# Mundane? Check.  Pointless? Check.  Must Share?  Check.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 20, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870 "2002-09-20T20:33:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870/1 "2002-09-20T20:33:33Z")

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Hello, all. Just thought I’d drop by and say hello. Haven’t been around much, mostly just lurking when I was.

Happy news from Podkayne’s life. I have a job in the spring as a part-time lecturer at a local liberal arts college. As you may know, part-time lecturer is about the suckiest job in academia, but with luck, it’s just one semester, and I will be move on to a better position in the fall, and it’s better than my previous prospects for spring employment (which is to say, none.) This implies the getting-done of the thesis . . . Which is why I haven’t been 'round much anymore. 🙂

Other happy news: I’m typing this post from my brand new iBook. The Baby (I call it the New Baby) is 5.9 pounds, the mother is recovering nicely.

Any if you use LaTeX on a Mac?

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870/2 "2002-09-20T20:44:01Z")

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Hey **Poddy**! The thread title cracked me up so I had to look, had to respond.

Happy Friday and congrats (on both the job and the iBook)!

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870/3 "2002-09-20T20:46:05Z")

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Latex on a Mac? Soooooo, that’s what MickeyD’s special sauce is! 😃

Congrats on the happy news and the new baby **Podkayne**.

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**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-check-pointless-check-must-share-check/128870/4 "2002-09-20T20:54:50Z")

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\<i\>Any if you use LaTeX on a Mac?\</i\>

Yes. What fun.

eMail me. I can help.