Monday, March 03, 2008

Lives of quiet desperation?

Highlights from my early-morning inbox:

1. Excuse from a student who represented the college at an out-of-state event and got stranded in Dallas with no flight home.

2. Excuse from a student who broke his elbow skateboarding and therefore wants to turn in a hand-written draft. (But at least he turned it in!)

3. Excuse from a student who can't make it to class because of a sinus infection and therefore wants to turn the paper in on Wednesday.

4. Excuse from a student whose weekend was so exciting that he is suddenly obliged to appear in court.

And some are inclined to envy the young!

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