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So...

It's been really long since I've updated this things, hasn't it?

I've been working on my book, working on my job search, and finding myself curiously bothered by a job offer that starts on Monday... I'm going to do some DBA work as a Microsoft contractor.

I strongly suspect that part of the reason I'm bothered by the DBA job is that I'm not really a techie, after all... I'm just a guy who likes technology and can play with it well.

I know another part... the contractor offers a whole week's worth of "vacation" pay after 1960 hours of work (including overtime). Note how that's spelled out; you can take time off, but you have to request it specifically. Oh, and the benefits suck.

I'm a lot more excited by the possibility of teaching math at the community college level, and I'm talking to Green River Community College about that. Maybe I can teach a class or two each quarter, and then get in line for a full time teaching job.

So, we'll see.

In the meantime, I'm working on a proposal to sell my book to an agent, tightening up some editing, and working on some final bits. I'll probably be showing up in here more often, over the next few weeks.

(no subject)

So...

It's been really long since I've updated this things, hasn't it?

I've been working on my book, working on my job search, and finding myself curiously bothered by a job offer that starts on Monday... I'm going to do some DBA work as a Microsoft contractor.

I strongly suspect that part of the reason I'm bothered by the DBA job is that I'm not really a techie, after all... I'm just a guy who likes technology and can play with it well.

I know another part... the contractor offers a whole week's worth of "vacation" pay after 1960 hours of work (including overtime). Note how that's spelled out; you can take time off, but you have to request it specifically. Oh, and the benefits suck.

I'm a lot more excited by the possibility of teaching math at the community college level, and I'm talking to Green River Community College about that. Maybe I can teach a class or two each quarter, and then get in line for a full time teaching job.

So, we'll see.

In the meantime, I'm working on a proposal to sell my book to an agent, tightening up some editing, and working on some final bits. I'll probably be showing up in here more often, over the next few weeks.