The Coffee House

[snowbear124 55]

Welcome. Where, in Michigan are you? My lovely wife is from Monroe.

I live in the northern area of the lower peninsula, about 25 miles south of the Mackinaw bridge.

My bride was born in Monroe.

I've driven through Monroe.

A lot of people do!

 

[bribrius]

That does sound like a tough two days...but the other five days, and all summer off?

This semester, My Wednesdays are also 11-8, but just one class in the evening. And I teach on Friday morning as well. T and Th off. Next semester, I won't have the Friday class - it will be on Wed, so thus the two really long days with three days off. The two-day work week is certainly nice.

As for the summer, well it is nice to have time away from teaching, but what you may not realize is that I am adjunct faculty, not a public school teacher. If I don't work in the summer, I don't get paid. And even during the semesters when I am getting paychecks, I only get paid for my classroom hours. All the grading and planning that I do at home doesn't get compensated.

So those days off? I need those for the other jobs that I have to have to keep myself above the poverty line.

all the teachers around here are union, cut out on early days and since the kids all have computers and ipads they use in class now basically hangout at the front desk just watching.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Housers. Colombian Supremo today.

 

[Gary A.]

50F right now. Should reach into the 70's.

 

[bribrius]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

 

[snowbear124 55]

Sure they do. There are plenty of photos posted by them - take a look through the POTM pages.

 

[JacaRanda]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

If they never post, how do you know they are the best?

 

[astroNikon]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

If they never post, how do you know they are the best?

Because they said they are !!

 

[sm4him]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

So, are you saying those of us who HAVE posted plenty of stuff aren't that good??

 

[snowbear124 55]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

So, are you saying those of us who HAVE posted plenty of stuff aren't that good??

That's what it sounds like to me.

Sharon - hint on Whats it - hurry!

 

[sm4him]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

So, are you saying those of us who HAVE posted plenty of stuff aren't that good??

That's what it sounds like to me.

Sharon - hint on Whats it - hurry!

I did, but I don't know why--I don't have anything to put up right now if I get it!

 

[snowbear124 55]

how come the best photographers on this site never post anything??

So, are you saying those of us who HAVE posted plenty of stuff aren't that good??

That's what it sounds like to me.

Sharon - hint on Whats it - hurry!

I did, but I don't know why--I don't have anything to put up right now if I get it!

cough - lug nuts - cough

 

[sm4him]

I bet if I actually DID that right now, you wouldn't even guess it, because you'd expect it to be anything BUT that!!

 

[snowbear124 55]

I would bow out.



Maybe.

 

[sm4him]

I actually HAVE something in mind that would be a good one, I think. But I only have my cell phone with me today and this is one that definitely needs a macro lens to do the closeup.

I'm about to go heat up lunch, so I'll look and see what I can find.