OK guys. This summer has been tough on everyone with my health the way it has been. Has it been fair on you guys? No, it sure stinks like all heck.

I am very sorry about this past week in particular and about the summer class as a whole. Friday I was sent to the hospital where I spent the night and then laid around like a flopping fish until this morning when I got myself out my door and into work. I apologize once again for how this summer turned out, for the extra stress and unnecessary heartaches, and want to thank you for sticking it out with me. I appreciate it.
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Now to the important stuff, huh?

My deadline to submit grades is Friday August 19 at noon. Let's take advantage of this I say. Projects were originally scheduled to be presented this Thursday in class. This is little more than 48 hours from now and I have not provided the feedback and extra assistance for these that I want to, so here is what I think. Pushing back the date will work, but the drawback there is not everyone will have the opportunity to hear everyone's presentation.

So here is the compromise. Project is now due by Tuesday, August 16th, 6pm. Turn in your PowerPoint presentations via a MavSpace link, similar to how you turned in your buffer projects. I will compile the links on this class site here and everyone will have the opportunity to peruse at their leisure.

Concerning our two remaining classes, I will be there 100% guaranteed. I am scheduled for more medical tomfoolery on Friday, and I am expecting nothing untoward to happen until then. While we may cover small-ish new material, the number one reason for these last two classes is to provide 1-on-1 assistance for your projects.

How high are my feelings of guilt concerning my unreliability this Summer? Pretty dang high. I am considering forsaking the final exam altogether. We can discuss this tonight.

I will post another, more concise, message after submitting this one. A tl;dr version...

(here it is)