Archive - Mar 7, 2007

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Get rid of employer-based health care - Do it for the entrepreneurs!

Posted March 7, 2007 - 7:00pm by Expat Teacher

As has been hinted at several times on Page 132, I'd love to get out of the classroom. 8 years feels like enough. So next year, I'd like to do something different. One option is for me to do a fellowship or internship. However, there is a lot more that goes into my calculations than just job satisfaction. One concern is health care benefits. If I take an unpaid internship for 3 months or even a paid year long fellowship, no one is offering health care benefits. That means I'd have to foot the bill entirely for any medical expenses I incur.

That's a big risk. In fact, probably too big a risk for me. I'd probably slog through another year of teaching rather than risk my wife's health.

Ann Coulter as Borat

Posted March 7, 2007 - 8:10am by Will Hinton

I know that I am a bit late to the game on this one. I've been sick for about a week. Kudos to Professor Knippenberg for holding down the fort in my absence.

So this past weekend at the annual CPAC convention, invited speaker Ann Coulter shocked the audience with this little doozy when speaking about John Edwards:

"I'd say something about John Edwards, but if you use the word 'faggot', you have to go to rehab."

I should first note that my use of "shocked" is dripping with sarcasm. Is there a person in America who was shocked that Coulter would say such a thing? I wouldn't be shocked if she dropped the n-bomb on live national television if she thought it would garner her more attention.