Thursday, June 05, 2014

Early Summer 2014

Not much writing on here lately from me.  Got a sunburn yesterday at Black's Beach.  Ouch.  Trying to use some moisturizer (topical) and ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory).  Probably should use more sunscreen.

Might be teaching a few courses at Palomar this summer.  Definitely will teach one Chem 100L lab.  Waiting to hear from the physics dept on whether or not I'll be teaching their Physical Science (PHSC 100) lecture and lab courses.  The PHSC course covers physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy.  I don't remember much physics, so I've been reviewing a bit, probably not enough!  Summer courses start on the 16th of June.  My life of leisure is taking a turn toward more work; my aim is to keep the stress in check.  New courses can be daunting.  Who'dathunk I'd be teaching physics someday!

I got a course at Palomar for the fall too: Chem 100 lecture class T/Th mornings.  Will be nice to do the lecture part again.  Wish I could do both lecture and lab.  That would make more sense for everyone, I'd think.

Del Mar Fair starts on Saturday.  Might go a couple of times so I can see some good concerts, e.g., Huey Lewis and the News, the Spinners, and others.   Some good Humphrey's concerts coming up soon too.  Time to get out the kayaks.

Been walking a lot more lately.  Goal is 10,000 or more steps per day.  I've met the goal every day since May 15.  Turns out my iPhone can log steps.  That's fortunate because I put my FitBit One in the wash a few too many times.  It's sitting in some rice in an attempted resurrection, but I'm not holding my breath, nor do I care, because my iPhone counts the steps anyways.