It's Only July but Summer's Gone

Not much productive time left.  Six more work-days (including days where I commute with my son on his short work-days and when I need to be home for the exterminator), then a conference, family visit, then planning week meetings.

It's not been a bad summer.  It's been good spending time with our son before he goes off to college.  My conference talk is done. I just can't seem to focus much on my class preparation.

I wish my to-do list wasn't so long . . .

Summertime and the Worries Come Easy

Summer is flying by.  I never enjoy summer, given my high expectations of what I will accomplish.

Like many of my colleagues and students I do function better with a panic-Adrenalin rush, and move much more slowly during the summer without that rush.