Re: Ab fab for dave and lara

From: Leeann M Rudd <Mysti.Rudd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:06:56 -0500
Gosh darn, dave, not only did you make me feel better about myself, but also a 
teensy weensy more tolerant of the century in which i'm trying to eek out a 
meager existence.  

thanks for joining the pack of wolves who have been crying out in the 
wilderness of the job search. I'll be joining this pack next year, me thinks.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Ray Golden <d.r.golden@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 10:30 am
Subject: Re: And now for something completely different . . . .

> Hey, all.
> 
> Thanks for the many congrats and the warm wishes.  Lara and I are 
> just 
> all kinds of happy inside. :)  Life is great!
> 
> Now I can pass on to you all something you might be interested in 
> hearing.  I'm finishing up my current contract with Casper College 
> via 
> an all distance ed schedule this semester, but of course I've been 
> looking for jobs here in Virginia.
> 
> While full-time, continuing college gigs are always hard to come 
> by, I 
> can say that the ol' almost-PhD in Comp, as well as the fact that 
> I'm 
> getting from IUP, has gotten a very positive response when I've 
> met 
> with folks around here.  The comp-focus is pretty attractive, and 
> those who are familiar with IUP's program have a good impression 
> of 
> it.
> 
> Unsolicited, I walked in off the street at a number of schools 
> here--including a couple of pretty good ones--and could have had 
> at 
> least full-time adjunct work for next year.  I'm holding out for 
> long-term and benefits, which may mean I teach high school for a 
> while, but my impression is that it's just a matter of time until 
> I 
> have (again) a secure position at the college or university level.
> 
> So, am I just blowing my own horn here?  Nope, the point is that 
> we 
> should all be encouraged to be in the program we're in.  It is 
> definitely the path to happiness, fame, and wealth.  For some of 
> us, 
> it even leads to true love. :)
> 
> Now, back to my favorite topic: Lara and I are getting married! 
> Whoo-hoo!  Have  I mentioned that her kids are awesome and I'm 
> totally in love with them, too?  (But in a cool, step-dad kind of 
> way--nothing Michael Jackson-ish.  Icky.)
> 
> Later,
> DAVE
> 
>
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