Ed Cottrell

  • Further Proof…

    … that about half the population will vote for about anything: the Miami-Dade County School Board voted 5-4 to fire six teachers and accept the resignations of 26 others. The teachers in question had all paid to obtain continuing education credits, rather than taking actual courses, and then lied about the credits by representing them…

  • Strange Dreams

    I had two very strange dreams, last night. In the first, I was trying to leave work at a nuclear plant (I watched a bit of the Simpsons right before bed) and couldn’t leave, because my license plate was no longer on file at the gate. Later, I couldn’t place a report when I called…

  • Stupid, Cost-Conscious Me

    I’m kicking myself for opting for the cheap graphics card when I bought my laptop. William talked me into finally checking out Civilization IV, but it turns out my graphics card can’t hack it (only 32MB, and 64MB cards are required). I’m quite tempted to go buy the game, see if it will run, and…

  • Exam Post-Mortem

    Unfortunately, it really is a post-mortem – while Torts may have gone better than expected, I’m pretty sure Contracts did not go so well… Our curve is so insane, I might be just fine, but I’m not feeling especially positive about it. Hopefully, I’m no worse off than a little below the median, but I…

  • One Down, One to Go

    Torts is done. I don’t know if I’d say I feel confident about it, but I don’t feel bad. I know of one glaring mistake, but I think it’s pretty small in the grand scheme, so I feel like I’m heading for median or better. I plan to put up a more comprehensive post on…