A fantastic meet-and-greet with The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory author Tim Alberta offered a much-needed reprieve, a chance to engage in thoughtful conversation and step back from the immediate challenges. Of course, reality always catches up—I still had to end the week by doing my taxes.

Offices may close, budgets may shift, and institutions may change, but our commitment to students remains. We adjust, we find new ways, and we keep showing up. Because they deserve that.

Disaster Voltron that is.

Voltron is reassembling. Yikes.

Monster helped the dissertation oh so long ago. Monster Ultra FTW to help grade papers in these trying times.

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If you see this, post a concert photo you took. This is from the Minneapolis Yacht Club this summer and The Offspring’s performance. It was awesome.