I had to cancel my Saturday class last week because my cat was pretty violently ill. He's all better now, but more relevantly it came at a good time for me. Aside from sitting up all night with a sick animal and spending time and money at the vet, in terms of the course it gave me a much appreciated break that helped me get some perspective on the class.

I've lamented this class here before. The need to cancel this session has just driven home the point for me that there is a finite amount of work that can be done and progress that can be made in 13 Saturday mornings (plus a final exam period). So we are only doing what we are capable of doing. And there's time enough to write the remaining papers and prepare for the final exam--a timed essay, for better or worse. More on that in the future, as both my classes must perform this task.