The Red Brick Times

My unemployment runs out at the end of this month. It was starting to look like I'd have to (shudder) actually get a job. But no! After several weeks of jumping through hoops too numerous to count I've been accepted into a state grant program that will pay (well, mostly pay) for a six month IT FastTrack program at LCCC. Successful completion will result in MCSA certification, a very cool thing to have. But wait! There's more! After that full time six month program they're also picking up the tab for four more on line courses which, after passing the exams, will give me an MCSE, the top MicroSoft certification and a very very cool thing. I think what finally iced all this was my telling them that I knew Ralph and, if I asked him real nice, he'd stop buying lottery tickets. They did the math and realized that, even with giving me the grant, as long as Ralph keeps buying those scratch-offs they'll come out ahead. Thanks pal!
Posted 6:28 AM by whatley (4) comments

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Good work! I have spoken to the folks about the same program. Let's see if there's room for both of us in one rowboat.

# posted by  Andy : December 09, 2006 2:07 AM
 
Well, good luck. You have to find your own lottery ticket buyer though.

# posted by  whatley : December 09, 2006 7:19 AM
 
OK. I'm in, but the funding is pending. Alms for the hopeful? Alms? Alms?

# posted by  Andy : December 13, 2006 1:12 PM
 
Alms indeed. Got a call yesterday that my funding has been approved as well. Life is good. Studenthood at mach 3, here we come!

# posted by  Andy : December 23, 2006 7:25 AM
 
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