#144 — My So-Called Adult Life

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Despite the fact that I am a fully-qualified High School graduate with more than two decades of actual post-high school life experience, the vast, shadowy educational conspiracy has never asked me to speak at a graduation. They’re afraid of what I might say and they were right to fear. Given a microphone and a room full of eager young adults dressed like supreme court justices in funny hats, I’d feel honor-bound tell them the truth.

You know how in High School “they” always tell you that they’re preparing you for life. The truth is … they’re absolutely right. If high school was a TV series, then adult life would be the big-screen adaption of the same material. The stakes are higher, the explosions are louder, and the guys are paunchier and balder. Disappointingly, not much else changes.

Really.

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Notes:

• I had some nice notes from various Twitter followers this week, including:
  http://www.twitter.com/TheMoneyGeek
  http://www.twitter.com/ThomAllen
  http://www.twitter.com/Geek
• I also want to give a shout out to the Farpoint shows that have played my promo:
  http://www.sliceofscifi.com/
  http://www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com/
  http://www.dragonpage.com/
• Some of you may have noticed the new opening to the show. This was graciously provided by Susie over at the How to Grow Your Geek podcast:
  http://www.howtogrowyourgeek.net/
  
• Finally, if you can make it to PodcampSLC, I would love to meet you there:
  http://www.podcampslc.org