tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post158403326207520742..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Big Thirsty: Thanksgiving?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90850696939584122922012-11-25T16:36:55.832-05:002012-11-25T16:36:55.832-05:00I am thankful for my wonderful children, for being...I am thankful for my wonderful children, for being all around great most of the time, and for at least providing me with a distraction other times. <br /><br />Last year on Black Friday, my son made family history by getting arrested for shoplifting with a friend. Wowsers. Perhaps the worst thing to ever happen in our family, and for that I should be (and am) eternally grateful. But it is Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70549891280713422132012-11-24T14:45:21.157-05:002012-11-24T14:45:21.157-05:00Oh, dear. Now I'm a bit flustered, and blushin...Oh, dear. Now I'm a bit flustered, and blushing. But thank you. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70267572752434531462012-11-23T00:20:03.931-05:002012-11-23T00:20:03.931-05:00Books: piles and piles of books. I love 'em an...Books: piles and piles of books. I love 'em and couldn't live without 'em. They help me to escape the misery that crops up from time to time.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder that we can leave the misery behind for a day to be thankful. :)<br /><br />I also have one class this quarter that is amazing. Despite one snowflake who has bugged me during break, the rest have been on track,The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88469515100239277532012-11-22T14:17:58.260-05:002012-11-22T14:17:58.260-05:00And yes, cats do make a difference.And yes, cats do make a difference.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62616943494505539662012-11-22T14:17:11.186-05:002012-11-22T14:17:11.186-05:00I don't think this article is Polyannish at al...I don't think this article is Polyannish at all. Many days I feel blessed for the fact that I actually get paid to do something I really like, snowflakes notwithstanding.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84089083371156296962012-11-22T09:46:02.594-05:002012-11-22T09:46:02.594-05:00I'm thankful that most of my students are resp...I'm thankful that most of my students are respectful, appreciative, and actually show up to learn. Reading what a lot of what you write makes me realize how lucky I have it. (Yes, I have some of the same crap students you do too, but you seem to have more of them.)The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67772583985316763762012-11-22T09:23:05.976-05:002012-11-22T09:23:05.976-05:00That I get paid to stand in front of mostly-awake ...That I get paid to stand in front of mostly-awake young people talking about interesting things, that I was born into at least a couple of Venn lobes of kinds of "privilege" and live somewhere that is peaceful and safe (in the global 'things are much worse in some other places' way that Alan suggests) so that I can do what I like doing, and that my colleagues are at least 80% Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57780351561416280882012-11-22T07:15:56.200-05:002012-11-22T07:15:56.200-05:00Safety.
That I'm not worried about fundamenta...Safety.<br /><br />That I'm not worried about fundamental survival needs, or rockets falling on me.<br /><br />That my misery, and I have plenty of it, is all way higher on Maslow's hierarchy.Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77279746389071301862012-11-22T04:13:21.619-05:002012-11-22T04:13:21.619-05:00I am grateful for one of my classes this term that...I am grateful for one of my classes this term that has truly been the Best. Class. Ever by any number of objective measures. They're great, and they remind me that when students put in the effort, this is a very worthwhile endeavor indeed. Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56366793807560969162012-11-22T03:40:05.421-05:002012-11-22T03:40:05.421-05:00Music. Music keeps me sane on my commutes and make...Music. Music keeps me sane on my commutes and makes me smile even at the end of the most demanding days.<br /><br />Mind you, it would definitely be even better to BE the cat (singing and playing, that is).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4006349706661054912012-11-22T03:08:34.545-05:002012-11-22T03:08:34.545-05:00Cats. Cats make everything better.
A purring cat...Cats. Cats make everything better.<br /><br />A purring cat, a good book, a real wood fire and a beverage of your choice - and even the worst snowflakes are bearable for half an hour or so.<br /><br />Mind you, it would definitely be even better to BE the cat (a pampered domestic one, that is).Grumpy Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896982515031823267noreply@blogger.com