After 4 hours, they stopped chatting and started watching movies. Whew!

Not ideal if they talk with each other the whole time!

Oops, 14 hour flight. It will just feel like 24.

Basically, we can never do any more remodeling bc my lesbian contractors retired.

I think this would be amazing. Not embarrassing at all. Rather a great gift to others who worry that changing things is a sign of failure.

Congratulations! Looking forward to reading every piece!

Flashback! So nice to hear from you!

I’ve had an incredible career in public higher education in Illinois. It’s been a privilege to work with so many amazing students and dedicated colleagues, and to have so many opportunities to grow, learn, and pursue my passions. It's not easy to leave, but I'm excited for what's next. (2/2)

Apologies if this is too much; I can't resist sharing my incredibly niche knowledge borne of decades of obsession with goldfish crackers. FlavorBlasted is more cheese. Mega is just bigger in size and, I think, throws off the development of the prefect amount of exterior crunch to internal cracker.

Becoming a tenured professor is a bit like becoming an NBA forward or a successful recording artist. (Or a novelist or a working fine artist or a pediatric cardiologist.) The supply is massively greater than the demand, and everyone is excellent. This is a hedge fund of yourself, not a career goal.

Of those I've seen, such are framed as benefits delivered by the publisher.