Smaller post today.... I am frantically doing what seems like thousands of things simultaneously:
- Ran my 10 miles (~16km). Uneventful, other than I needed to use a strategically located "Porta-Potty" en route. I do not like having to do this, and most days I do not. But, I have learned to take a route running (I have two that are like this) that has such a facility if I have any question on whether it may be one of "those" days while running. I prefer running wherever I fell like running, but having those two routes where the "Porta-Potty" is gives me peace of mind on certain days.
- Lots of rodent work today.
- Lots of e-mails to worried/fearful/nervous/concerned students. Add to this that one of the lab instructors I have in association with my lecture....mistakenly sent out an e-mail to ALL my students (and not just his lab students) about things..... and this has caused a bunch of the students who have a different lab instructor to panic and write to me for clarification.
- I DID write an e-mail of clarification to ALL my lecture students letting them know of this lab instructor's error.... but it does not quell the confusion entirely. I still get many,many students who are worried.
- Theoretically my wife and I are going to meet up with my sisters and their husbands for dinner tonight. It should be enjoyable. Perhaps I will have an IPA or two.
- I have to say I missed not being able to go to the "Retiree's Cigar Group" yesterday. I should have room in schedule to attend again next Thursday. I missed that relaxation. I missed the chatting (even though I am probably still too quiet). I did not particularly miss having the cigar, although I have enjoyed the ones I have had there. It is such a completely different beast than a pipe. I MISS having a pipe. And, I am glad I see a trajectory where I believe I will be able to allow myself a pipe in the "Retiree's Cigar Group" come around November, I believe. I am ALREADY looking forward to that.
PipeTobacco
Argghh! What a pain to have to clarify the situation and soothe the students over someone else's mistake. It sounds like everything is firing up. Late August was always a stress bomb for me! I didn't feel prepared for anything, even though I usually was. I'm happy you are enjoying the Retirees Group; I'm sure you'll continue to get more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteYou packed a lot into the report.
ReplyDeleteJust reminded me to check my e-mails
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