Monthly Archives: February 2018

When I got to the Woodson today I alertly noticed that one of my colleagues had left a piece of paper on my chair. While looking for something else in the papers of Ray Watkin Hoagland Strange ’36, he had … Continue reading →

This image fell into my hands about a week ago. I’ve found myself looking at it four or five times since, which is a pretty good sign that I should just go ahead and use it here. I know there … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things at work is unpredictable overlap. The very first time I understood how this could work was way back in 2011 not long after I started this blog, in a post about something completely insignificant–the decorative … Continue reading →

Lent, 1956. Not me obviously, but it might as well be.

I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t really too enthusiastic about coming back to work this week. I kind of moped around a little and even toyed with the idea of going back to my office at home and taking … Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting for a rainy day to bust this one out and today is that day. Going through the box of Faculty Club records I came upon what at first seemed to be an unremarkable notice of a Saturday … Continue reading →

When I got back to campus this morning after my vacation, the first thing I saw was this nice banner. Some people might think it was meant for prospective students, but I’m almost sure it was really for me: In … Continue reading →

I think it says “LOVEMOBILE” on the windshield. Bonus: I’ll be gone longer than this. I’m going on a legitimate vacation and will return on Tuesday the 20th. In the meantime, you can see the Woodson Research Center for all … Continue reading →

We recently acquired a large group of photographs of the 1998-99 renovation of the old Chemistry Building, all labeled, in good order, and accompanied by the negatives. (Thanks, Bruce Cooper!) As usual, the images of the demo are the most … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter lately about possible changes to Beer Bike, about which I honestly have no opinion. It’s striking as a historical matter, though, how complicated the thing has gotten over the years. It really was … Continue reading →