Confessions of a Community College Dean: Actual 1st Sentence of a Note Left by Our Plumber

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990's moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care. Comments are welcome. Comments for general readership can be posted directly after the blog entry. For private comments, I can be reached at deandad at gmail dot com. The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of commenters), and not those of my (unnamed) employer.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Actual 1st Sentence of a Note Left by Our Plumber

“1st, do not be alarmed by the burning smell in your kitchen.”

Oh, goody.

# posted by Dean Dad @ 3:17 AM

Comments:

"2nd, that new four-foot hole in your floor is supposed to be there."

# posted by

Brother of Dean Dad : 6:33 AM

thanks for the laugh! Despite all my house woes, that's certainly one I've never heard.

# posted by

Anonymous : 7:01 AM

More details, more details.

"It's not hard to live
With somebody else's troubles.
They won't make you lose any sleep at night.
Just as long as life is out there
Busitin' somebody else's bubbles,
Everythin's gonna be all right"

Steve Goodman

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