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Congrats, Dave. Quite the run!
Arthur wrote: "Congrats, Dave. Quite the run!"
TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig.
Best wishes! May you enjoy the years to come!
Dave wrote: "TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig."
The two years I spent teaching college comp during my MA were enough for me. Again, impressive!
Very nice! Congrats. What a great career you had and that you continue to build <3
Congratulations, Dave. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming books.
I've just been more or less 'revised' out in the middle of year 48 (about a decade in the high school system, the rest at universities). All the best for your retirement and your writing.
David wrote: "I've just been more or less 'revised' out in the middle of year 48 (about a decade in the high school system, the rest at universities). All the best for your retirement and your writing."
So we are out to pasture together?!
But thanks, all, I always figured reading and telling people about books was just an extension of teaching English, in a way. Promoting reading, anyway. Sharing passion for stories.
Arthur wrote: "Dave wrote: "TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig."
The two years I spent teaching college comp during my MA were enough for ..."
Ha! Well, I wasn't cut out for any of the work my Dad tried to get me to do with him--putting up aluminum siding, windows and doors. He thought I might die in the streets or the gutter, with my head in the clouds with all this poetry and reading and acting in plays. He was terrified for me. I got lucky, Dad.
This reading iin community is a very interesting and enjoyable second career, though I hope the writing comes back in full force this summer. We'll see what happens. I read John O'Connor's Streets and Sans and got inspiration for telling my father's story, a project I abandoned for the most part years ago. Most writing projects don't come to fruition, but some do!
Must feel very weird, but sounds as if you're a man with a plan!
Congratulations! Hope Goodreads has a place in your newfound free time!
Congratulations, Dave, may you enjoy to the fullest this haven of time off :)
ty, friends. And yes, it feel weird, a bit, but it seems like things will not be so different for me, reading and writing a lot. Maybe more writing,
congratulations, Dave! you’ve had a great ride and are leaving in your own timing, which must be satisfying considering the alternatives we observe around us daily. i wish you the best with your writing goals 👍
Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your classes at UIC - you were a great professor. Enjoy retirement!
Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your class at UIC. I look forward to your future projects.
Rod wrote: "Congratulations! Hope Goodreads has a place in your newfound free time!"
I can't seem to quit Goodreads. . .
Carol wrote: "congratulations, Dave! you’ve had a great ride and are leaving in your own timing, which must be satisfying considering the alternatives we observe around us daily. i wish you the best with your wr..."
True, I was not fired as so many have been for unpopular views; I was not downsized a year from a pension; AI did not replace me, though this is one long term plan for teachers, and all-tech schools exist that have few paid humans, and son. I am lucky.
Rummanah (Books in the Spotlight) wrote: "Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your class at UIC. I look forward to your future projects." A few years ago, yes, and we are still regular Goodreads friends sharing our love of books!
You must have been such a brilliant teacher to your pupils – passionate about your subject and someone who could ask exactly the right questions to spark their thinking. Reading your words here on Goodreads, I simply can’t imagine it any other way. A teacher like you can really make a difference for young people.
Enjoy your years ahead!
Moira wrote: "You must have been such a brilliant teacher to your pupils – passionate about your subject and someone who could ask exactly the right questions to spark their thinking. Reading your words here on ..."
Well, "brilliant," Moira.. . . I can't accept that. It's not even true, though I hope my mother is reading this in Heaven! But I have been and continue to be passionate about books and ideas and stories. But thanks for the kind words.
Retirement advice, get a regular physical regimen going, physical health helps every other aspect of your life. Beyond that, what you said, reading and talking about books, not a bad life.
Rhys wrote: "Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your classes at UIC - you were a great professor. Enjoy retirement!" yr awesome, rhys!
Joe wrote: "Retirement advice, get a regular physical regimen going, physical health helps every other aspect of your life. Beyond that, what you said, reading and talking about books, not a bad life."
ty, Joe, i walk or jog every day and go the gym 3 days a week, may increase.
Congratulations, Dave. Retirement has suited me. I am sure you will be active and happy. Robin
robin wrote: "Congratulations, Dave. Retirement has suited me. I am sure you will be active and happy. Robin"
I am sure it will be great. Thus far have been doing a lot of . . reading and begun some new writing, for the first tme in a while, but things will be rather different soon, with my visiting lots of people. One was my best friend in high school and through my twenties, lost to a divorce--mine--who I will reunite with this summer. Things like that. But I already feel freer in ways I had not quite anticipated And I love teaching, had a good teaching spring, and will miss it in the fall, I suggest spect. But get this: I am still on a number of dissertation committees, so in some ays I am not fully "gone," of course. That suits me, too, in a kind of transition. I like working to mentor people , help with writing. I have four books from Goodreads friends to review, too.
Nick wrote: "Best wishes for a long retirement!"
ty, Nick! I have a little classical drama to read this summer, too, and I see you are doing this again.
