Category Archives: Teaching

Blogging in Serious Decline

10/20/2009 – 10:28 pm

Well, blogging sure ranks pretty low on my “to do” list I guess. The schedule nowadays could best be described as “crushing” most weeks; I have to hunker down and work quite hard in order to free up enough time to play soccer on Saturdays. It’s a sorry state of affairs. What makes things worse [...]

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Blogging Comes Last but the US Finishes First (?)

10/11/2009 – 1:03 pm

Sheesh, looks like this blog has received a cruel reminder of where it ranks in my life. Really, there are so few extra minutes in the day that this space gets neglected. Even this post has to be short so I can get caught up on schoolwork. After returning from Savannah I held student conferences [...]

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Have Baby Will Travel and I Resemble Those Statistics

9/25/2009 – 11:01 am

We’re hitting the road next week for a conference in Savannah, GA and bringing el bebe with us. Happily we’ll have adjoining rooms with the g’parents, so hopefully me and my folks can contain the little guy while Amy attends her conference. Amy flies down with Grey without me, so keep your fingers crossed for [...]

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Who Has Time to Blog Anymore?

9/15/2009 – 8:35 pm

Good Lord, the days are a blur. The academic calendar had us starting the week before Labor Day, followed by having that next Monday off for a holiday. I teach two MW sections, meaning we’re in week three and we’ve only met three times. On top of this, students can still add classes until tomorrow, [...]

By Trent | Also posted in * American Football, School | Comments (0)

Off for the Weekend

9/4/2009 – 9:26 am

We’re heading to Chicago for the weekend to celebrate our friends Jenny and Steven’s nuptials. We’re bringing el bebe. Wish us luck. We’re excited to be going to Chicago. I can’t remember how long it has been since I’ve been there. The AWP Conference back in February, maybe? As always, the hardest part is trying [...]

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Forecast for the Coming Months

8/28/2009 – 1:01 pm

I have a pretty good handle on the two classes that I’m teaching this semester. One class might be a little overly packed and the other might be a little light, but these things pan out over the course of the semester and as I tend to adjust things as I learn a bit about [...]

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Briefly

8/26/2009 – 8:15 pm

Sun. 8/9 – Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 0 Olympiakos Sun. 8/16 – Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1 Liverpool Wed. 8/19 – Hull City 1 – 5 Tottenham Hotspur Sun. 8/23 – West Ham United 1 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur Wed. 8/26 – Doncaster Rovers 1 – 5 Tottenham Hotspur Erm. Hel-lo Tottenham Hotspur, how do [...]

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The New Year Begins (Almost)

8/24/2009 – 10:19 pm

Still incredibly pissed about World Soccer Daily pulling the plug as I had my first commute to Milwaukee and back today for preseason training, followed by another session tomorrow. The show was so damn good, it made me laugh out loud so often, I’m wondering how I can fill the hole. And I’ve only been [...]

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Slacking on Blogging

7/15/2009 – 4:00 pm

I’ve been a bad blogger lately. It probably correlates to the fact that I can either blog or use my scant free time doing things that actually matter. In a bulleted list, here’s what I’ve been up to: – Parenting! Grey turned 10 weeks on Monday and things have definitely gotten better. He cries less [...]

By Trent | Also posted in * Footie, - Spain/La Liga, -Pickup, Outdoors, Parenthood, Reading, School, Writing | Comments (0)

More Fame, More Goals, More Books, More Classes

7/1/2009 – 3:03 pm

Hey! Nothing like setting modest goals and instantly achieving them. I’ve become a huge fan of World Soccer Daily and resolved to get an email read on the air. After the first two losses by the US, I sent an email about Bradley’s record (which is largely summed up by the last bullet in this [...]

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