Working on Saturday

The University I teach at has a strange policy. If a class is missed because of a holiday, the course time must be made up. It has something to do with our accreditation. So, here I sit on a Saturday morning with a number of college students, and none of us want to be here....Such as silly rule. So I let them bring their kids, who are surfing the net, and instead of lecturing or any other typical class activity, I am letting them work on their term papers, which are due next week.

There is a new Lewis Black special on tonight on HBO. He is brilliant. There are so many good comedians out their who focus on serious issues. Thank God, because we need to laugh at what a mess things are.