My worst "entitled student" story is the girl who insisted she didn't deserve a D on her calculus test, because she "studied really hard" and she's "a good student." She was furious, and was practically screaming at the TA. She didn't have any argument about any of her answers that were marked wrong being actually correct, or anything like that -- it wasn't her answers that deserved a higher grade, it was her.

This happened often in my last couple of years teaching. If the student was particularly obnoxious, my response was usually "If I came home with a 90, my dad would ask why I didn't know 10% of the material. Do you really think I'm going to have sympathy for you?"

The students at - Georgetown, I think it is - are all up in arms because of new rules to cut back on the amount of drinking. The latest "outrage" is that they've instituted a $200 fine for anyone who throws up on the bus.

Of course, if the drinking age was still at 18 like it was when I was there, they could just drink on campus with the Jesuits like we did and avoid the buses all together.

Well, they've cracked down on drinking on and off campus. The group house wild drunken party situation has the neighbors up in arms, so the college is trying to placate them ... and keep the police from breaking up the parties. I mean, restricting a party to just ONE keg of beer? limiting the number of people at the party? The students are just outraged!

A review of Texas State Fair food items.

Those turkey legs are awesome. Mr. Jane was at the fair last night, and we're both going this weekend.

I have a migraine, a meeting at 1pm, and a desire to commit aggravated assault.

...and my meeting was just cancelled. Did I do that with the power of my MIND?

Awesome. If you have mind powers, I have a few targets for you.

Did I do that with the power of my MIND?

Just imagine how wonderful it would be if you could use your powers for good instead of evil!

Do you have the Chabad people trying to convince the men to wear tefillin or the like? It's like that, only in reverse, in a way?

I think so? That it's like that. I don't have them coming to my door. I have no direct experience with Chabadniks, just secondhand anecdotes from DH from the days when a free meal and use of a shower were very welcome kindnesses.

Cancelling meetings sounds more like good than evil to me. Especially if it helps prevent aggravated assault.

A review of Texas State Fair food items.

OMG, everything looks awesome. Except the root beer.

I mean, FRIED GUACAMOLE?!?!?! That is GENIUS!

(starts searching Kayak for flights to Texas)