tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post5058600153172097144..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: Economic Stimulus PackageClint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-20743420767949388582008-04-28T08:23:00.000-06:002008-04-28T08:23:00.000-06:00It's always awkward when people offer you money wh...It's always awkward when people offer you money when you aren't expecting it. Dale, did you feel a close connection with the wcj article that compares writing centers to brothels? I think the smoothest way to get out of that situation would be to say, "You're money's no good here, cowboy."ecpowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439744288615544149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-85307706321914295452008-04-23T17:19:00.000-06:002008-04-23T17:19:00.000-06:00Are you saying there was no reason for me to NOT t...Are you saying there was no reason for me to NOT take the tip? <BR/><BR/>Oh the Greeks... life must have been much simpler before existentialism.jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811990050194092127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-83873227294965325332008-04-22T19:09:00.000-06:002008-04-22T19:09:00.000-06:00Hah! Our consultants once joked about putting out ...Hah! Our consultants once joked about putting out a tip jar. They never took it any further, of course, since actually doing it brought out a lot of the same existential angst you cite.<BR/><BR/>Did you know that in ancient times teachers were paid by their students directly? The teachers (such as Socrates) wouldn't grovel for the money, however, and students still paid them.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.com