I came to the university this morning, and as I walked up the steps to one building, I found an ivy wreath lying at my feet.<\/p>\n
Having had the benefit of a liberal arts education<\/a>, I immediately thought, “The Bacchantes<\/a> were here last night.”<\/p>\n One problem: it was plastic ivy. Maybe today’s Bacchantes shop at Hobby Lobby<\/a>. In southern Colorado, we do not have ivy-covered university buildings. And maybe that’s a good thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I came to the university this morning, and as I walked up the steps to one building, I found an ivy wreath lying at my feet. Having had the benefit of a liberal arts education, I immediately thought, “The Bacchantes were here last night.” One problem: it was plastic ivy. 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