On being told of the
idea, certain Eeyores advised
me against attempting anything of the sort. But
following the advice of Eeyores has rarely
seemed
A Particularly Good Thing to Do. Quite the
contrary:
if the Eeyores are against something, I tend to think
there might be something to it.
--Benjamin Hoff, The Te of
Piglet
Who is Rupert Everett, I would like to
know. I just received a mass email that reached jesus nose how many
millions of people from MTV's self-acclaimed "hit show" Fanatic. They're
looking for someone who considers himself or herself Rupert Everett's Number 1
Fan to actually come on the show and actually sit in an actual chair and shake
the actual hand of the real Rupert Everett.
If this is you, email the folks at
Fanatic. Wash your hands before the show so you don't soil Rupert
Everett.
Tucker Lieberman
~Thoughts
As I sit and
think the thought
I think i thought of thee.
The way you looked and
thought to see
The thought that looked like me.
You shook away your
thought of me
The thought you could not bear
And as i sit and think the
thought
Your stare was never there.
~jael krebs
/2k
"TEACHERS GET PAID TOO MUCH"
I'm fed up with teachers
and their hefty salary schedules. What we need
here is a little
perspective. If I had my way, I'd pay them babysitting
wages.
That's right! Instead of paying these outrageous taxes, I'd
give
them $3.00 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only
going to pay them
for 5 hours, not coffee breaks. That would be $15.00
a day. Each parent
should pay $15.00 a day for these teachers to
baby-sit their kid. Even if
they have more than one child, it's still a
lot cheaper than private day care.
Now, how many children do they teach every day, maybe
25? That's $15.00 x
25 = $375.00 a day. But remember, they only
work 180 days a year! I'm not
going to pay for all of those
vacations! $375.00 x 180 = $67,500. (Just a
minute, I think my
calculator needs new batteries!!)
Now I know you teachers will say "What about those who have 10
years'
experience and a Master's Degree? Well, to be fair, they could
get minimum
wage, and instead of babysitting, they could read the kids a
story. We can
round that off to $5.50 an hour, times 5 hours, times 25
children. That's
$687.50 a day times 180 days. That's
$123,750........
lyrics last issue by Michael
McDonald.
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