Ah, it feels great to be home… long enough to rest, eat dinner and then… go to work.  It’s not so bad, though.  I just look at it as another adventure-filled evening at the movie theater.

Oh, I forgot to mention that, didn’t I.  In addition to teaching, I also work part time at a movie theater.  What a perfect job for someone who loves movies, huh?  I have a great time and get along with every one who works there.  My job?  Remember that time you spilled a bunch of popcorn on the floor, shrugged your shoulders and said, “Eh, someone will clean it up.”  I’m someone.  I clean theaters and tear tickets at the podium, direct moviegoers (my favorite type of people) to the correct theater.  I love it.  It really, truly is the best part time job I have ever had.

Recently, a teacher in our area was fired for selling drugs.  He claimed he had to sell drugs because he did not make enough money as a teacher.  What?  Well, let’s see how well your salary pays for a defense lawyer, court costs, bail, or whatever.

Okay, I have to share something that makes me grin.  Sorry.  First, take a look at this picture:

Forest Fire

According to the site where I found this picture  (http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=2589) it was taken by a “fire behavior analyst” from Fairbanks, Alaska.  Here is what he said about the picture:  “That’s a once in a life time look there.  I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.  I’ve been doing this for 20 years and it ranks in the top three days of fire behavior I’ve seen.”

Okay, I have a few response questions, and I hope I don’t offend anyone.  First question:  What?  Fire behavior?  Fire behavior analyst?  Who the heck signs up for that job?  And is anyone else disturbed by this guy’s choice of words here:  “[I]t ranks in the top three days of fire behavior I’ve seen.”  As if the mass of flames that are about to destroy acres upon acres of forestry is a “good behavior.”  This is a guy who likes his job just a little too much.

So, I’m going to invent a new job.  Flood behavior analyst.  When I get a cool photo of someone’s roof with women and children standing on top, begging for help from nearby helicopters, I can say about the photo later, “This was one of the most impressive days of flood behavior I have ever seen.”  No!  Bad!  Wrong!  It’s one thing to be fascinated by the power and destruction that natural disasters can cause.  It’s another thing to be almost in exaltation of it, or to make a career out of studying how it behaves.  Unless, of course, you’re going to put the darn camera down and do something to get rid of it.

Okay, I’m finished.  I’ve had my daily dose of responding to human absurdity.