February 15th, 2017

Yikes! Foul Language in Class!

I am the oldest person in my class and I know I come from different, shall we say, sensibilities. But I can’t get used to swearing in class–even by the professor.  I cringe every time I hear it.  I know I should be more open-minded about it but I keep hearing my father in my head saying, “Martha, if you

February 12th, 2017

Rested and Recharged!

Got my paper back after class on Monday and got a B+. Also, got some really good feedback from the professor on the content.  He said I was a little too journalistic–not surprising–and I needed to be more critical and more detailed with longer paragraphs.  Also, not surprising feedback to a woman who has been writing 600 word columns for

February 7th, 2017

What a Week and It’s Only Tuesday!

I had this strange look from my husband this morning.  I was telling him I’ve been feeling lousy and describing the symptoms.  That when I saw the look and wheels turning.  There was something I said that made him start checking off the boxes on some dread disease. I hate it when he does that because he’s usually on to