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column. 10/21/2008 - SAN DIEGO. -- The Fall semester is halfway over. Wow. I am SOOOO glad and regret only that it is not COMPLETELY over. This semester has redefined weirdness for me and it has come from all directions in a perfect storm of chaos, confusion, and, again, plain ol' weirdness. From school issues to old friend issues it has thus far been unabated. There is light at the tunnel's end however so perhaps the next post will be one of good news and good attitude. The materials needed for my evaluation committee are all turned in and on November 5th I will learn if I have been granted tenure at City College or if I need to start hustling again for photo work. I think just a solid answer to that, one way or the other, will help stabilize things for me. If I am to go back onto the streets to work then so be it. I had hoped those days of dealing with clients was something from the past but they say if you want to make God laugh just tell him your plans. If that is what is to be then so be it. I know the competition here, much of which is pretty good, but none of which is intimidating. I'm more intimidated by the idea of having to get back into my worst nightmare -- sales -- to restart a career again. If tenure is granted however, it will be a major sea change for me on a lot of fronts. It will be the first time in almost 40 years that my future has not been based on the skill of my work from a never-ending string of temporary "employers" that we call clients. With tenure I will have a steady income, as secure a future as is possible to have and can really think about more than survival and the next gig. I could actually think about MY life and what I want for tomorrow and next year or the next five years. I could think again about whether or not I want someone in it to share whatever comes my/our way. I've not felt in a position to do that for a long time now and it will be a little strange to think about. All will be known on the 5th of November when I go in for my final meeting with the Dean, Laura Crandall, and my evaluation committee. I did student evaluations yesterday in two classes so hopefully they were not too bad. This has been such a strange semester I am honestly clueless as to whether or not I've been OK in the classroom since it seems like everything else has been shouting more loudly for attention. I hope it will all be OK. If not then it is what I deserve anyway. I think education is too important to allow bad teachers to continue in the classroom and if I am one then better to send me back to my cameras now than later. But... I do LOVE teaching and passing on what has been pounded into me over so many years. I hope for the sake of my students as much as for me that I've been OK and that the school will want me to continue as a faculty member. I'll know in a couple of weeks so as Paul Harvey says, "Stand by for news!" OK, that's about it for the moment. More next time... --NDK--
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| MOOSIE Now Online | MOOSIE is Available ONLINE. Moosie, the family film I produced in 1998-1999 is now being carried by Netflix, Amazon, and other online video rental companies. Perhaps this will finally bring it to the attention of the public. Remember, this is a movie for CHILDREN and FAMILIES to watch together. There are no car chases or explosions or karate although there IS a mountain lion, a stormy night, and a mule. Mostly there is a story of a little girl's love for a father who is too busy to notice and an adventure where he has to learn what is really important in his life. If you have young kids this is a family-safe show with a good message in it about values and priorities: a message equally good for the adults. |
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| Sunny's Column |
Well as is probably clear by now, the little
fur ball has stayed. She is now spayed and definitely part of the
household though there are times when she is on thin ice. Her name is "Sundara" which is Sanskrit for "Beautiful" and I call her "Sunny" for short. She no longer yowls through the night looking for a tom cat she can have her way with which is a very good thing.
When she went to the vet I was surprised to find that she did not have a chip in her. They verified she is a Bengal and a good example of one so why she was not 'chipped' as a kitten is unknown. I decided she should be an indoor cat but we are having a disagreement about that... she REALLY wants to go out. She was used to it and is most put out with me sometimes when I will not let her out. The compromise thus far is she can go play in the garage which she likes. I assume she is digging an escape tunnel in there somewhere but have not yet found it. Meantime she has grown some but not a lot so I think will remain a faily small cat. Maybe she was a litter runt and was turned out. She may be the runt but she is definitely not the typical shy and retiring one. At the vet she was embarassingly ferocious. I'll try to get some new pictures of her after school is out. |
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