Archive for December, 2005

Winter wonderland? We’ll just say yeah.

I’m writing this in West Des Moines from Matt’s office. As we drove down here tonight on 35, there were 52 cars in the ditch, and one semi. Also, on 80 there was a truck on fire and some other accidents.
Needless to say, we ended up getting off the interstate in a different place […]

At least I’m not an old maid…just an old person.

Today a few of my students complimented my fashion sense. Which was good…until they told me that they really didn’t know where they were supposed to shop when they were in their late twenties/early thirties so it was good to know there still were good clothes for that age group. Um…yeah.
Actually, maybe this is […]

The whiteness…a person could get lost and dead in this weather.

It’s snowing. A lot (even for Iowa, methinks). And I have no caffeinated, carbonated, diet beverages in this apartment. None. This worries me because I’m not sure how long I will last without this necessary source of refreshment. And I’m not sure if I want to venture into that white abyss. I might melt. And […]