Dave: May you live long and prosper! What an achievement, friend. I can only guess at how many students you have positively influenced in your career.
Julie wrote: "Dave: May you live long and prosper! What an achievement, friend. I can only guess at how many students you have positively influenced in your career."
ty, Julie. You and Nick mention a hoped for "long" retirement, with an eye to aging, of course. I have a young family, so have that reason for hoping to stick around longer, for sure. And this TBR list--must finish, up that hill. . . but my brother, a former Keebler employee,--he was on the invention team that invented Pop Tarts! True!--retired at 55 and it was way too early, as he had few interests, was too idle for my and his tastes. I will be active. Now, off for a jog!
I think we stay young, body and mind, when we have shiny objects on our horizon, things to live for. May you always have such objects on the farthest shore and the energy to swim or run towards them!
Um I'd say now you have time to read but that hasn't been a problem for you! But enjoy!
Katy wrote: "Um I'd say now you have time to read but that hasn't been a problem for you! But enjoy!"
Of you like to read, teaching English is ine ideal profession (though you also do spend a lot of time reading student papers and developing curricula. But youget to promote reading and get a lot of time to do it.
Hoping you keep the sense of fun you share in your reviews to your retirement, and that change brings you joy. Go right on, Dave!
Brent wrote: "Hoping you keep the sense of fun you share in your reviews to your retirement, and that change brings you joy. Go right on, Dave!" I only do it if it is fun, Brent, thanks for the compliment. I live in joy (and sometimes rage about the political situation, fear, anguish), but always the basis of even the rage is joy and wanting people to have joy. Aned peace. I mean, we read, we talk, we write! I A good life when you can have those thing as much as possible.
Hope you have a wonderful retirement!! 🥳
Congratulations, Dave. enjoy your retirement.
Linda wrote: "Congratulations, Dave. enjoy your retirement."
ty, Linda!
You can look forward to encounters with former students and enjoy all that they have accomplished
Have a wonderful retirement and remember, you have made a difference.
H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov wrote: "You can look forward to encounters with former students and enjoy all that they have accomplished"
Yes, that's one joy of teaching for me, to keep in touch with those who have been my students, many of whom have become teachers. Having a retirement party and we invited many. Twill be fun.
Jill H. wrote: "Have a wonderful retirement and remember, you have made a difference."
So nice of you to say Jill! One hopes one does more good than damage, and I stuck it out this long in the hopes that I was doing that.
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Arthur wrote: "Congrats, Dave. Quite the run!"TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig.
Best wishes! May you enjoy the years to come!
Dave wrote: "TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig."The two years I spent teaching college comp during my MA were enough for me. Again, impressive!
Very nice! Congrats. What a great career you had and that you continue to build <3
Congratulations, Dave. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming books.
I've just been more or less 'revised' out in the middle of year 48 (about a decade in the high school system, the rest at universities). All the best for your retirement and your writing.
David wrote: "I've just been more or less 'revised' out in the middle of year 48 (about a decade in the high school system, the rest at universities). All the best for your retirement and your writing."So we are out to pasture together?!
But thanks, all, I always figured reading and telling people about books was just an extension of teaching English, in a way. Promoting reading, anyway. Sharing passion for stories.
Arthur wrote: "Dave wrote: "TY, but ah, it's not a hard life, sitting around talking and writing about books. I got lucky with this gig."The two years I spent teaching college comp during my MA were enough for ..."
Ha! Well, I wasn't cut out for any of the work my Dad tried to get me to do with him--putting up aluminum siding, windows and doors. He thought I might die in the streets or the gutter, with my head in the clouds with all this poetry and reading and acting in plays. He was terrified for me. I got lucky, Dad.
This reading iin community is a very interesting and enjoyable second career, though I hope the writing comes back in full force this summer. We'll see what happens. I read John O'Connor's Streets and Sans and got inspiration for telling my father's story, a project I abandoned for the most part years ago. Most writing projects don't come to fruition, but some do!
Must feel very weird, but sounds as if you're a man with a plan!
Congratulations! Hope Goodreads has a place in your newfound free time!
Congratulations, Dave, may you enjoy to the fullest this haven of time off :)
ty, friends. And yes, it feel weird, a bit, but it seems like things will not be so different for me, reading and writing a lot. Maybe more writing,
congratulations, Dave! you’ve had a great ride and are leaving in your own timing, which must be satisfying considering the alternatives we observe around us daily. i wish you the best with your writing goals 👍
Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your classes at UIC - you were a great professor. Enjoy retirement!
Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your class at UIC. I look forward to your future projects.
Rod wrote: "Congratulations! Hope Goodreads has a place in your newfound free time!"I can't seem to quit Goodreads. . .
