Saying No.

I'm just a girl who can't say no. You'e got a job, a job that involves a lot of hours and no money? Sign me up, baby.

Yesterday, I gave a lecture on local government. It was a mega-two and a half lecture on how local governments work and the challenges that face local communities today. I usually give a break in the middle of the 3 hour and 15 minute class, but yesterday I went straight through, so I could let the class out early. By the two hour mark, I was getting light headed. I won't do that again.

Somewhere in that class, I might have even been explaining the governance structure of town politics, my cell phone went off. I have to keep it on, just in case the school calls with an emergency. It was John, a neighbor. He wanted to know if I was interested in running for the town council.

I spent most of the day weighing the pros and cons. On the one hand, it sounds like a lot of fun and a big ego trip. On the other hand, I've got so much on my plate right now. And it might distract me from the ultimate goal. So, I said no.

It's too bad that one really needs to sleep, because there are way too many fun things to do than I can fit into one day.

Comments

[Doug]

"it might distract me from the ultimate goal"

President?

What's the poli sci term for the rule of former adjuncts? Exadjunctocracy?

[bj]

"President"

My thought, exactly. Especially after seeing the next post up. I'm hoping that I won't get to vote for a woman this time around, so my next goal is to have a chance to do so again, during my life time. It's not going to be me, and my daughter says it's not going to be her. But you, you seem like you get on the track. :-)

So, Laura, town council, then governor, then president. We have it mapped out for you.

[Lisa V]

President? Wouldn't you want to go higher and be more powerful? Maybe you could be Rupert Murdoch and control the media instead.