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Do Drop Me A Line
My friend Chip wants to be my life coach. He said those words. When I asked what he meant, he...
Honor Among Thieves
One of UD's readers sends her an article from the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which represents an instructive fable...
The Girl, Future Supreme Ruler of the Earth
The Girl is in training to be Supreme Ruler of the Earth. She has already conquered the opposite sex. One...
We Insure, So You Don't Have To!
In the debates over health insurance, I've rarely heard anyone make the point – obvious, to anyone who works in...
The Tempest, Act 2
Last Thursday I was already worn out by early afternoon, and when I had let my last class go, I...
The Tempest, Act 1
One of my own professors said that when he retired he was going to put on his jammies and spend...
Victories, Near and Far
One of the psychological adjustments I had to learn, when moving into administration, was to lower my expectations for victory...
The Mad Scientists' Club
Now that The Boy is in first grade, he's at the age where we have to start making choices about...