9th
June
2014
With a quick supper out of the way, the time was at hand. A timed, final exam. Out of ten MOOC efforts, the only one with a sudden death aspect. Some stress, sure. With a hard deadline approaching, it was “now or never”. And for the record, I managed to hold my average. Mind you, this is only 30% of the grade, but I know how I’ve done on other sections. Unless the peer markers go dancing wild on my back, I have another ribbon to hang on the virtual wall.
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5th
June
2014
Let’s see how patient I really am. This time around the post will be written with one finger; other than an irritating audible feedback (I prefer haptic) it works. Rather like Morse code. Almost cathartic.
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2nd
June
2014
A restless night followed by a restless day. Happily, there wasn’t much “going on”, and I made it through to the end of the day. Now to concentrate on an assignment in Mapping that eludes me. I have read the description, and I have no idea how to proceed.
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11th
May
2014
Quiet morning, with some good coffee, a sleeping dog, the laptop and the TV remote. Time to go and see how the rest of the world (sic) lives. Or, at least, those who get specialty programming on a weekend morning.
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8th
May
2014
My life is proving to be circular. Forty years ago, I made a snap decision to enroll in summer school. The whole deal, including finding accommodations and transportation, in a very narrow window of opportunity. I did it, and set the lifeboat on a whole new course. Trivial pursuit question material. Anyhow.
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7th
May
2014
My tendency to disambiguate (I LOVE that word) may have started with this phrase:
“My son!” one of the observers of the scene told me afterwards. “It were a wonnerful sight to see!”
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4th
May
2014
Another taxing day over. The returns are in. In simplest terms, this is where”wow” gets rewritten, to “oww”. Yes, the salary looks promising, until you see the part that goes back to the source. I’m a public servant, and every cent I make is carefully filtered. Only the remains of a rich stream make it into my pail. Whole milk into skim.
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3rd
May
2014
I have been very lucky. After watching a movie that used war as part of the plot line, it was a trigger for some reflection. As in, where I was at the age where too many have been thrown into the lion’s den.
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1st
May
2014
As a parent, I like to share moments with my progeny. Some are exciting. Others are necessary. And in class alone: completion of the very first income tax return. Never had to do the “fill in the forms with a sharp pencil” model. Tonight, software replaced the dead tree, sort of. A first return must be filed in printed form, but we probably saved some sheets. And the refund is sufficient to buy peace for a year. Next time: full electronic filing kicks in.
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25th
April
2014
The one question a parent has to ask, eventually: are my children like me? Not, do my children like me. You have no say on that one. But as to the social character and belief system, accept fate. You reap what you sow.
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