Thursday, November 24, 2005

Thanksgiving

I'm thankful for many things:

• I'm thankful that I get to live in such a great country. I may nitpick the USA from time to time, but that's just how I show my love. Maybe I get that from my mom.
  
• I'm thankful for my good health (a little torn cartilage may literally slow me down but metaphorically I'm still going strong). My operation is in January.
  
• I'm thankful for the fact that I live in an age where expressing my half-baked political views for everyone to see can be accomplished with a few clicks instead of involving ink-stained presses and typesetting.
  
• I'm thankful that I have a job that doesn't bore me to tears. Whenever I get to employ a design pattern, my day is made. More broadly I'm thankful that I am in a position to participate in the economy in a way that doesn't leave me screwed over. (My girl-friend's a public school teacher.)
  
• I'm thankful for everyone fighting for us in Iraq and around the world.
  
• Lastly, I'm thankful to all my friends for putting up with my over the top political views. I mean, come on: Am I for real?

posted by Tommaso Sciortino at 9:23 PM

Comments:

Tommaso,

Who do you and/or your girl friend think screws her over as a public school teacher? Students, parents, administration, media, voters ....?

# posted by  Bill : 4:34 PM

 

They don't get paid as much as they should. Also, young teachers like her get the most difficult classes which is frustrating for her and the kids.

# posted by  Tommaso Sciortino : 6:12 PM

 

I'm interested in what Tomasso thinks about the opinion piece about getting more out of state students to cal.

# posted by  Anonymous : 11:04 AM

 

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