I just got a phone call.
Our friend's teenage son died last night. He was car surfing, got knocked/fell out of the car and the car behind ran over him.
The whole thing is a mess. Trying really hard not to cry at my desk.
My friend and his wife (kid's stepmom and mother to his 2 half brothers) had trouble with this kid for a long time, so there's that going on. I know he'd kinda cut him loose lately. It's hard to imagine that's the same sweetfaced 12 year old I met years ago. Or was.
Yep. I think I'm going to go to the bathroom and have a cry.
erika - do you keep up with The Daily Show. He laid into KO for being OTT on Scott Brown. While keeping in mind that OTT is kinda KO's thing, it was a pretty fair smackdown. He seemed reluctant about it though (It felt like a "you're not really HELPING" dealio to me).
Oh god, Daisy, that's awful! {{{{{}}}}}
Oh, Daisy. How horrible. {{{{{{{{{{DJ}}}}}}}}}
Ugh. {{{{Daisy}}}}} As if "car surfing" needed a strike against in in my mind.
You must be super quiet and take up very little space.
True. That's why I haven't been pitching in on the rent.
At least 95% keep saying that teachers make more money than private sector
Yeah. Right. I'm working in a registered non-profit, at the sub-managerial ranks, and I'm making way more than I would as a K-12 teacher.
Principals might break into the six-figure salary ranks, but they're also managing dozens—sometimes hundreds—of employees, a role which usually brings a nice chunk of change in the private sector. College professors can make decent money, but they're also usually teachers and income generators. Hard science profs especially bring a ton of funding to their institutions. If a division of a private industry institution landed a $17.5 million grant, I imagine the leader of that division would do fairly well. So if Professor Thomas Meyer pulls in $143,000 I think UNC and NC's tax payers are getting pretty good value for their money.
ETA: I'm so sorry, Daisy.
Oh god, Daisy, I'm so sorry. {{{{Daisy}}}}
