January 5th, 2017

One Down, 8 to Go

I took a late lunch to finish reading the book that’s required for Monday’s class. Remaining are 5 articles that are required and 3 that are suggested.  I don’t know Dr. Carson, so I’m not sure exactly what he means by “suggested” yet, but I’m sure I will in good time. I’ve got a few minutes until I need to

January 3rd, 2017

Ready for the Reading

In the class I’m taking this semester on the U. S. Presidency, I’m reading all week in preparation.  The amount of reading is massive. The first book is “Thinking About the Presidency…” by William Howell. So far it’s a very readable book with lots of stories about presidents and how they use power.  Since American presidents are a “small N”

January 2nd, 2017

Happy New Year!

I’ve taken a few days completely off–well if chasing a 3 year old and a 14 month old around is off, then I was off. I understand why you have children when you are young because it’s exhausting when you’re my age. I’m ready with the syllabus from one class and the syllabus from the other class will be out