[New-Poetry] Rigamarole

[Anny Ballardini]

What's happening? I am with Tad, always!

From: "TheOldMole" <tad at opus40.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:53 AM


> And your assumption that I didn't show up for work in the morning is based 
> on...?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jfq at myuw.net>
> To: "NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp; Views" 
> <new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] Rigamarole
>
>
>>  What are the real life things that non-MFA's do that we're missing out 
>> on?
>>
>> I dunno, having a full time job? Just off hand that's what occurs to me. 
>> Or how about not being able to drive 125 miles at two in the morning to 
>> mollycoddle your spoiled daughter because you'll lose that job if you 
>> don't show up in the morning. Don't you people see how ridiculous the 
>> stuff you're bringing up is? That you're only reinforcing my point? The 
>> first rule of holes is if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I 
>> learned that in college.
>>
>> I'm not even sure why i'm arguing with this. If you're inclined to accept 
>> this "college professors lives are hard too" nonsense, there's probably 
>> nothing i can say to convince you otherwise.
>>
>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>  From: Jeff Newberry
>>>  To: NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp, Views
>>>  Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:22 PM
>>>  Subject: [New-Poetry] Rigamarole
>>>
>>>
>>>  It is?  You mean grading essays, dealing with administration, going to 
>>> faculty meetings, going to committee meetings, going to accreditation 
>>> meetings, conferencing with students, traveling to other campuses, 
>>> traveling to conferences, fixing computer problems, dealing with 
>>> email/FAXes/phone messages, fielding phone calls, and teaching classes 
>>> as well as dealing with paying the rent and bills, figuring out what's 
>>> for dinner, and managing the millions of details that come with living 
>>> each day isn't rigamarole?
>>>
>>>  Gosh.  I must have some skewed definition of what rigamarole is.
>>>
>>>  Jeff Newberry
>>>
>>>  On 9/26/06, jfq at myuw.net <jfq at myuw.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hell, academia is the definition of cloistering oneself away from 
>>> the rigamarole.
>>>    --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    "Don't take your guns to town, son.  Leave your guns at home."
>>>                                                       --Johnny Cash
>>>
>>>    http://museoffireblog.blogspot.com
>>>
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