Fragments From Floyd

Well, here's another case where I've posted an image totally unrelated to the text, just because I wanted to send out one little flare saying I'm still lurking here on the fringes of the blogosphere. (That, and Tsuga's agent called saying I had gone longer than the agreed-upon interval without posting any puppy-pix. Sorry 'bout that--guess there'll be the usual corrective response of two dog-photos in one week.)

I'm not blogging because I'm still catching up from the three workless, unproductive days without power. But one hurdle is behind me, as of today. I spoke to a class (Appalachian Cultures) at Virginia Tech today related to a research paper I did in the winter of 2003 for a 'just for fun' course I took. The prof asked me to come talk about the issues raised in that paper. I think it went okay, and I got a small honorarium. I carried in three typed pages of notes and barely looked at them, so it came across as extemporaneous and casual. This was my hope, so I'm pleased enough, and very glad to have that task now on the completed list.

But now, there is the lab for this week that hasn't come together yet. Which is why I've been up since 2:30 this morning. I tell ya, if it weren't for the massive amount of money one makes in this teaching racket, I'd blow this joint. Get me a real money-making gig. Like writing.