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My Employment Status

Host — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:42:28 +0000

So far, I’ve managed to keep my head above water since I quit my job in December. It’s amazing what you can do without when you just have a few dollars to work with. I’ve cut back on a few things. I don’t eat out. I cook, and I make sure I have leftovers. [...]

I did it!

Host — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:54:06 +0000

I turned in my resignation! Whew! There are a couple of schools of thought on quitting one’s job. One group says, “do it! take a chance, rediscover yourself.” Another group says, “don’t quit ’til you have another job in place.” Well I don’t have anything else lined up – in THIS economy. Brave move if [...]

Meet Cron-Zilla

Host — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:42:02 +0000

The worst job [...]

Don’t Hate Our Breaks

Host — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:30:54 +0000

One time I read a guy’s blog where he was going on and on about the breaks teachers get. He had a problem with it. He calculated the time off with the pay and decided that we teachers were well paid afterall. I felt he missed some variables in his calculations. Like the price our [...]

I’m not a drinker persay, but…

Host — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:56:26 +0000

I could become one. Ordinarily, I might have a fruity drink, with a dash of liquor, maybe twice a year. No buzz, just a pretense of being grown-up when I’m out with friends. But lately…this job has me salivating for something stronger whenever I go out. I mean I want the real stuff – no [...]

Kill Joys

Host — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:31:15 +0000

One of the things I dislike about working in the public (and with the public) is that someone will come along and mess up a perfectly ok day with some crap. Now it’s no secret that I dislike my job. But I gotta work, ’cause I have to feed this pesky little habit called eating. [...]

Two Weeks Can Really Go By Quickly

Host — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:44:39 +0000

I’ve been back in the classroom for two weeks and I’m still alive. I am pleased.

Teaching last year was horrific. I felt more like a warden at Alcatraz than a teacher. I still wonder if I managed to teach ANYTHING! Oh wait, there were those handful of students who told me “gee, I really liked [...]

Any Teachers Out There?

Host — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:04:39 +0000

I will paint them [...]

Summer’s Over

Host — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:32:56 +0000

Well not quite. Still have until September. But it’s over for teachers and students. I will say that’s this has been a nice long break. I didn’t do anything I didn’t want to do. I guess after spending the last school year doing just about everything that I didn’t want to do, I deserved that.

I’ll [...]

The Computer is My “Friend”

Host — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:24:07 +0000

Well, I do have real live human friends, but the computer is here at my beck and call 24/7. I never had it that good with any human. I have, however, been trying to reorder my days. So instead of falling out of bed heading straight to the computer half asleep, I do other things [...]