Tom is Away

considering applying for a job at a school whose website boasts that their faculty are embracing new technologies, “including the Internet and Twitter.” Probably a good bet that I’d be the youngest person there.

not the most productive morning ever. No way the 1st draft of this book will be done by the extended deadline of 11/24.

goal for today is just getting by.

I can’t understand why anyone who crosses the bridge regularly would not have EZ-pass

Union leader upset with Eagle Scout

Quick, before reading the link: guess whether it’s a ridiculous sense of entitlement or a legit grievance?

on campus for conferences, then making a special guest appearance at La Salle to talk about my book.

my current ranking on amazon.com: 2,171,417

searching for cool bars in Denver (in order to set up a reading)

4-day work week in progress– weird.

two jobs down, 9 to go.

running into former students who have failed your classes = never not awkward

“No matter where you go in the world… you can find someone on the street selling beer and parts of pigs.” — Anthony Bourdain

pretty much planned for the rest of the semester. Possibly finishing up all planning tonight.

trying to figure out an alternative to smoking a turkey for 30 hours.

also, it took a longer time for me than many, and maybe I’ve been thinking this for a while now, but I’m 100% convinced that the McNabb-Reid combo cannot, and will not, ever win a Super Bowl. Reid coaches better when McNabb’s not in the game. McNabb would probably perform better in a system that wasn’t insane. which one do you keep (if you had to keep one)? My answer changes every day.

nothing helps you overcome an Eagles loss like grading papers.

six Eagles I’d rather see running the ball from the goal line than Eldra Buckley:

1. Brian Westbrook
2. LeSean McCoy
3. Leonard Weaver
4. Donovan McNabb
5. DeSean Jackson
6. Michael Vick

also, I wish the Eagles weren’t so predictable in their mediocrity.

pretty much all of my predictions have been wrong so far this year, but I don’t feel so optimistic today.

grading papers before spending the rest of the day watching football

i would love to have a puppy, but I would not love to have a puppy + 2 crotchety senior dogs