Disconnection and Car Trouble

I don't have internet in my new apartment yet, and I'm one of those hold-outs who doesn't yet own a smart-phone.  As such, my internet access is few and far-between.  I snag some time at the library when I can (but their internet is pretty slow), and right now I'm sitting in the Cafe area...

Let’s Fix it With a Petition! (…or not)

About two months ago, the principal made an announcement to the school informing everyone that he'd hired a former student to be a new English teacher next year.  Given my tentative situation as a long-term sub, all my students assumed that meant he'd hired another teacher instead of hiring me on permanently.  They came rushing up to...