Just a random reminder that the new @ebsco search interface is absolutely horrible. Just found out that a search for "Jehonadab" in all fields returns results where that term does not exist at all. Papers on Daniel and Methodist theology aren't helpful for my research on Jehu...

This week I learned that my school is moving to Teams from Zoom for our dual-modality classes. I now have so much more empathy for profs of the past who struggled to move from overhead projectors to digital projectors. But at least they weren't limited to Microsoft products...

The sudden shift from my summer night-owl sleep schedule (researching and writing until ~2am) to teaching an 8am class is hitting particularly hard this year.

Though not influenced by the many chiasm posts I saw on here earlier, I'm researching chiasms. Google is being decidedly unhelpful. All results are about the book of Mormon and, well, medical stuff...... (image is of top result)

I know that sometimes my Texas accent can be a bit strong, but that still doesn't explain speech-to-text writing "little bit of gas" instead of "Leviticus."

Just when I think it is impossible for me to hate Microsoft any more than I already do, a new day arrives full of new opportunities.

Biblical Hebrew discourse linguistics is the absolute best research field and topic ever.

This morning was the last straw with Microsoft. So I spent the rest of the morning configuring LibreOffice . And as soon as semester grades are turned in, I will begin the move to Linux. Unfortunately, I cannot get away from using Outlook or Teams because of work.

I just had a long conversation with a pastor who is interested in DIU's new MA in Biblical Languages and Linguistics. I was hoping this degree would draw pastors and not only academics - and it is! There are so many reasons to study the biblical languages. diu.edu/graduate/ma-bi…

It's not too late to register for the Biblical Hebrew and Greek Discourse Conference. Saturday January 10th. Virtual and In-Person attendance options. Plenary Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Robar. Paper titles and abstracts are posted on the website. discourse-conference.vercel.app

The only good thing about Microsoft is that @outlook has taken to giving me periodic breaks from email because it decides to simply not load.