Last weekend, we timed our first-ever fall visit to NW Michigan to experience the peak colors...and arrived to find it delayed because of higher than normal temps. Our backyard today:

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Commencing year 27 teaching first-year writing @ UToledo. #GoRockets #Utoledo

Outdoor office temp: 85-degrees. Major road construction one street over. Roofers are executing a tear-off next door, and I wouldn't be surprised if they start shingling before 2 pm. No matter. This is my favorite place to write. #Writingsky, #academicsky,

To comply with a state law banning diverse, equitable and inclusive programming and initiatives on campuses, my alma material and employer renamed its nearly 50-year-old womens center....

Excuse me while I troll AI images and presidents posing as popes.

I stopped my scroll to read and noticed this is a scene from the game final score still pinned on my screen.

This one gets me every time.

I present the title page of my latest narrative for my annual evaluation: #AIresistence #AIinhighered #Edusky

Merry Christmas from my home office, where I am playing Wridges and patiently waiting for everyone else to wake up.

Celebrating with my Star Wars tree

This makes me so happy....plus, I kept the Styrofoam out of the landfill. #Rudolph #Christmas

A 27yo student whose HS counselor told her "college is not for you," did not believe me when I told her she won an award for her writing Showcase presentation. "Come on," she said. "Did I really win or did you do this?" I told her that 5 judges chose her project. She burst into tears. #fywriting

Spent the past 2 days talking to FY students at #UToledo's celebration of public writing.

I am always impressed by the learning that happens when they transfer a paper into visual form, but the real reward is seeing them present and recognize that they are doing scholarly work.