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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...
What Roy Kesey Knows
A big perk of writing for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has been meeting people like today’s guest, Roy Kesey. Roy and...
Thoughts on Adjunct Unions
According to IHE, adjuncts at Pace University in New York City had their bargaining unit certified three years ago, but...