Dinner with 12 Strangers

One of the newest tools to try to connect university alum and ultimately, to maintain or start the flow of much-needed funds, is an event called “Dinner with 12 Strangers.” It appears to be just what the title implies.
I received this heads-up from a MSVU alum and thought that it might be interesting for those [...]

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Vamos a la Playa

Eleven sleeps before The Main Squeeze and I leave for San Agustinillo, Oaxaca, Mexico. We’re almost ready: the cats have their shots; the up-rights have theirs (well, one of us does); house care is arranged; contracts are signed; writing plans are duly noted on spreadsheets; and Skype accounts are in the process. I’m feeling sheepish [...]

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Being a Statistic

Ok, I hate this. I’m officially one of those bloggers who lets their blog go for long periods of time. This was recently a topic on a listserv I belong to, and I thought to myself, “Oh scheisse. I’m one of those.” (Contrary to what some of my friends believe, I really am trying hard [...]

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