Anyone out there?

Greetings from beautiful St. Ignace, Michigan! I'm doubtful as to whether any of you are actually reading my sorry excuse for a blog anymore. Nor would I bleame you, given the lack of new content provided for you in the last few months. I guess you can consider both the blog and I as having been on summer vacation.

But likely any good student (which I've been for so long I kind of don't know how to stop), August & September are about getting back to business!

So what am I doing here on the shores of Lake Michigan? It will likely not come as much of a surprise that I finally caved on the car front. I just couldn't take the car culture of the west any longer...that is, I couldn't take not being a part of the car culture! Which is shameful and I feel somewhat disgusted about even admitting. But I TRIED, damn it. Taking the bus at all hours of the night and day, walking wherever I could, etc. Luckily I do live in a great neighbourhood that affords me those opportunities. But if I have any need to get out the neighbourhood or the city, things were getting difficult. And I hated feeling as if people were giving me pity with car rides. Hence, the long distance roadtrip that began this morning and will most likely end in Regina late Sunday afternoon.

My route is shaping up to be a rather nice one. I think it's the classic Western Canada roadtrip. Through Northern Michigan, followed by some time in Wisconsin, sleeping in Duluth, Minnesota tomorrow night. Then battling the wilds (or as some have told me, the boringness, of North Dakota). I'm not giving up on ND, though. Apparently it's well known for it's statuary so I'll do my part in taking photos of some notable sites along the way. And channel our dear friend Chuck Klosterman a little, too.

Have had a wonderful summer thus far. Lots of weddings and parties and visits and time with the family. I'm excited to get back to work and get going on the MANY projects on my plate. Some of these include getting the Distance Ed. portfolio into the kind of shape I want it in (longterm goal, of course:) but in the meantime getting some ideas into action. I'm thinking podcasts, I'm thinking web redesigns, I'm thinking some serious professional development action!

Believe my time is almost out here at the Public Library so will leave it at that. Consider this your (tentative) return of a more regularly scheduled blogger.