MA241

When I was a first semester freshman at NC State, I took MA241. It was the second in the three class series of engineering calculus. Well, my professor was horrible. Literally, he explained that derivatives were like babies and integrals were like mamas. That was his total explanation. Needless to say, when we started doing problems with sin waves and manipulating them, I struggled. I would always study with my friend Henry. Our tests were on Fridays, so on Thursday nights, we would study. We always joked that the professor just told us to "assume the position".

Well, after a fire, you start feeling like everybody has told you to "assume the position."

The day started when our contractor told us that, oops, the kitchen cabinets were going to cost 115% more than he thought originally and the countertops were going to be about 75% more. No explanation, he just emails about it. I was irate. I got to work later than usual because I was drafting an email manifesto on the subject. I am livid.

So then we got a notice that our insurance is not being renewed. Now, I don't really care about the fact that Nationwide is ditching us. But the principle behind this is really bugging me. We have a lot of insurance--we have for years. Literally the only claim we have ever made is for the fire. Seriously, you make one claim for a couple hundred thousand dollars and they show absolutely no loyalty. Want to bet that I can buy some loyalty from Liberty Mutual or State Farm? What company has that commercial about doing good things? Maybe I'll pick them. Certainly not the company with that little lizard. He creeps me out a little bit.

I just need some business ethics right now.