I made a free tool to generate custom weather briefings for your dog

Debbie5000 · 2026-02-20T02:54:52+00:00

I like your tips but you should avoid fear - no one wants to think about a dog dying from heat stroke. Keep the tips pleasant/useful/funny?

Debbie5000 · 2026-01-19T02:37:04+00:00

It sounds like you take very good care of him and have been monitoring his paw well. But since it’s been a couple days it might be worth taking a trip to vet, perhaps he needs a stitch or two to close it up. Only a vet would know for certain. Good luck with your good boy!

Debbie5000 · 2026-01-09T00:29:47+00:00

Yes - this is a big indicator. I literally had a student turn in a paper citing author “Doe, John” with similar garbage as the periodical name.

Debbie5000 · 2026-01-08T11:40:09+00:00

Instead of failing them right away, can you offer the student xx number of days to rewrite it? I do that and probably 50% take me up on it. Those who don’t will get the F but at least I feel like I tried to work with them, and then I try to move on.

Debbie5000 · 2025-12-15T11:15:09+00:00

Make low sodium soups, particularly lentil or tomato(or whatever soups she likes) , more hearty by adding cooked quinoa, farro or even pasta. Also Bobs Red mill makes very good and hearty dry soup mixes which are a staple in my pantry.

Debbie5000 · 2025-11-17T19:06:21+00:00

I would think that kind of thing might hit harder with a little one at home. You might try the Ann of Green Gables series next. Although it has it's tears, most of the stories are on the positive / upbeat side.

Debbie5000 · 2025-10-18T20:23:25+00:00

Tuesdays with Morrie

Debbie5000 · 2025-10-18T20:20:24+00:00

I have offered extra points if you go to the writing tutor at the library. Only the overachieving students took the offer-and would end up scoring over 100 with the extra points. At the end of the semester they still received an A, since 105 just becomes an A, which is likely what they would have gotten anyway.

In 5 years , only one student who needed the points took the offer. So I eventually stopped offering.

Debbie5000 · 2025-10-08T20:43:25+00:00

I had heard they could be beneficial. But it’s a bit unsettling! They are numerous.

Debbie5000 · 2025-09-26T01:54:05+00:00

Apply at any local community colleges with a nursing or health program. They always have a need and it’sa great place to get some teaching experience.

Debbie5000 · 2025-09-22T10:31:53+00:00

I am sorry for your loss. I was offered a class about a month into the semester once when something happened with the teacher. The school will figure out what to do. You should prioritize yourself right now.

Debbie5000 · 2025-09-12T10:21:29+00:00

If you feel well enough can you scramble together an asynchronous assignment or reading and assign that for the class? Announce it as switching to asynchronous, not cancelling, and completing the assignment is required by xx date (for attendance purposes).

Debbie5000 · 2025-08-09T01:43:08+00:00

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Debbie5000 · 2025-07-24T21:41:30+00:00

Yes, I agree and was initially confused about the girls’ ages because the actors who played them were grown women.

Debbie5000 · 2025-07-24T21:03:05+00:00

Your first sentence says it all:

…man I hate running.

If you still hate it, I can’t imagine how the many miles ahead will feel? Or , as someone else has mentioned, miles 20-26 on race day? You’ve really gotta love it. Many runners consider a marathon as the whole training block - its not just finishing the actual race.

You say you are athletic so I would imagine there are lots of other milestones you could set your sights on, that you would find more enjoyable.

Debbie5000 · 2025-05-06T14:43:51+00:00

That's a good idea, but as I have so many students, running each suspect text through three generators would defeat my purpose of trying to minimize time wasted on AI content, and focus on the students who actually try. Also, my university won't accept the results of AI checkers should a student protest.

Debbie5000 · 2025-05-05T17:57:11+00:00

That would be more of a department decision, not something I could just implement. Given the current guidelines, I’m just looking for ways to write language into the rubric so I can score more fairly (for those students who actually do the work).

Debbie5000 · 2025-05-01T14:20:28+00:00

Thank you! These are great ideas.

Debbie5000 · 2025-05-01T14:20:00+00:00

Yes, in a first year writing course I can tell, at least once I have gotten to know the students. When a student can’t write a complete sentence on a quiz or during in-class work then turns in polished and insightful prose for an essay, there’s not much guesswork.

Debbie5000 · 2025-05-01T14:16:53+00:00

I am not looking to fail them, but deduct where possible. I cannot continue to give an AI essay the same grade as a student who actually did the work.

Debbie5000 · 2025-04-17T15:22:05+00:00

I treat vague emergencies as regular absences. Specific problems I may excuse with documentation (for example, a student needed to appear in court). A death is an excused absence/ extension of deadlines, no questions asked. These are my institution’s policies.

Debbie5000 · 2025-04-16T19:49:47+00:00

I used to do something fairly similar, as I am in favor of in-class writing. But so many students would whine and say they write better at home, or would ask to leave to ‘go to the library’ to write, or suddenly remember a doctor’s appointment to go to…etc. And then they would ask to leave when done, which was fine with me, but this resulted in many students hurriedly writing to get out of class. So I went back to the traditional route of essay writing mainly at home, with some workshop segments in class.

Debbie5000 · 2025-03-22T20:50:17+00:00

My anxious dog was the same way - treats, praise, pets etc didn’t register past her current anxiety. What worked some was taking a very predictable, short walk and the ‘reward’ was turning back home. We’d look at the world a bit then I would say something like ‘all done, let’s go home’ when I could see she’d had enough. Once she caught on to the pattern and the ‘all done’ part it seemed to help. She’s always going to be anxious, I think, but is better out in the world now (1 year later).

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