What happened?
Sam, what happened to your ’blog?
That’s a good question. I’m nearing the first anniversary of nearly
daily musings. And then, suddenly, five straight days passed in which
I posted nothing. What happened? Well, the start of the semester
happened [1]. It’s not that I didn’t have things to write about.
I did. It’s not that I wasn’t writing. I was. It’s that classes
started Thursday and I was even further behind than I usually was in
preparing for those classes. So getting classes ready took priority.
It didn’t help that unexpected things came up at home [2] and at work
[3]. It didn’t help that I felt like I was making enough progress in
straightening my lab that I sometimes did that rather than work I needed
to do. Hence, when I finished my work each night and I asked myself,
Should I muse or should I go to bed?
, the answer was obvious.
This semester is crazy busy. The first day of classes reminded me just how crazy and busy it’s going to be. And I’ve promised Michelle that I will take on more responsibilities at home as she nears the home stretch of completing her MBA. But I really need to continue to muse. I’m just going to shoot for shorter musings, like this one. We’ll see if I succeed.
Now, I just have to catch up on missed musings ….
[1] The Eclipse also happened, but that’s a story for another musing.
[2] Needing a new water heater doesn’t top the list.
[3] Even though my nine-month contract does not start until the first day of classes, there are many things that I’m called on to do before that day. I also spent a lot of time talking to students about CSC151 and CS in general.
Version 1.0 of 2017-08-26.