![]() ![]() ![]() Well, Dash and I are together in venturing into unknown territory. This is also the first time I’ve taught a 75-person class, and I’m ultimately more of a discussion leader than a lecturer, so how’s that going to work? I do have a TA for the class, which is a major plus (she’s hardworking and, frankly, brilliant), but still… Why am I nervous? Well, I’m more an enthusiast than an authority when it comes to the world of Sherlock (though I have several actual authorities as guest speakers, including Peter Blau, Dana Cameron, Carla Coupe, Dana Richards, Michael Sims, and Daniel Stashower - thanks again to all). I’m anxious today myself, I’ll admit - more than usual at the start of a new semester, because I’m teaching for the first time a new course called simply “Sherlock.” Bittersweet - that was the word Dash learned in early August. ![]() And we were all a mix of excited and sad about moving from one home to another. Mama was nervous about her first day at the new job, but all’s working out there. ![]() We’re still unpacking, endlessly, it seems.ĭash is excited about kindergarten, but he’s also a little bit - hold your thumb and forefinger about an inch apart - scared. Not incidentally, the other one-third of the house, my wife, Tara, started a new job over the summer - and all of us moved to a new house in early August. Our son, Dashiell, is starting kindergarten - a milestone transition - and I’m teaching my first classes of the new semester at George Mason University. Today marks the first day of school for two-thirds of our household. ![]()
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