I was reading something about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) today, and was kind of shocked to see this figure: according to a recent Social Security Administration (SSA) study, a 20-year-old worker has a 3-in-10 chance of becoming disabled before reaching retirement age. That’s a 30 percent chance, which means that almost one in three [...]
I’ve already begun the grad school application process, and boy, is it a lot of paperwork! Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t attended 6 (yep, that’s s-i-x) different schools on my way to obtaining a Bachelor’s degree. That means I have to fill out transcript request forms for all those different places, [...]
Now that I’ve pretty much made up my mind to apply to grad school, I’ve got to think about replacing my laptop. The one I have now is five years old, and since it was a cheapo Gateway model to begin with, it’s really not fit for serious use. Plus, it’s positively sluggish by [...]
Well, I got a phone call from the recruiter at that company I interviewed at about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that I didn’t get my dream job after all. The recruiter was very polite about the whole thing and actually sounded truly apologetic when he said that they went with someone else for [...]
I’m thinking about it. I’ve been looking at a few different M. Ed. programs, and have come up with a short list of schools that I’d like to apply to. I don’t need a fancy name on my degree or anything like that. I’m going for convenience and value here, really.
The programs I’ve singled [...]
My back hurt so much last night that I ended up sleeping on the floor. Our mattress is just too old, but we can’t afford to replace it right now. It sags in the middle and doesn’t give me nearly the amount of support I need. I would love to be able to get a [...]
Apparently, traffic has gotten so bad at the Warrington Bank Quay train station in England that the station operators decided to post a No Kissing sign to deter drop-offs from lingering too long in the pass-thru lane. Instead, if you plan on kissing your loved one before sending him or her off to work, you’ve [...]
Isn’t it funny how the commonest item can just set you off on a trip down memory lane? I was rooting around in one of my closets today, and came across a couple of old Latin textbooks from high school. As I was flipping through the pages, I saw lots of notes in the [...]