I gotta officially resign from the board, because this is painful and annoying.

I thought you left them ages ago.

I have one more class to teach, and then tomorrow I get on the plane for home. I've been taking care of email, but I hate to think what will be waiting for me when I get back. I hope nothing too terrible, because in addition to teaching, early next week I'll have 54 final exams to grade, and my DH is headed to NYC for 4 days so my time at work will be limited to school hours.

Home town Donald tale I keep forgetting to mention. A few weeks ago I asked my son's GF if she was voting Trump, mostly joking, but she is into hunting and car racing, and you never know. She laughed and shared her meeting The Donald story.

When she was 11 years old and growing up in Palm Beach County her girl scout troop went to Mar-a-Lago for an event. She had the honor of being the flag bearer and was super excited of course. When the press turned their cameras toward the group Trump GRABBED THE FLAG OUT OF HER HANDS and waved it around for the cameras. She was just stunned and didn't know what to do. Needless to say, she is not a fan.

Nilly, I don't think you have offended or slighted me in any way, but I appreciate this post every year. I am always happy to see your thoughtful, loving self around.

Laura, that story alone is enough to prove he's not Presidential material!

I gotta officially resign from the board, because this is painful and annoying.

I thought you left them ages ago.

I did too! Is this a different thing? GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT

I had to scroll back to find out why someone would be resigning from our message board.

Flouncing is out - formal resignation is in!

I, too, wondered why someone was resigning from here...and why others would be cheering them leaving and saying get out!!!

I gotta officially resign from the board, because this is painful and annoying.

I thought you left them ages ago.

I did too! Is this a different thing? GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT

I stopped being the librarian, and said that I would help out if they need help with things like stuffing envelopes for the annual mailing, etc., and somehow that led to me being kept on the board as a "secretary." (It happened *at* a board meeting, and it was kind of like -- you know how you cringe at public marriage proposals because it's not like the woman can say no without looking like an evil shrew, even though she's not the one who orchestrated the situation? -- well, when I was sitting a board meeting saying "I can help out with stuffing envelopes," one of the board members pounced on it and said "I'll keep you on the board as a secretary!" and made it sound like a privilege and I wanted to say "No hell no I want off this board," but how do you do that in front of a bunch of people without looking like a dick?**)

**Please DON'T actually answer this. I realize there are people who are more assertive who would be able to have shut her down, but I didn't, and that's what I'm saying. I'm timid about stuff like that and it actually doesn't help me one bit when people come along behind me and tell me how they would have responded in the situation, because it just makes me feel like I am a GIANT failure at assertiveness since everyone else just kicks ass at it. Thanks for understanding.

Man, that felt cranky, and I didn't mean it to be. I'm annoyed at myself for not being able to be assertive in some situations, and that annoyance (at myself) is what fueled that post.