You know that big green space in front of Anderson Hall? It's like an emerald island between the Administration Building and the President's house. Every time I drive by it, it calls to me to come run through it barefoot. Today, in honor of Patriot's Day, the entire perimeter was lined with small American flags. There was a bit of a breeze so the miniature stars and stripes waved happily. I have no idea how many flags it took to go all the way around the green space or how long it took, but it was worth it. It made an impact bigger than all the flags in town at half staff.
In addition to Patriot's Day, today was special for another reason. Today I celebrated 10 years at Kansas State University. While on one hand it seems like I've been at Student Legal Services for my entire career, on the other hand, it seems like yesterday I was trying to figure to figure out how to see 23,000 all by myself. Well, I guess that much hasn't changed!
Let's see, I think that I've see about 5,000 students and made about 4,900 of them cry. I've driven something like 15,600 miles to and from work over the years and I don't even want to think about how much I've spent in gas.
The bottom line? I love my job as much today as I did on this day in 2002. I have to admit that the problems aren't changing....students still drink, still make bad choices, still forget their manners when they leave home.
Ahhh, job security.
