tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19991095.post113512930045670618..comments2023-11-05T04:05:47.750-07:00Comments on Shameless Self-Aggrandizement: Bon-bons and Computer GamesPhoukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706781814579540542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19991095.post-1137257830020908792006-01-14T09:57:00.000-07:002006-01-14T09:57:00.000-07:00Hey now -- a "sabbatical" is where academics take ...Hey now -- a "sabbatical" is where academics take time off from teaching and service commitments (sitting on committees, supervising students, etc.) to do research for one or two semesters. Academics apply to their institutions for sabbaticals and get paid either their entire salary or a portion of their salary during the time away. But they are WORKING!<BR/><BR/>However, a "leave of absence" is unpaid. My fall semester was a leave of absence, since I was planning on doing NOTHING related to work after the twins were born. And yes, this most certainly was true. Now I am back on the payroll, although part-time, and I am thinking a full year's leave might have been good.....unfortunately, we still need to feed and clothe ourselves....<BR/><BR/>You, thus, are taking a glorious leave of absence with no worries or deadlines or commitments! And, no newborn twins! Your life will be very good.laurafingersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375817148969604868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19991095.post-1135215959966116032005-12-21T18:45:00.000-07:002005-12-21T18:45:00.000-07:00This is the "adorable Husband" in this post, I di...This is the "adorable Husband" in this post, I did NOT and would not (as i value my life and would not like to be maimed in some horrible dishwasher "accident") call my lovely bride the thing I have been accused of. I may have carefully implied she was not as pleasant as she could have been, but that is all the credit I am prepared to accept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com