Dave and Lara, I'd love to meet for a Charley's brunch (I'm assuming it is Charley's--our usual Sunday brunch hangout. 11:30 as usual? Don ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 08:50:40 -0400 (EDT) >From: Lara Plate <platell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: And now for something completely different . . . . >To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >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 >> > >