Monthly Archives: July 2010

Night falls

It’s been a long day and I am glad that it is finally over.  Got up at five, did some work, went to the office at six, did some work, bitter disappointment, OK-ish lecture, home to nap, and finally a … Continue reading

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SLIW

I have heard about SLIW for many years (mainly from television) but I have always dismissed it as a problem that affected other people. In fact, for a long time, I doubted its existence, but now I find that I … Continue reading

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The mole in thy brother’s eye

I have a mole in my background.  The grass, which hardly existed when I moved in, have grown nicely over the last four years, but I have hardly spent any time in the backyard and so I let the mole … Continue reading

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Sleeping and reading

I have a strange feeling that the following six months might mark some kind of turning point.  (Actually, I have this feeling every six months.)  Apart from a couple of “opportunities”, my biggest aspirations are to reset my sleeping patterns, and read … Continue reading

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Phew! One down, sixty to go

First day of teaching.  It was utterly exhausting.  I almost thought it was a mistake to schedule all of my classes consecutively, but this is the year that I must learn to teach faster and talk less nonsense in class. … Continue reading

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Review

It is kind of the right time of year (if not the right time of the day) to review this year’s work so far.  In January I rewrote the course notes for the Bridging Course, which comes to 52 pages. … Continue reading

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Back in the saddle

After a five-month blog-holiday I’m back.  I think.  Upgraded to the latest version of wordpress.  (The theme is part of the default installation.)  After a long session of blog installation I’m a little tired, so I’ll report on the events … Continue reading

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