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Suos Cultores Scientia Coronat
Prior to the Syracuse-Colgate football game, I spent about an hour wandering around the Syracuse campus. My walk was partially an emotion-laden stroll down memory lane and partially a photo safari. Some of the landmarks I captured on camera are places filled with a great deal of personal significance to me, going back to my Continue reading
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Game Day
Ah, the great college football rivalries: Ohio State vs. Michigan! Army vs. Navy! Auburn vs. Alabama! Syracuse vs. Colgate! Okay, so you’re snickering at that last one, but consider that Syracuse and Colgate played their first football game against each other back in 1891. Going into today, the two schools had squared off against each Continue reading
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First Day of School
Yesterday was the first day of classes for the Fall ’23 semester at SUNY Oswego. When I was a student, from elementary school right on through grad school, starting a new academic year was always a bittersweet experience. There was a sadness over the end of summer mixed with the excitement of a fresh start. Continue reading
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Sleepy Time at the Zoo
Jen and I went the Syracuse’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo this afternoon. We are members and go there a few times a year. It’s a good thing that we can go see the animals any time we want because today’s visit was a decidedly low-energy affair. Not all of the animals were dozing off, but many Continue reading
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A Change in Cadence
According to WordPress, today marks the 77th consecutive day that content has been posted on this blog. Unfortunately, this post marks the end of a.k.a. V.J. as a daily enterprise — at least until next May. The Fall 2023 semester is just a week away at the time of this writing. I’ll be teaching two Continue reading
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Numbers Game
The past couple weeks, I’ve been gradually dipping my toe back into baseball, after largely ignoring the sport for the better part of two decades. It’s been fairly easy to pick up where I left off. There have been some rules-changes and I don’t know the majority of this generation of players, but for the Continue reading
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Fool in the Rain
This year for my birthday, I got a waxed-cotton jacket. You don’t see a lot of those here in the U.S., but they are popular rain gear/outerwear in the U.K. I’ve been wanting one for a while, as I like the look and they always seemed a good fall/spring choice for the wet and dismal Continue reading
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“We”
A few days ago, I was in a grocery store and overheard a couple of young men discussing the Bills’ prospects for the upcoming season. One of the fellows kept referring to the team as “we” (e.g., “We need to get consistent production from James Cook!”). I cringe a little bit when I hear sports Continue reading
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Ox Creek
Ox Creek is a tributary of the Oswego River, located primarily in the Town of Granby, a little south of Fulton. I drive over the creek every day on my way to and from work. There’s nothing I know of that’s particularly noteworthy about Ox Creek; I just find it pretty. There are summer days Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 