Cooler than You: Stupid Things I Say and Do

I apologize in advance for typos. Mondays.  Diatribes about Mondays are easy to come by, and even on this blog I have posted one , two ,or some more .  Every now and then a Monday proves exceptional, causing a need for a brain dump, recharge, and maybe a bourbon or two.  Let's see . . . Monday for the making. 9:00am, first class.  I come into the classroom a few minutes early to see a student who hasn't been there in WEEKS waiting.  Walking in I remarked the he had returned, and he said "yea, I wanted to talk to you about that."  What did he want? He hasn't done any work all term, and I'm talking not a lick.  He wanted to sit-in on class and be able to pass . . . Did I tell you that he said he couldn't all semester because I have a policy that if you are more than ten minutes late you can't come in?  So it's my fault he couldn't get there on time? Yup, you know it . . . pass the bourbon, and it's not even 9:00am. Class wasn't ba...

Less than a week after Tanfer flew back to Turkey she not only told me she was going through shopping withdrawal, but she sent me the following email। From: TanferinTurkey@emails.com To:NessathePhD@emails.com July 2008 Subject: Coach ;) Let me know if you see these styles at the outlet (I'll tell my mom): The Hamptons Signature Carryall in brown and the Hamptons Signature Satchel in black। My response: From: NessathePhD@emails.com To: TanferinTurkey@emails.com Subject: Re: Coach ;) My Ode to Coach I wear it on my arm with pride, And I take it wherever I go. I tote it the grocery store, I tag it along at the beach, And I run with it when I need to hide. I am just another Coach whore। I love my Coach Look at it, ain’t it pretty? I’ll drive sixty miles to the nearest store, And blow every penny I have on . . . Ohhhh, look at the pretty purple one over there। I have pretty gold sandals, With delicious gold...