Good morning! It is 11 October 2022, and I’m feeling a little relieved this morning. I was up a little later than normal last night, as the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Raiders (what city are they in this year?). It was a rough start, with the Chiefs dropping behind the pace early, and the Raiders taking a 17-0 lead in the first half. Eventually, the Chiefs got their act together (with no help from the officials) and prevailed, 30-29. Patrick Mahomes completed four touchdowns to Travis Kelce, taking down a couple of records in the process.
Today I’ll return to my regularly scheduled virtual classroom. I picked up the call yesterday, as a younger instructor was left to fend for himself for a day as his training partner was a “no show”. I’ve got a little research to do to try and understand what happened with the other instructor… I know the guy, and in my last conversation with him, he let me know that he was being redirected in another direction, away from the class he was initially scheduled to teach. I’ve reached out to him to ask him how he’s doing through internal channels, but I’ve yet to receive a response.
Today I get my first chance at co-delivering with another teammate. I’m looking forward to it. She’s an accomplished academic and I promised to refer to her by her earned professional title of “Dr”. One thing I’ve learned from my spouse, some folks have a little difficulty using the term “Dr” with female academics. My wife has often had to deal with rooms where the men are referred to as “Professor” or “Doctor”, while she is referred to as “Mrs”… excuse me, bud, but that lady is also a professor and a doctor, too, and should be treated with the appropriate respect.
OK, time for me to throw a couple of Scotch Eggs in the microwave. Scotch Eggs are the original breakfast on the go… a hard-boiled egg, wrapped in sausage, and then I coat them all with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes, let cool, and bag ’em up
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
