Why I Still Teach Writing
Yesterday, I was on the phone with a nice young person (let's call them Lee) who was helping me figure out why my online teacher's IRA retirement account said I had an annuity when I knew I had no annuity. Lee kindly called the tech people to see what could be learned. Unsurprisingly, nothing could be learned, but my helper Lee promised that the tech people would reach out to me soon. (They did call, a few days later, told me it was a mistake, then called again to say it was not a mistake---they now called almost anything an annuity.) As we were saying our goodbyes, Lee mentioned that I needed to make a withdrawal this year. I realized that Lee had looked at my age and decided I was retired, so I needed to make this withdrawal. "Oh, thanks, Lee, but don't worry. I am still working as a writing professor at Seminole State College, so I don't need to do that," I said with a smile. Lee immediately apologized and said they should have asked if I was still worki...
