Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
Putting Things Off
The above cartoon reminds me of my grandmother. From time to time she would say, “I’m going on a diet…tomorrow.” It was a joke, of course. She believed in enjoying life, and food was an important part of it. … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
I took the background picture last Thursday afternoon after the snow storm. And early this morning, as the year switched to 2011, it was about zero degrees Fahrenheit outside. It only warmed up to about 20 during the day … Continue reading
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Planning Ahead
Have you ever done something like that? I have. Years ago I was on a business trip to Europe and bought an attractive tea-towel calendar (for the following year) for my mother-in-law. Unfortunately it was in the Fall so … Continue reading
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Santa Claus
The above cartoon made me wonder if our multitude of modern gadgets have ruined the magic of Santa Claus. This video reassured me: What about you? Did you believe in Santa when you were little? Did you … Continue reading
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Off the Sucker List
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Ursula recently commented that her son had been going door-to-door trying to collect money for Oxfam. I automatically assumed he was volunteering his time because he believed in the organization. Duh! (Hits head with palm of … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Eternal
Is there anything you’re hoping for? Are you as optimistic as these children? Were you ever that optimistic in the past? How did it turn out? Thanks to bikehikebabe, Looney and Cathy for commenting on last week’s post.
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Cooking Adventures
As I mentioned in the comments to last week’s post, we had a bit of a culinary adventure with our supposedly 10-12 pound, precooked Thanksgiving turkey. They didn’t warn us it would be frozen and would need to be defrosted. … Continue reading
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Recognizing People
A few weeks ago my Stanford-in-Germany group had its 50th reunion. I didn’t go because I’m not a party person, but I did enjoy reading the newsletter and seeing the pictures of the reunion. I had a good time … Continue reading
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Social Status
As renowned neuroscientist, Michael Gazzaniga, has noted, “When you get up in the morning, you …think about status. You think about where you are in relation to your peers.” —-Scientific American article Does that statement ring true for you? It … Continue reading
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The Power of a Comic Book
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Last week we talked about the kite fiasco in Afghanistan. Other parts of that promotion involved handing out copies of the Afghan constitution as well as comic books about gender equality and the rule of law. … Continue reading
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