I didn’t get a job in my field right out of college. In fact, it was most of 19 months between my graduation and when I started working as a technical writer. In that interim, I had dedicated slots of time for job-hunting. I spent an hour on it every morning, and my entire Wednesday … Read more
Big day today. We got Nathan’s first progress report with actual grades (not adjectives, like in kindergarten). Here it is: Naturally I immediately demanded to know why he didn’t get 102 on all of his spelling assignments, and when he didn’t have a good answer, I grounded him from the Wii for a week. In … Read more
First grade begins tomorrow for a little boy who lives in my house. Lea is “dry-running” the necessary routine this morning. I love my wife. Have I ever mentioned that? His teacher came highly recommended by some churchmates, and we met her at an open house last night. We liked her. She’s personable and seems … Read more