It is Wednesday, March 9… and for Bif 12 fans, March Madness begins today with the start of the Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament. I’m going to try and take some pleasure from college basketball, but it’s hard. I kind of want the distractions from the pictures and footage of the war in Europe. Am …
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Mar 08
Day 21,358
It is Tuesday, and I’m back in my virtual classroom for most of the day today. We start off with office hours, where learners can talk about any questions they have on the topic du jour – (probably ought to be topic of the week “de la semaine” rather than of the day), then we’ll …
Mar 07
Day 21,357
It is Monday morning, and the dogs are all barking as my oldest daughter comes upstairs with her dog… her dog is the only one not caught up in the canine cacophony. Right now, one of the WNBA’s most visible stars is being held in Russia on drug charges. Britney Griner is everything Putin hates …
Mar 06
Day 21,356
It is Sunday, March 6. Starting to wonder if I really need to announce the date in my blog entries. The benefit is probably marginal at best, but if any grandkids of mine, or even my own kids, stumble across this in the future, it might be good to have that point of reference. Today …
Mar 05
Day 21,355
It is Saturday morning, the 5th day of March. So far today, I haven’t done much other than drink a glass of water, start a pot of coffee and watch the news on TV. Russia is still being Russian, now dropping illegal cluster bombs on civilian targets in Ukraine. I hope those around Putin realize …
Mar 04
Day 21,354
It is Friday (Happy Friday, Everybody!), March 4, 2022. I’ve been alive on this planet 21,354 days, and my knees feel every minute. Right now on the news, they’re showing a school in northern Ukraine that’s been destroyed by Russian forces. Now, interviewing an American professional basketball player that had to escape Ukraine and get …
Mar 03
Day 21,353
It is Thursday, March 3, 2022. Russia is still pushing hard into Ukraine, and there is no end in sight. The western powers have imposed sanctions everywhere they possibly can. One billionaire had his $600 million yacht seized by the German government. There are walkouts, and protests, and announcements everywhere you turn… but I don’t …
Mar 02
Day 21,352
It is Wednesday, March 2, 2022. I’m in front of the camera delivering a course in about two hours, so I’m getting my start, drinking my water until the coffee is done, and then I’ll go into the sunroom and prepare for my day. Ukraine is getting worst. Putin said that he wanted to “de-nazify” …
Mar 01
Day 21,351
It is a new day and a new month, Tuesday, March 1st, 2022. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces continues, Ukraine President Zelenskyy is an international hero, and Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin is an international pariah. Looks like the EU is expediting Ukraine’s application to join the European Union, and there will likely be …
Feb 28
Day 21,350
It is the last day of February, 2/28/2022, or as the Europeans and the military write it, 28 February 2022. Right now in one corner of the world, representatives of Russia and Ukraine are discussing the state of the hostilities, and all I can do is hope for a peaceful outcome sooner rather than later. …