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Reply to There's An Advertisement on My Banana! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah, sorry about that. I can't edit my post for whatever reason.

Reply to Are you a straight, white male? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Damn. You stole my topic for my next blog: "I'm straight and white and there should be a day for me to celebrate myself!" * Also, this discussion reminds me of a line from the first season of friends: Susan (Carol's lover) to Ross as they're arguing over a baby name: "Everyone knows who you are! You're the dad! There's Mother's Day and there's Father's Day, but there's no Lesbian Lover Day!" Ross: "EVERY DAY IS LESBI

Reply to Down, er, done with pre-marital counseling! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

We went because (1) it sounded like a good idea, and (2) we wanted to, and (3) our pastor was reticent to marry us until we did. I think it will help alleviate problems in the future. However, it brought some up that we hadn't faced yet and we really didn't need that just now. Nine days until the wedding...Ten until the honeymoon. Woo hoo!

Reply to There's An Advertisement on My Banana! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The one that bugs me is the NBA.com on the backboard of the basketball hoop that you only see if they sue a special aerial camera. I'm waiting for them to do it on the underside of the basket for the new floor cams they have....

Reply to cerebral karate for the cynical in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

V. clever title. Me likey.

Top 20 things I wish I could've said to my students... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

20. Shut up. Please, for the love of everything pure and beautiful, SHUT UP. 19. Yes, sometimes I assign subjective grades, and sometimes I don't grade things as closely as I should. And it’s okay if you question me about grades—better than than bitching about it behind my back. 18. The word "while" is not a relative pronoun, like I told you, but rat

Reply to What Employers Owe Interviewees in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Having just sat through an interview this morning, I have another to add: 5) Don't tell me office gossip at the interview. I'm sure I'll learn it soon enough, but I don't want to know all the dirty laundry unless it pertains to my job. My interviewer was telling me all about how the person in the office behind her was surfing the 'Net instead of working and the other person in the office was out with a very personal disease I should NOT k

My fiance SNORES in Misc JoeUser Forums

Just now, my fiance is next to me on the couch, sleeping. Sleeping AND snoring. We're getting married in two weeks and I never knew he did this, and I'm a light sleeper; this doesn't bode well for Forever. Do I roll him over? Nudge him? He's not fat, not got asthma/allergies/anything like that.... Am I doomed to sleeplessness for the rest of my life, or will I get use

Reply to The know-it-all in Blogging JoeUser Forums

See, I totally agree with you two on the level of being challenged in class. That shows both guts and brains on the part of the student. But sitting silently in class while you disagree (and we have small classes) and only disagreeing with technicalities is missing the big picture. I hate that part. I do wonder if, in X years, I'll ever have students who'll say they enjoyed my classes. I really hop

The know-it-all in Blogging JoeUser Forums

One of my students is a know-it-all. When I test my students, I make the tests hard (see other blogs about that) and I make sure they apply what we've learned in class to everyday life. This class is all about seeing all sides to arguments and using them well. Then there's the know-it-all. She picks on any question if it's not exactly how I told them it wou

Down, er, done with pre-marital counseling! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Not that it wasn't fun, going into his office every week and having him pick apart our brains and histories and emotions, but damn! I'm glad to be done. Fiance (FI) thinks it was beneficial; I think I already knew that stuff, but if it was good for FI then it's good for us. Here's what we learned: Me = highly subjective, FI = highly objective, ergo

It's *only* a 100-level class.... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Two of my freshers handed in their tests today with some comment about, "Man, that was hard " and then walked out the room into the tiled, resounding hallway and remarked (so that I, their instructor, and the rest of the class) could hear, "And it's only a 100-level class!" Probably some swear words in there. For two quarters I've enjoyed my students, I

Reply to Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I have to admit that I know I'm going to a movie with those kinds of kids when I go to Harry Potter...all the same, I'm still amazed at how lame some parents are.

Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

Bumping into about twenty of my college freshers (my students, two days before finals) out past their curfew notwithstanding, I had a great time watching Harry Potter. This movie is darker and funnier than its predecessors and the director sticks to the storyline fairly well. The movie is very streamlined--no Hermione getting mad at Harry and Ron, no Firebol

If my middle finger could talk in Misc JoeUser Forums

Ah, Memorial Day weekend...that time of year when we all hit the road and then get pissed off at other drivers (and cops, those sneaky bastards). And although I was tempted to raise the finger in salute to these many stupid drivers I encountered, I did not. (Pats self on back.) But now I am. I was trying to pass a car in a bona fide passing zone, but it was o

Why I don't believe in God in Religion JoeUser Forums

I classify myself as an agnostic because I just don't understand how there could be a God, specifically the Christian God. Here's why: If there were a God who is as good as the Christians claim, then why are there miracles? Miracles and evolution are my two biggest stumbling blocks when it comes to Christianity, though I refuse to go into the evolution part r

Reply to The On-line community survival guide in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Am thinking of printing this off and giving it to my college freshman writing classes and saying "Use this info in your papers, your debates, your e-mails, and your every day life." Then again, I don't want them to be reading JoeUser or my blog. Thanks.

Reply to A college student's morals on debating in Blogging JoeUser Forums

She was assigned to the group; the students decided which side of the debate they'd be on when they met in their larger group. I guess she decided to debate for it since that's the side she ended on. Either that or they played rock-paper-scissors (roshambo? sp?) or drew straws and she got stuck. It was an exercise in group work to decide which side to be on....

A college student's morals on debating in Blogging JoeUser Forums

This week my freshers are doing debates. The topics the class chose were legalizing gay marriage, death penalty, and reparations for slavery. One student missed the day we decided on topics and gave debate group preferences, so I assigned her to a group in need of a choleric. It was gay marriage. Two weeks later, debate week, she tells me a day before her deb

Reply to My parents must want me to elope in Misc JoeUser Forums

Hey, I'm not not condoning marriage (wow I hate double negatives); it's just the whole stupid wedding process. Given the opportunity, I'd have all my friends and family walk with us into a field on a sunny, rainy, snowy, whatever day and we'd say our vows and sign the license and that would be that. Maybe we'd drink lemonade afterward and hang out. Can you guess how many people were on my side for that? You can count the number on one t

My parents must want me to elope in Misc JoeUser Forums

I mean, they must. If they didn't want me to elope, they would never have told me how to do my own wedding. What's with saying, "T, you need to have red roses instead of orchids in your bouquet," or "Canned music? No, you must spend $3000 on a DJ who will play the wrong songs, anyway" or "We know you drew up the guest list, but we thought we'd invite 30 ext

Ralph Nader & Osama bin Laden in Politics JoeUser Forums

I heard once that Nader was running for president. Funny, I haven't seen or heard from him since. But there is a way to get Nader's face on TV. Here it is: Link Bush's popularity soared when he found Sadaam; maybe Nader would actually get recognized by the media.<!-- Ju-Ancho

Reply to Married and Buried in Humor JoeUser Forums

Doesn't the phrase "assclown" come from the movie Office Space? It's a line by Michael Bolton "...some no-talent assclown..." -T.

Reply to Law of Conservation of Commas in Misc JoeUser Forums

Wow, shadesofgrey, you *are* my parallel universe self. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves is written by Lynne Truss. Love it. Own it. Would give copies of it as gifts were it well-received as a gift and not taken as a suggestion. I'll let you explain the semi-colon; it's complicated. I taught it to my freshers and I think they hate me now.

Reply to The Trouble with Alarm Clocks in Misc JoeUser Forums

I laughed my ass off at this post! I think you're my parallel universe self. -T.