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Excuse me but can you please direct me to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles?
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quote:Originally posted by Legion Tracker: It's not like LW is being choked with post-pumping spamminess. I don't see many pointless threads. Inane, for sure, and quite a few don't interest me, but not pointless. In each one, at least two people are finding something worth their time or the thread fades away.
Most nights, I don't go to a bar or the backyard and hang out with my buds. (None of my local buds know squat about Legion anyway.) I come to LW to chill, laugh, commiserate, and plague you guys...and sometimes to be serious about social ills and Legion stories.
Folks who are looking just for Legion/comic discourse can find it here. Even better is that you can also sit at the cool table and talk about anything. It's dope.
[Feeling crotchety, HWL joins rickshaw1 on the front porch to drink beer and complain about the young whippersnappers.]
-------------------- The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that
From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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Hmm, becoming a teacher sounds like a good alternative, though I don't know if my work schedule will allow it. Food for thought though...
That video's a classic! Thanks for sharing it. I may share it with my classes.
The funny thing about going back to college *as a teacher* is that I'm sometimes the oldest guy in the class (some of my students are older than I am), and that's a good thing! I'm the guy who's been through the experiences they are going through now. I survived and benefited from those experiences . . . and so can they.
Last night, my lit class went to the library for an orientation. A librarian took us through all the resources students have at their disposal for doing a research paper. (And students today have it much easier! Many of the sources are online via databases and the Internet -- a world of research at your fingertips!)
It reminded me of a similar library orientation I went on in (gasp) 1982. After the orientation, the professor turned us loose, letting us wander the library to find the sources we needed. I did the same thing last night.
That experience didn't mean much to me in 1982, but it took on greater significance in the following years, when I'd go to the library to do research on other projects. There's a sense of "You're an adult now. Here's the information to find what you need. Now go to it. Nobody's going to hold your hand. Nobody's going to check up on you. You are responsible for the outcome of your project. But you can also decide how you want to proceed, and you can budget time to goof off, if you wish."
It was interesting to pass on that experience to another group of students nearly 30 years later!
But, yes, teaching takes a lot of time and commitment -- and even sacrifice. It's not for everyone, but it is the most rewarding job I've ever had.
-------------------- The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that
From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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-------------------- The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that
From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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A lot of the most important people in my life have been teachers. I totally get what you're saying - and to you for taking that job.
Glad you liked the video. It was one of my theme songs while I was going through quarter-life crisis (glad my classmates and good friends were there to go through it with me!). What I loved (in hindsight) about college was that it was a time of great independence and exploration, but there was enough structure that you didn't get overwhelmed with everything.
Titans Idol - vote for your favorite Titans members!
From: Wouldn't you like to know? | Registered: Oct 2003
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cleome46
or you can do the confusion 'til your head falls off
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[sticks out cane and trips both LASH and IBby]
Damn brats! Now leave me alone while I drink my Ensure™!
And no flirting while Matlock's on!
[grumble]
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From: Vanity, OR | Registered: Dec 2008
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