Cyborging Away the Day

In preparation for the start of the new semester, I have again become a cyborg.  However, I am *hoping* this cyborg effort is really just through this week, as my goal/plan/hope/aspiration is that *IF* I can get all the LMS's (Learning Management Systems.... the gizmo-ey phrase for the electronic classrooms) up to snuff through damn-dogged determination and hard-as-hell work this week through Saturday, I should be able to open the classrooms to students on Sunday, so they have a chance to explore for the start next week.  

And, if I can muster up the stamina to keep at it through Saturday, I *believe* I may be in a position thereafter where I can work at cyborging in a much more "normal" only eight hour-a-day of work format for the remainder of the semester.  Even though part of me worries my aspiration here may only be a pipe dream, it is a pipe dream that is keeping me going at the moment.  

Wish me luck!  

I have had an open pouch of my Sir Walter Raleigh cube-cut pipe tobacco open on my desk by my office rack of pipes to give me a pleasant aroma while I work. The smell is enticing even without smoking. But, smoking it *would* be even better, of course.  

Besides cyborging, the only other things I have done are a) I ran 9 miles on the damn treadmill this morning at 4:45am (dull as hell to run on a treadmill, but I am glad I have it), and because I saw that the trail had melted and did not have any slippery spots by late afternoon, I also ran an additional 4 miles OUTSIDE!!!!  Running outside is so much nicer.  And, that means I will have fewer additional treadmill miles to reach my weekly goal of a minimum of 52 miles (~84 km) a week.

So, other than the two runs and eating food while I worked, I have just been cyborging away.

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