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$58K for working 9 months a year? That's pretty damn sweet, IMO.

IMO, the amount of chemistry, physics, or bio you'd need to master in order to teach regular high school science classes is really not that tough.

i'm in a teacher's union and it isn't anathema to me to see higher pay for jobs that are actually harder to fill - that seems like straight market economics to me - if you wanna reduce my pay so you can pay a math teacher more though that will be pissing me off, as well as insinuating that what i teach (social studies) is less valuable that math/science in the grand scheme of things. Seems like that's what would have to happen eventually if supply and demand ever factored into teacher salaries. Maybe not straight off the bat, but when you are taking the funds out of the same pot - eventually someone with a BA in English is going to top out at a lower comp level, or get a smaller merit increase - and that money will be landing in the hands of the folks with the more valuable (in the strict economic sense) qualifications. Knowing what I do about the respective difficulties associated with securing a degree in the hard sciences, versus securing a degree in the humanities (did both), I think I'd be pissed off if the guy with the degree in English was making the same amount of money that I was. Is there even such a thing as a "weed-out" course in English programs? Seems like taking the money out of administrator pay, or cutting the number of administrator's would be a politically acceptable way to get beyond the "fairness" impasse.... All this "English Major" bashing is starting to piss me off...so of course you know now what I studied! There were PLENTY of "weed-out" courses...ever taken a course in Post-Modern American Poetry? A little Ezra Pound? Read much Thomas Pynchon or DeLillo? Writing critical theory abstracts?! Puh-lease! Though I will grant you that most of those were electives, not required, so I guess one could get an English degree without going taking courses like "Chaos Theory in Literature" like I did. My only point is, please stop bashing the English Majors! Some of them (like me) are really good at math/physics too!! I would agree with your point about administrators however... A lot of "hard" science classes really aren't that "hard", which is why I never understood the poor schmucks who change from "pre-med" to "English Lit" after failing their first course in Chemistry or Physics.

You are a true American.

and check out Jon's comment about the exchange rate with Canada...

I assume that would be the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

that was very mean spirited Hopefully, rumr appreciates irony. But just in case, I do wish great happiness for him and you too. There. Now which do you prefer, a Bug who bites a little or a soft gushy Bug? I was just joking around, you jizz-gargling clownpuncher. I got that part. What is a clown puncher so I know wether or not to deny it. Do they climb at all? We'll find out this week...

that was very mean spirited Hopefully, rumr appreciates irony. But just in case, I do wish great happiness for him and you too. There. Now which do you prefer, a Bug who bites a little or a soft gushy Bug? I was just joking around, you jizz-gargling clownpuncher.

that was very mean spirited

I don't have time to bleed.

I knew a guy in school whose wallet was stolen. Later that day he was at work - he worked retail, and helping a customer ring up a large sale. He looked at the credit card - it was his! He excused himself for a second and walked back to call security - cool as hell. He returned and continued to ring up the sale while security arrived. He then accused the thief, which the guy denied. The response? Dude, that's MY name on the credit card.

I got something to say! It's better to burn out... than fade away.

OH YEAH, WELL I JUST READ ON MY AOL ACCOUNT ABOUT A GUY WHO HAD HIS KIDNEY STOLEN AFTER A ONE-NIGHT STAND!!! CAN U B-LEAVE IT????

arrrrrrrr

Oh mercy, mon mercy, mon mont, mercy. Merci!

Especially push-ups, squats and lunges.

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It's pretty close in price to the Kickin' Chicken (which is pretty damn good). I'd be interested in how well it holds up taste-wise. WT 101 is some really tasty stuff.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye...

Or mount it! Dru would probably smoke it. "This is some good shit".

I thought it was about the Mariners.

Bump. Just curious if Tony ever got up there. We've had a few good weather windows in the past month or two.

another Bourbon plug, eh Bill?