I have nothing exciting to report other than that Mr. B. and pseudonymous kid are both sick! Hooray! Puking kid + self-pitying husband= fun fun fun!!

In other news, and just to show how two-faced I am on the whole, "oh, be empathetic to students" thing, I got an email today from a student, post-grading, saying, in effect, "all my other professors give me A's and you didn't! And I proof-read my work and everything. I don't understand what you want, so could you write up some personalized guidelines telling me what to do so that I can make sure and follow your instructions? Thanks!"

To which my response was, in effect, "Um, no. Take notes. And think for yourself. Which, see, is the exact opposite of following instructions, which is probably why you didn't get an A. Time to grow up, kiddo."

No, I didn't really say that. I told him to come see me during office hours.

Damn students.