Well, well, well

Look who's back. So, like, a year ago, I wrote a post. I re-read it, and again, realized, I'd probably not truly left whatever postpartum funk that seemed to have roosted in me. A friend of mine says "no one likes to be around crazy," and neither do I, especially when it's myself. It took me giving an assignment to myself for no other reason but to make me write to realize, my gawd girl, just do it already! So like the Phoenix from the ashes, or perhaps Lazarus ascending, or Sisophys pushing that boulder, or Gregor Samsa awaking to find himself a cockroach, here it is. The Shannonosphere rides again. My essay assignment is to define what a good student is. I'm following my students' assignments. I'll write it with them tomorrow in class, and post it here. Hell, I'll even post a rubric and let you grade me, but I'll have you know in advance that my subordination will be outstanding.