Today is the birthday of collegerag.org, a snarky website devoted to college sports.  It’s a nice little site, and I am, of course, not only saying that because I did all the wordpress customizations on that sucker.  Took it from template to pimpin’ in about eighteen hours from beginning to end, thirteen of which were [...]

Ed Mabrey was in Pittsburgh last night. I sent emails to most everyone I knew, begging them to tell people. I really wanted Ed to have a packed house. Nine of my students showed up. I offered extra credit. Before I know it, Ed is on stage talking about how he’s not erotic, and I [...]

I have spent the last three hours (and by “three,” I mean five), “productinating.” This is a special word I have coined, meaning “avoiding immediate work for minor, lesser work that could be postponed, and in fact should be postponed immediately.” Like cleaning my closet instead of writing a paper that’s due. Like balancing my [...]