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College towns lie dormant in January. Students are on break, reducing the population as well as the hustle and bustle significantly. In nature, things appear frozen at the surface in winter but activity does continue several feet down where animals hibernate and insects survive below the frost line. Likewise on campus, things are happening just not at their usual pace or as evident to the casual visitor.
I also have been absent with little activity evident on my blog posts. However, I have been working behind the scenes with bold plans for 2014 which are being unveiled here. I am moving from Typepad to Blogger, for starters. I will be able to consolidate some things as well as simplify blogging.
I also wanted to give A Measured Word a bit of an update both in format and content to provide more flexibility as I write and create. I do believe the "academic" focus is authentically me and original in the blogosphere as well. I know many of you agree that college towns and university communities are wonderful places to live. I would love your feedback as I streamline what I am doing over the next few weeks.
Finally, winter has slowed life down considerably after the holidays here. Snowstorms and wind chills and school closings mean movies and hot chocolate and family time but little computer time. Here is what it has looked like right outside the kitchen doors of NOLD:
I sure was glad I filled the bird feeders last week as the winds and snow battered our area. Dangerous wind chills arrive tonight; school is closed again tomorrow. Sigh. I am sure this will call for some work in the kitchen. More to come soon....
Note: Many of the does in our neighborhood wear deer tags in their ears as part of a sterilization study being conducted in our village by the university. This is the latest attempt to control an ever burgeoning deer population many communities now face.
College towns lie dormant in January. Students are on break, reducing the population as well as the hustle and bustle significantly. In nature, things appear frozen at the surface in winter but activity does continue several feet down where animals hibernate and insects survive below the frost line. Likewise on campus, things are happening just not at their usual pace or as evident to the casual visitor.
I also have been absent with little activity evident on my blog posts. However, I have been working behind the scenes with bold plans for 2014 which are being unveiled here. I am moving from Typepad to Blogger, for starters. I will be able to consolidate some things as well as simplify blogging.
I also wanted to give A Measured Word a bit of an update both in format and content to provide more flexibility as I write and create. I do believe the "academic" focus is authentically me and original in the blogosphere as well. I know many of you agree that college towns and university communities are wonderful places to live. I would love your feedback as I streamline what I am doing over the next few weeks.
Finally, winter has slowed life down considerably after the holidays here. Snowstorms and wind chills and school closings mean movies and hot chocolate and family time but little computer time. Here is what it has looked like right outside the kitchen doors of NOLD:
I sure was glad I filled the bird feeders last week as the winds and snow battered our area. Dangerous wind chills arrive tonight; school is closed again tomorrow. Sigh. I am sure this will call for some work in the kitchen. More to come soon....
Note: Many of the does in our neighborhood wear deer tags in their ears as part of a sterilization study being conducted in our village by the university. This is the latest attempt to control an ever burgeoning deer population many communities now face.
