It is the end of the academic year, or almost. I have classes tomorrow and my final class on Monday. We have finals for almost two weeks and then graduation on the 18th. It has been a strange year, with some very deep and dark lows and some strange highs. I’ve [...]
Archive for April, 2008
End of the Year
Posted in teaching on April 30, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Racing Humiliation
Posted in cycling on April 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I am seriously considering selling my bike and taking up some hobby where I might actually be any good. Or a hobby where months of work will yield real results, perhaps building ships in bottles. I bet if I spent all winter building a ship in a bottle, I would have a ship in a [...]
Some Riding Analysis
Posted in cycling on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After my disaster with my high heart rate last weekend, I was worried about my conditioning and general cycling health. When I went on a ride on Tuesday, I felt fine, and didn’t have any problems, but I wasn’t sure if that meant anything. Today I decided to be a little more systematic in my [...]
Battenkill Postmortem
Posted in cycling on April 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I’ll end the suspense right away: my race sucked.
It was a stunningly beautiful day, especially for April, with clear blue skies, dry air, and temperatures in the 80s. The course rolls over some lovely upstate New York farmland, and the race seems to have some real community support, with people setting up chairs on their [...]
Pre-Race Jitters
Posted in cycling on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow I’m going to the first big race of the season up north of Albany. Battenkill-Roubaix is a famous race in the northeast, and this year there will be over 1300 racers. That’s right–more than 1300. That’s huge. For some reason, all of these big, popular races are also notorious for being brutally hard, with [...]
Link Time
Posted in teaching on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Check out this other blog. I know the author, if you know what I mean.
T-Minus
Posted in teaching on April 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I received this letter in the mail yesterday:
According to our records, you are eligible for tenure consideration during the 2008-2009 Academic Year. If you wish to be considered for tenure, please submit a letter of intent to the Chairperson of the 2008-2009 Committee on Rank and Tenure…
You know what I will be doing this summer. [...]
Sick Puppy
Posted in dogs on April 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Before I left for school this morning, I noticed that Muttboy was acting strange. He came into the kitchen as I was preparing to leave, looking for the Milkbone that I always give him before I go out the door. He was holding his head awkwardly and limping. When I knelt to see what was [...]
Why My Teammates Hate Me
Posted in cycling on April 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My teammates don’t actually hate me, but they are very puzzled about my training and a little annoyed, I think, that I can race as well as I do despite bad training. About a month ago, I got back from El Salvador and raced on about three hours of sleep and managed to finish third. [...]
