Category: Desperate Ravings
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What is No Longer Scary
If you know anything about me, you know that I LOVE Autumn. Everything about it is a joy. The air finally gets a crisp tone, though that only happens at night here in the Sonoran desert. Getting a coffee at a cafe feels extra special when it is at least a bit cool out. And…
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Crab Cup Premodern Invitational Qualifier Event Report: The Goose is Loose
I’ve been playing trading card games ever since I was a kid and Yu-Gi-Oh had just arrived in the United States. I can’t even begin to explain how big of a deal card games were in the early 2000s. Seeing kids duke it out in an impromptu sidewalk Yu-Gi-Oh match was a surprisingly common occurrence.…
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Back to School: 2026
Today continued a tradition that I have carried on for approximately 25 years: it was the first day of classes. For the third time in my life, this was as a teacher rather than a student. However, as either a faculty member or a student, I have not missed a back to school day since…
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I Have Considered the Lobster – Why I Eat an Essentially Vegetarian Diet
David Foster Wallace is a polarizing figure in the field of American literature. Nigh endless debates have been hashed out to determine if his writing, and in particular Infinite Jest, is actually pretentious or not. While his loss was roundly mourned, some of his legacy and his character, particularly his relationships to women, were questioned…
