....and on the second day God created numbness....

We are numb from our summer ordeal. It has been a day since we dealt with the crushing defeat of having our dreams of moving squelched. It is all in my hands now and that requires me to finish up my school ASAP. Its a sad indictment of our education system (and society really) that your qualifications mean absolutely nothing unless they are desperately short staffed. One principal was good enough to tell us that he was like any other person in his position. He knew three people who had subbed at his school and that was his short list. He said that it made his life much easier by doing it this way instead of going through all the resumes etc... That just about all principals do it this way. So, our plan is to move to the outskirts of their school board which will allow Theo to commute and leave me to shmooze (I hope I spelled that right) by joining the PTA and volunteering my time to help the school out wherever I can. As Bob Dylan sang "You may be the devil or you may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody". I have always had a hard time with this crap. The system is set up that if you want to get ahead you have to kiss someone's ass. Sacrifice a little dignity for a better life. A fair trade? A little of your soul for some money? I am sure those of you that have already done this don't see it this way. I would gladly volunteer to help a school out (I do now) or join the PTA of my own free volition. Its being forced to find the right hoops to jump through that pisses me off. Anyways, I am still pissed off (I know I know) and so rant on.