Carol wrote: "congratulations, Dave! you’ve had a great ride and are leaving in your own timing, which must be satisfying considering the alternatives we observe around us daily. i wish you the best with your wr..."True, I was not fired as so many have been for unpopular views; I was not downsized a year from a pension; AI did not replace me, though this is one long term plan for teachers, and all-tech schools exist that have few paid humans, and son. I am lucky.
Rummanah (Books in the Spotlight) wrote: "Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your class at UIC. I look forward to your future projects." A few years ago, yes, and we are still regular Goodreads friends sharing our love of books!
You must have been such a brilliant teacher to your pupils – passionate about your subject and someone who could ask exactly the right questions to spark their thinking. Reading your words here on Goodreads, I simply can’t imagine it any other way. A teacher like you can really make a difference for young people. Enjoy your years ahead!
Moira wrote: "You must have been such a brilliant teacher to your pupils – passionate about your subject and someone who could ask exactly the right questions to spark their thinking. Reading your words here on ..."Well, "brilliant," Moira.. . . I can't accept that. It's not even true, though I hope my mother is reading this in Heaven! But I have been and continue to be passionate about books and ideas and stories. But thanks for the kind words.
Retirement advice, get a regular physical regimen going, physical health helps every other aspect of your life. Beyond that, what you said, reading and talking about books, not a bad life.
Rhys wrote: "Congratulations!! I really enjoyed your classes at UIC - you were a great professor. Enjoy retirement!" yr awesome, rhys!
Joe wrote: "Retirement advice, get a regular physical regimen going, physical health helps every other aspect of your life. Beyond that, what you said, reading and talking about books, not a bad life."ty, Joe, i walk or jog every day and go the gym 3 days a week, may increase.
Congratulations, Dave. Retirement has suited me. I am sure you will be active and happy. Robin
robin wrote: "Congratulations, Dave. Retirement has suited me. I am sure you will be active and happy. Robin"I am sure it will be great. Thus far have been doing a lot of . . reading and begun some new writing, for the first tme in a while, but things will be rather different soon, with my visiting lots of people. One was my best friend in high school and through my twenties, lost to a divorce--mine--who I will reunite with this summer. Things like that. But I already feel freer in ways I had not quite anticipated And I love teaching, had a good teaching spring, and will miss it in the fall, I suggest spect. But get this: I am still on a number of dissertation committees, so in some ays I am not fully "gone," of course. That suits me, too, in a kind of transition. I like working to mentor people , help with writing. I have four books from Goodreads friends to review, too.
Nick wrote: "Best wishes for a long retirement!"ty, Nick! I have a little classical drama to read this summer, too, and I see you are doing this again.
Dave: May you live long and prosper! What an achievement, friend. I can only guess at how many students you have positively influenced in your career.
Julie wrote: "Dave: May you live long and prosper! What an achievement, friend. I can only guess at how many students you have positively influenced in your career."ty, Julie. You and Nick mention a hoped for "long" retirement, with an eye to aging, of course. I have a young family, so have that reason for hoping to stick around longer, for sure. And this TBR list--must finish, up that hill. . . but my brother, a former Keebler employee,--he was on the invention team that invented Pop Tarts! True!--retired at 55 and it was way too early, as he had few interests, was too idle for my and his tastes. I will be active. Now, off for a jog!
I think we stay young, body and mind, when we have shiny objects on our horizon, things to live for. May you always have such objects on the farthest shore and the energy to swim or run towards them!
Um I'd say now you have time to read but that hasn't been a problem for you! But enjoy!
Katy wrote: "Um I'd say now you have time to read but that hasn't been a problem for you! But enjoy!"Of you like to read, teaching English is ine ideal profession (though you also do spend a lot of time reading student papers and developing curricula. But youget to promote reading and get a lot of time to do it.
Hoping you keep the sense of fun you share in your reviews to your retirement, and that change brings you joy. Go right on, Dave!
Brent wrote: "Hoping you keep the sense of fun you share in your reviews to your retirement, and that change brings you joy. Go right on, Dave!" I only do it if it is fun, Brent, thanks for the compliment. I live in joy (and sometimes rage about the political situation, fear, anguish), but always the basis of even the rage is joy and wanting people to have joy. Aned peace. I mean, we read, we talk, we write! I A good life when you can have those thing as much as possible.
Hope you have a wonderful retirement!! 🥳
Congratulations, Dave. enjoy your retirement.
Linda wrote: "Congratulations, Dave. enjoy your retirement."ty, Linda!
You can look forward to encounters with former students and enjoy all that they have accomplished
Have a wonderful retirement and remember, you have made a difference.
H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov wrote: "You can look forward to encounters with former students and enjoy all that they have accomplished"Yes, that's one joy of teaching for me, to keep in touch with those who have been my students, many of whom have become teachers. Having a retirement party and we invited many. Twill be fun.
Jill H. wrote: "Have a wonderful retirement and remember, you have made a difference."So nice of you to say Jill! One hopes one does more good than damage, and I stuck it out this long in the hopes that I was doing that.
