The Now: March 20, 2024

This morning, I had a crown replaced. For whatever reason, it takes forever to get me numb. In fact, it took two rounds of shots. But, once I am numb, I stay numb for a really long time. It's been nearly 5 hours since those shots and my face is just  starting to get feeling back around the edges. Fingers crossed I'll be able to chew and talk normally by dinner time.

Here's what I'm working on:

1. OER Grant Review: I'm on a subcommittee to award some funding to faculty in our consortium who want to transition their class from traditional, commercial textbooks to OER. The review process was easier than I anticipated because I had two screens and we got to fill in a digital rubric. The hardest part was how to assess the proposals whose scope of work did not fit neatly in to our program. This is a new program but I think it's worthwhile. I love throwing money at faculty to reimburse them for the time it takes to make their courses more affordable to students.
2. Taxes: I sat down and did my taxes. I am always worried that I messed something up so badly that it will lead the IRS to my door. Now I just need the husband to do his. Can't hit submit until that's all squared away.
3. March Madness Bracket: Filling out my bracket is easy. I just wing it based on the seeding. The more fun bracket belongs to our kiddo. For the past three years, I've been downloading pictures of all of the team mascots. For each match up, she picks her favorite. The results are never going to win our pool, but it's a heck of a lot of fun. This year, she has a 15-seed winning it all because their mascot was a shark.
   

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