One of the things I enjoy about my job is seeing my students apply specific techniques to their writing. Sometimes it's very simple, but still effective. For example, early in this semester, I showed my students an essay I had written, "Rachel: A Few Thoughts on Sudden Death." An issue raised in that discussion was that I used too many be verbs ( Read more... )

I find myself thinking yet again about the days when my marriage was falling apart. I met a number of women during that time, both online and off. Without exception, all of them were impressed by how much I was putting into my family, trying to hold everything together. My love for my wife was quite obvious. "Even if I'm not the one who's ( Read more... )

So I'm flying home from the interview, and the plane encounters some turbulence in a storm. After several tense moments, we make it through. Then the pilot, forgetting that he had the intercom on, said, "Man, I could sure use a beer and a blowjob ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is the big day. I think I'm ready for it. Well, except that my underwear is still going through the wash. I'll have to remember to put it in the dryer when I get home from work tonight. I'd hate to go to an interview with wet underwear.

Wish me luck.
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My kindergarten teacher told me that every day had twenty-four hours. He lied ( Read more... )

Okay. It's official. They're flying me in next week for the interview. Not sure exactly when; they'll be e-mailing me with details. I'm looking forward to it.

Every English teacher hears it. Most of us hate it. "How long does this have to be?" I decided on my answer years ago. "The ideal length for an essay is the same as the ideal length for a miniskirt: long enough to cover the essential parts, but short enough to keep the attention of the audience ( Read more... )

Above the pullup bar at my college gym, the ceiling tile is loose ( Read more... )

Things have been really busy here. On Thursday, I received a call from the HR guy for the job I've been discussing. He gave me a long list of stuff the hiring manager would be asking me about. So I spent that evening and Friday morning on the Internet, researching these topics and making sure I had a good answer for any question I could imagine ( Read more... )

The rip off continues, from nobs, to nova, to felica, to dooie, to luv, to me ( Read more... )