Dear So and So

[Veronica]

Dear Principal,

Just to clarify, I WILL not be be re-entering my report cards on MY time. I did that once already and I can hold a conference without that little piece of paper if necessary. You're lucky I'm willing to bring in my own computer and hotspot, because if tried to do this work on a district computer, you know the ones that take 30 minutes to boot up, I'd be lucky to finish before spring break!

Veronica

[Becky]

V- Wait....there was no back-up of all data *before* the upgrade?!? I am so sorry that you have to deal with this!

[Veronica]

I don't know if they backed it up. They're "looking into it." The one e mail I got yesterday said that the update should not have caused data loss. But it did. I had worked on these over a couple of days and the stuff I did the first day was still there the second day. But everything is gone now.

My husband says I should just make all my students read silently for a couple of hours so I can redo everything. I get very annoyed with our administration because I don't think they fully appreciate how much time and money teachers put into their classes. I know my students and their families appreciate it and I'm tempted to do conferences with just my records.

Our computer equipment is so old. I think I got my work laptop in 2003. Yet, they want us doing so much with technology. I'm lucky that we have a travel laptop and a hotspot that I'm going to start taking to work today because so much of what I do is technology oriented and my work computer has become unreliable. I don't know... I want the best for my students. But I don't think I should have to provide it.

Veronica

[Pax]

Dear fed and state govt.

You and your idiot tax structure can kiss my lily white behind.

We both fill out 1040EZ, quick ten minutes and done. Then we start on the state forms, endless, stupid and because we've had a Civil Union we are required to file jointly, meaning we have to fill out a fake (never mailed) third federal form "as married" to get the info for the state form, in addition to a new Form CU.

We would be getting back an additional $336 from the federal government if our marriage was recognized. This makes me very angry! Two straight people can meet, get married five minutes later and get the extra money, we've been together 23 years and we just keep getting screwed.

Signed,

One very disgusted taxpayer

[indysteel]

I'm so sorry, Pax. It shouldn't be like this. It just shouldn't.

[Blueberry]

I'm so sorry, Pax. It shouldn't be like this. It just shouldn't.

Me too So very frustrating.

[Catrin]

So sorry, Pax and sweetie, this just isn't fair