This is a permanent error; I’ve given up. Sorry it didn’t work out.

Thirteen Things I have GIVEN UP ON 1. Trying to explain the good in the ACLU to some people. (my mom knows what I am talking about here…) 2. Extrinsic Rewards for kids…that does not mean I am not out-voted by collegues….often. I don’t work with Alfie Kohn. 3. Asking my DH to make the bed. 4. Expecting others to be at least as smart as me. 5. Hoping people “get” how important my job is, or at least how much I care about it. 6. Getting my DH to read a book. 7. Applying logic directly to middle school students, or humans. 8. Expecting technology people at my work to be even 1/10 as useful as technology people anywhere else on the planet. 9. Grammatical Issues, including: went/gone, using ‘they’ when the pronoun should be singular, and I/me (I was a mess over #4 & #5, please take out your red pen if you must). 10.My in-laws ends sentences in “with.” I am slowly going insane from this…..”Do you want to go with?” 11.Being paid for my efforts. 12.running, “I choose not to run.” The whole world is my Duncan….. 13.It is possible Jerry is talking about me in The Cartoon Episode (although I was not, in fact, Susan Ross’ old college roommate): “Kramer: Oh! Yeah your old college roommate huh? Jerry: No , It’s Susan Ross’s old college roommate; she moved to New York a few years ago . she’s trying to become an actress. Kramer: Hmmm,, Dramatica comedia heh!Jerry: Untalented, She’s always inviting me to see her in some bad play in tiny room without ventilation. It’s really depressing. Kramer: Euh.. We don’t go to enough theater. Jerry: She should just give up.”Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1

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