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On the Thursday Threesome, I’ll choose a theme and describe three things that have to do with that theme. Wow! I’ve suddenly become popular! Which, of course, meant that I happened to have an unexpected adventure yesterday, delaying my Thursday Threesome. Rather than skip it, here’s what I meant to write about…Three dream jobs I’d like to learn how to snare:

1. College Professor: I live in Worcester, which has about a dozen colleges, and within commuter rail distance of Boston, which has another three or four dozen. I have a Master’s Degree. I used to teach high school, but found there was a pesky complication of parents. (Yes, I realize this is ironic, as I’m about to become a parent of a child in school.) When I did college administration, I loved being able to just work with the kids. So, before I go back to get my PhD, how do I get into teaching college?
2. Director: Oh, how I miss theatre… When I was teaching at the aforementioned high school, I was also the Drama Coach. Seriously, that was by far the highlight of my day. It was refreshing to go to a place where students actually wanted to be there. And wrangling them into a production was immensely satisfying for me, feeding just enough of my ego without having me on stage the entire time. Plus, I’m also incredibly obsessive-compulsive when it comes to a production, so having that big-picture control was great. Oh, and did I mention my degree is in Drama? Does anyone have a connection or two in the Massachusetts local theatre? Closer than Lowell would be nice, though I would love more opportunities to work with the 119 Gallery.
3. NPR Commentator: This is one I would love to do part-time. It incorporates two of my favorite pasttimes: writing and listening to myself talk. Seriously, though, I do enjoy the short essay vs. the long novel, and I’d like to think I have some humor to balance out whatever facts might happen along. I’m also pretty close to WGBH and their fantastically beautiful new building. How does one score the occasional NPR commentary?

Have an idea for a Thursday Threesome? Leave a comment, and I’ll see what I can do!

Reflected in the John Hancock Tower: Trinity Church in color, Fairmont Copley Hotel in black and white. Copley Square, Boston MA

At the Stone Zoo after the rain. Boston MA

I guess I inadvertenly took a vacation, eh? Nothing much unusual going on with me, just the regular busy-ness, though I did go back on some medication that took a little adjustment. But, that’s a story for another post. Look for that around November.

The other thing keeping me from posting is my complete lack of new pictures. Part of that is laziness on my part, part of it is the weather not cooperating. Really, I should start carrying the camera around more often. But, until then, I shall make the effort to go back through some pictures I may have missed. Like this one, from when John’s daughter Danielle was visiting back in April.

Boston MA