Microwins

Notes

Introduction

1. 1. Think of Black Monday as the inverse of Black Friday. It’s the Monday after the last regular season game in the National Football League. Traditionally, it’s the day that most head coaches (and by extensions, their assistant coaches) are fired. In recent times, the firing squad has steadily pushed its date of execution earlier in the season.
2. 2. I can hear you judging me. Please take into account that it had been a rough morning. I was fired in the shortest meeting in the history of meetings.
3. 3. Yes, you read that correctly. My head coach had been fired but the assistant coaches were still under contract. So, we showed up to work, pushed some papers around and walked through the hallways to make it look as if we were being productive. All of us understood that as soon as the next head coach was hired, we would be officially axed.
4. 4. In a previous life, I spent three years in law school, which is to say that I read, wrote, and rewrote more words than I care to estimate.
5. 5. Or if you did check this book out from the library, then keep a notebook nearby.

Chapter 1

1. 1. Some of you urban readers are wondering, “Why was she talking about a creek?” Well, in rural areas and before the advent of good roads, heavy rains would overrun a lot of the roads that people traveled on. So, a flooded creek could literally divert one’s plans.
2. 2. The Plan II website states, “Plan II differs from most honors programs in that its core curriculum is a major. Plan II is a carefully ...