Let's not bury the lede

Lake Forest Park (Rooters): Today at about 8:30 pm PDT, Walaka was offered a full-time tenure-track faculty position at Cascadia Community College. The offer came via telephone from a Vice President of the College. Walaka took the call on his cell phone in the food court of Third Place Books, where he had just been attending a book reading by noted author Michael Chabon.

The offer is official, and provisional only to the extent that a written offer will come forthwith from the President of the College; Walaka will be expected to reply to the offer in writing as well. Upon offer and acceptance, Cascadia Human Resources will determine the exact starting salary according to the current collective bargaining agreement.

Full-time status at Cascadia for Walaka will begin in September 2007, and will bring to an end three calendar years of adjunct teaching, during which time he will have taught the equivalent of four-and-a-half academic years at full load.

Walaka received the phone call in the company of Otis, J-Force, and new pal Marian the Librarian, who were enjoying coffee or tea and dessert in the bookstore/mall complex.

The job offer capped an already splendid day for Walaka, which had included an unexpected visit from Ms. Matcha and BabyKoa and a long walk in the afternoon sun, as well as teaching a noon class.