The Thoughts of a Frumpy Professor

............................................ ............................................ A blog devoted to the ramblings of a small town, middle aged college professor as he experiences life and all its strange variances.

Monday, February 02, 2026

Plans vs Realities





I had planned on answering comments here today.... but I am at a time in the semester where there is a large crunch of pressure from a cadre of students who are needing a letter of recommendation from me for their applications to medical school, veterinary school, ophthalmology or dental school, or some such similar venue.   I want to get the whole array of these many letters done today, so.... only a brief post.  

My current plan is to try to answer comments on TUESDAY this week.  

  •  Running was actually PLEASANT this morning.  That damn foot contraption is (I am growing more convinced) actually helping me!  I am going to try to again run each day this week, since it felt so normal!  I hope it stays so.  
  • My Mom's birthday is coming up pretty soon.  If she were still alive, she would be 98 years old in just a few days.  I have been thinking of her a lot lately.
  • My wife and I were able to see a play together yesterday and we ate dinner afterward at a fancier multi-Asian cuisine restaurant.  I had a wonderful, pleasantly spicy Korean style Curry Noodle dish (sort of a soup).  My wife had a similar (although less spicy) Japanese Curry Udon Noodle dish.  Each curry was distinctly different from each other and both were wonderful (although I liked mine the best).  
  • Even though I do VERY MUCH look forward to going to the Retiree's Cigar Group each Thursday, I do not imagine nor dream about indulging in a cigar (I do enjoy doing so at the Group, however, do not get me wrong.).  But, when my mind wanders into its imagination, or when I have a dream related to smoking... it is always pipes or pipe tobacco or both. I suspect that may be forever so.
Well, off to writing letters to hopefully help these kids capture their dreams!

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