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Been feverin’ all day through web-making, code-playing and course-updating. Today was the deadline for futzing<\/i> (the single
\nbest word said during my trip to NY last weekend!) with spring II courses; I had
\nchanges knocked out by noon, since I’m not changing a whole lot this
\ntime. Then I got thinking (again) that I needed to spiff up the resource
\npages for the online courses I’ve developed. So, because I’ve been lazy on
\nall other fronts, here’s a glimpse at today’s boulder-roll, an uphill labor of
\ntechrageous love: http:\/\/iris.earthwidemoth.com\/gen\/.
\nI can’t think of many good reasons why it would be interesting, since it barely
\nhas a shape, but it is proof that I didn’t just sit around at the computer all
\nday doing nothing. In the shadow of the amount yet-to-be-done, it’s
\nas telling as having a look at a snow plow driver lace the boots: there’s alotta
\nwork ahead. No hurry, though. ‘Twas a cinch to meet today’s deadline
\nfor curricular updates, so the rest can come together over a couple of weeks.
\n(Oh, and if you haven’t done the Peanuts
\nquizilla<\/a>, here’s the link. FWIW, I’m Rerun; D.’s Sally. Thanks for the fun
\nlink CC<\/a> et. al.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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