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Hello Blog, Been A While

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Just like that, a month has gotten away from me and the blogging was pushed to the side. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later after returning to work, but an entire month? The upside is we're on the downhill slide to the end of the semester. Just seven weeks to go, and if they keep slipping by like they have to this point, I'll find myself writing my next blog post with just a week left in the semester. Work is work. I've now been teaching for 27 years, 18 of those where I currently spend my days. I've climbed the promotion ladder, reaching the top rung with nothing else to work towards. This is a dangerous spot to be in. I feel like I can just roll along, develop my classes, grade papers, and stay the course, not offering to do much more. I can arguably justify settling into simply teaching and not doing anything more for awhile since I've been involved in several special projects or said yes to doing assignments others didn't want over the last eigh