I ran out of luck today catching the window between rain showers. We in the northeast are stuck in an ugly weather pattern. We are not seeing much sun. It sucks.
There is a new nominee in the Academic Douchebags Hall of Fame. It's awful crowded. A new wing is being built. Here is an excerpt culled from the newsten.net website:
VACAVILLE, CA - When Taylor McGinley sneezed in her health class at Will C. Wood High School a few weeks ago a student replied with "God, bless you," but it's what teacher Steven Cuckovich said after the sneeze that now has students questioning the teacher's agenda.
"(Cuckovich) said, 'Do you think that girl is evil, do you think the evil spirits are coming out of her?' And the guy that said "bless you" was like 'No, I was just doing what I was supposed to do when somebody sneezes, not trying to be rude,'" Taylor said, referring to the incident.
McGinley said Cuckovich never mentioned or referred to the expression again, but in Erica Fagan's class Cuckovich is deducting points from students' grades if someone said "bless you."
"The first time (the student) did it (Cuckovich) took 25 points off of everybody in the class's grade for one person saying it and then somebody did it the next day and he did it again," Fagan said.
According to Fagan, Cuckovich told the students sneezing and saying "bless you" is a distraction and takes time out of learning.
Our stellar porter, Frankie, has been sporting new sneakers lately. Last week he suffered a cut to the leg that has numbed a couple of his toes and left him unable to wear work boots. To my surprise, he is entitled not only to full medical coverage of his treatment but cash compensation as well. This was the third time in his long tenure he was injured on the job. He has a scar on his forearm suffered while he was clearing debris on the roof. His second injury provided a big pay day. His arm got caught in the door of a malfunctioning elevator, injuring his shoulder. He's a little guy, probably no more than 140 pounds. The elevator was replaced, he went on disability. He split the proceeds with his lawyer, walking away with $11,500. He's been smiling even more than usual lately. He has a big family, including at least one handicapped child, and can use the money.
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