OT--Bad day followed by a great day.

Don Gwinn

Staff Emeritus
For all of you who are wondering (not that anyone is, CindyH and Terri) today I woke up from a lousy night's sleep after a horrible day to a phone call. It was the principal of the local school, and he was calling to tell me that he wants to offer me a job. No more interviews, just a straight job offer. The school board will vote Wednesday night but I expect them to go along with his recommendation. Of course, summer basketball is already going on and I had to accept the position as assistant basketball coach, so I'll regrettably be forced to tell Hardee's into which orifices they can shove their monkey hat and drive-through headset. ;)

Of course, I accepted with great joy and now Missy and I are headed into the "Big City" to take mom out to lunch and tell her the news. I wanted to tell you guys first because, well, you're among my best friends if not the best.

Now for the gun content--how do I convince Melissa that another gun would be a fitting celebration now that we're both employed and insured? I'm thinking a Sig 225. :D
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>For all of you who are wondering (not that anyone is, CindyH and Terri)[/quote]
Hey, now. Are you implying that I might just be a little "nosey?"
Oh, OK, just checking. :D :D :D
Don, that's great news! Congratulations! It's nice when things start to work out the way you want them to. :)
BTW, I like jeffer's idea. It would work on me! :) :)
 
Congratulations Don! Couldn't have happened to a better SIG P220 shooter.
Go ahead and get tht P225 for your wife. I know two women who have p225s and they both love them.

Regards, Hard Ball
 
Congratulations, Don. I hope everything works out with your new gun, I mean job. :D

Regards,

Ledbetter

[This message has been edited by Ledbetter (edited July 17, 2000).]
 
You wouldn't be considering using this job to further your pro-self defense and fundamental rights agenda by teaching the real meaning of the Second Amendment now would you? WAY TO GO!!
 
Jeff, I thought long and hard about that, and I decided that the best approach is low-key. Above all I don't want to preach RKBA the way some teachers preach gun control. 8th grade kids are at the age where they're just looking for that kind of thing to hate and when you think about it, they're right.

However, I won't shy away from discussion of my personal views as long as I make sure it's understood that they're my personal opinions. And I'm working on a reading list now. I'm considering 1984, of course. I'll also have several Heinlein selections in the room, but I don't think we'll use them as official class reading, just there for pleasure. Some thought may be stimulated and conversation started, but they can hardly blame that on me. :rolleyes:

Other suggestions? Literary merit and suitability for youngsters just starting to get into adult levels of character, plot, setting and dialogue are more important that political slant.
 
I used to recomend Elizabeth Moon's books...they have strong female characters...when I worked at B&N. The Gird series is very strong on right and wrong and might be a bit much for many 8th graders [sort of a Lord of the Rings trilogy]. Her other series might be of more interest for 8th grade girls.
 
Don

Just watched "Conspiracy Theory" again on TV -- stay away from Catcher in the Rye :D

Seriously, though, we did Lord of the Flies at that age and I was lucky enough to have a teacher who made the story "real".

Unfortunately, we also did Mayor of Casterbridge at the same time :rolleyes:

1984 is good, so is Brave New World.

Surely some of "your" classics, like Northwest Passage and Last of the Mohicans would be applicable????????

B
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Glamdring:
I used to recomend Elizabeth Moon's books...they have strong female characters...when I worked at B&N. The Gird series is very strong on right and wrong and might be a bit much for many 8th graders [sort of a Lord of the Rings trilogy]. Her other series might be of more interest for 8th grade girls.[/quote]

Ah, yes...Paks...what a great character!! I also recommend David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series for those who like a strong female protagonist... name of the first book is "Honor Harrington: On Basilisk Station" for those who are interested... or here : http://www.baen.com/chapters/basilisk_p.htm


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Mike
mnealtx@yahoo.com
 
Mike, I've seen those but haven't read any. The one I noticed at B&N was later in the series, I think. Another thing to add to the classroom. I don't just need stuff for the whole class together, I also need lots of stuff that's very different just to stock the book shelves for kids who want to read. The school library is pathetic.
 
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