Hear, hear about the real estate prices. Have you had any luck finding a place? We should all be so lucky as to have a home as nice as Little Bitty's.

This has turned into quite the adult weblog. By "adult," I mean responsible. I do not mean what Stephen was thinking.

So, to answer your earler question: you are quite correct in assuming that this is not a tenure-track position. They wouldn't have me. My official title is "Preceptor," and it is essentially a post-doc. I got the position primarly for my teaching, although I am expecting to get a lot of research done over the next four years. I have a 2-2 teaching load, which is really pretty reasonable in the math world.

Wisconsin is playing today in the NCAA tournament. I have mixed feelings. I want Wisconsin to win, but I picked North Carolina to win in my office pool. I guess I won't be too disappointed either way. I was bummed that West Virginia lost yesterday, though.

Now, let's make some room for stories about female roommates and massages. Unfortunately, I don't have any, so someone else will have to supply them.