Finding the Worst Parking Spot Ever
There’s some convention in town, and the campus swarms with people in every direction. I turn into my usual parking lot to find that there’s no parking on any of the lower levels. I’m driving around and around the parking lot, whiplashed and frustrated. Finally, I’m spit out into the light of the uppermost deck […]
How Ridiculously Inconvenient!
I receive a desperate email from one of my best students. He’s applying to this great new program, but the deadline’s been changed to tomorrow. He has no choice but to beg his professors to write last minute recommendations. It’s a ridiculous inconvenience. It’s exam week here. I’m grading papers, posting grades, and barely keeping […]