many this semester.

"The time for rejoicing is brief: old age will slow
Our remaining days, and the final step is death.”
 
"βαιὸς ὁ χαιρόντων ἐστὶν βίος• εἶτα τὰ λοιπὰ
γῆρας κωλύσει, καὶ τὸ τέλος θάνατος.  -Rufinus GOOD MORNING

I cannot overstate how excited I am for this. The Native American ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio and West Virginia deserve way more attention than they get. If you're ever traveling through, try looking them up. They're everywhere hidden in plain sight.

Hector's Farewell 👪🏼💔⚔️

Andromache and Astyanax watch Hector leave from the battlements of Troy, not knowing they will never see him alive again...

Thank you to my patrons for the subject suggestion 🧡

https://chng.it/TMKKBTCdJX

Not ready to leave WV and lose my outdoor workspace.

I've been working on my parents' front porch this week and there's something soothing in watching the herds of cattle and the baling of hay. The rhythms and smells of home.

I'm at the point in my dissertation where I'm not even sure what my own point is anymore beyond "hey look, a cool tree".

Beach puppy!

I hardly use other social media platforms, but here we are.