Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

Hey there. Hectic times as always.  Something is rotten in the state of …

I do make my students use quotes and citations, footnotes or endnotes, in their papers.  They are getting ready for university after all.  Two people have since dropped the course (wisely).  The whiner who does minimal work but seems to think she should get 70s and 80s (eventhough her transcripts show she never got higher than 60% in English), came crying insisting that she did not plagiarize.  How odd that a lazy person who never uses flowery language would refer to Claudius as a “consummate politician” - just like sparknotes or wherever I found that and two other turns of phrases.  She then told me she was sick and going home.

The student who quickly wrote something without meeting the minimum page requirements or submitting a bibliography (and got zero for not meeting the minimum requirements) simply told me he learned his lesson and is working very hard on the next assignment.  Winning attitude.  I wouldn’t be surprised if he got an A at the end of the course.

My sister-in-law has decided to refuse any more chemo.  It makes her feel very ill and with a prognosis of weeks to live she would rather not be in pain for them.  Hospice care is meeting with her today.  Naturally her husband is beside himself in grief. Personally, I respect her decision (as I am sure he does).  I keep hoping that as chemo kills good cells as well as bad ones that her good ones will triumph.  Perhaps far fetched, but hope never hurt anyone - did it?

Waitte is staying the same.  Not too bad noting this is a very stressful week.  My goal is to lose one a week.  Not lofty, but probably attainable.  I gave up the dream of a svelte bride  a few weeks ago.   I am what and who I am.

Still living the dream!