Beneath the Wraps

          I post about my classes as because it is part of my current life.   Although the class was last mod, it still affects me, and I didn't have time to post last month as I may have this month.   I had two classes last mod, but don't generally post about my assignments or discussions in accounting.   They're boring.   Even my instructor said they were boring.   That made me laugh.   The subject of accounting is so one dimensional.   Answers have to be exact.   Everything is black and white.   Blah, blah, blah . . .           Critical thinking, on the other hand, teaches aspects of human behavior and the way our minds work.   There isn't right and wrong in the same sense as accounting.   Not everything is black and white as with math.   Not only is there a huge variety of grey shades, but huge explosions of many colors.   P...

                It's been a year since Jeanie passed - not that I dwell on dates when people died.   Her mom does.   She's always posting the birthdays and death dates of those who have passed on.   Some days are better for her than others.   I think some days may be worse for her than they were for Jeanie.   I can't say for certain since most of the correspondence I've had with them has been through facebook.   I didn't even have that with Jeanie those times that she not only unfriended me but blocked me as well.   Apparently, it was the medication disrupting her otherwise rational mind.   It not only shattered her own emotions, but I had allowed myself to become upset as well.   I may never know the entire scheme of things; I did learn so much more about her at her funeral than I had ever known about her before.         ...

          Each time I post an assignment, I realize I'm providing opportunity for someone else to cheat.   To take my words and try to make them their own.   I even provide references for the sake of the reader and not the cheater.   I have decided I will not to include references on my blog but in a different file.              The final assignment given in one of my accounting classes, was to create an analysis and recommendation on a company recognized by its trademark.   Initially, I picked Coca-Cola - but my research provided more information than I knew what to do with.   Frankly, I was overwhelmed with how many pies Coke hands have been dipped into (so to speak) and wasn't interested in doing a recommendation on a company that seemingly owned so many others.   And so I changed it.           Whi...

          For two weeks now, I have been sleeping sound all through the night.  Yesterday I posted about how cold it’s been and right now I am up because it’s too hot to sleep – even after turning on the A/C.  I ended up waking up instead of going back to sleep.  GRRR . . .           Google says that the temperature is only 56 outside, but there is obviously no breeze.  No circulation.  Currently I have the fan on in the other room, and Roland is buried under the covers.  It’s quite sickening.  It did get up to 86 when I had checked less than ten hours ago.  

         It has been said that plants and seeds should be introduced to the ground before Mothers' Day ends . . . or perhaps it's just seeds?   Roland and I are both city bred, but have tried our hand at living in the country.   Our yard is an ugly mess right now.   We were late planting last year.   I think we may have missed opportunity this year . . . but then again, the weather has been crazy enough that we may be okay to purchase a tomato plant or two.   Our garden won't have as many plants as what we tried last year.           We purchased some strawberry plants and something called "Hula Berries" which we have never heard of before, but thought we would try it.   Roland tugged at the buds as they came up saying our harvest would start this year rather than last.   It may be the only crop we have.   Trick is weeding it without pulling up the plants. ...