Hey, Andrea and Don, Dave and I were just talking about and wondering if you guys want to brunch on Sunday. And good job, by the way, keeping it all under wraps. Now that Dave and I know you can keep secrets like Fort Knox can keep dinero, we'll tell you all sorts of secrets :) -Lara ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:45:23 -0400 >From: "andrea wynn" <wynn72@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: And now for something completely different . . . . >To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Yeah, I realized after I clicked send that a while > back I was in some Freudian way, trying to let the > cat out of the bag by saying something like, "Dave, > tell them all how your search is going." and Amy (or > anyone else needing body disposal services) even > though Don and I kept our mouths shut (or our > fingers still) for the most part, it's still Dave > and Lara you should trust. I don't think either one > of us knows how to keep a secret for long--Don will > tell his mama and I'll tell Don :) > > Cangrats, D-n-L! I'm sorry you're getting married on > the same day LU is finally graduating my sister. > Maybe the two of you would like to forgo the > reception and come to my post-grad kegger for Leanna > (Just joking--I think--about the keg, I just though > it would make it sound more down-home country, yee > haw) > > But I'd also like to open my house for anybody > coming down--I've got one spare bed, a futon and a > pretty comfy sofa (the latter two are thanks > to Chris) and I'd love to have wedding company. > > I gues now I can ask you VA crew on ine when we're > gonna do brunch again? I need to report soon on my > diss progress (don't worry, that part won't take > long, and we can get right back to gossiping and > planning a wedding!) > > Andrea > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: "David Ray Golden" <d.r.golden@xxxxxxx> > Reply-To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: And now for something completely > different . . . . > Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:30:27 -0400 > >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 > >