It was a great day. My morning lecture was on the effects of diversity on community, which is my precursor for a series of lectures on the history and outcomes of desegregation. It went really well, and many students stayed past class time with questions. Then I met my friend Sally for lunch. She teaches in the political science department too, but her focus is on law. She’s married to the systems tech here at the university, and they have a two-year-old son. Monty and I have already had two couple’s dates with them, but I like spending time with her individually even better. We sat and talked over soup and breadsticks for way too long. When I got back to campus I had term papers to grade and lectures to plan. Plus, my office hours are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and of course I had a line of students anxious to talk to me today, of all days. Things were so busy that I barely thought about the election at all. But now it’s on my mind. I rush inside, past all the boxes we haven’t unpacked.
