Snow, Hot Air & The French Revolution

I meant to write more today, there are so many things that present themselves as topics...but I didn't have time because I was outside all day collecting ice so that Jan Zink can have an unlimited repertoire of sculptural options with which to impress donors. With the money this frees up, each staff person can get $100 to help out with their heat bill this month. This is something that will be sorely needed since when the university closes, employees have to choose between using a vacation day or not getting paid. Meanwhile, Jan Zink can just pile on her fur coats should things get too cold in her neck of the woods.

Alternately, apparently hot air is freely available to all those willing to subject themselves to Bryan Terry's temper tantrums and screaming fits.

All in all, I can imagine why university relations is down from 17 staff to 5; university advancement down from 51 to 21; the school of education from 28 to 5...

When confronted with the failure to increase pay in keeping with cost of living increases, the rising cost of health care premiums, and the further pay cut represented by the new adverse weather conditions employment policy, I think our darling Jan put it best when she said: "Let them eat cake."

Of course, we all remember how that turned out.