Beneath the Wraps

I hate math I think I hate math and yet I use it all the time How many minutes before I have to get up? How many hours did I sleep? What time does Jenna have to be at the bus stop? How long do I have to fix breakfast? How many eggs should I use? How much milk is left? I address a letter to my granddaughter and put it in the mailbox. I have used a lot of numbers: her house number her street number her zip code my house number my zip code Jenna's first day of seventh grade was yesterday She had wanted to spend her last free day of summer going to the Big City of Roseburg. Roland brings me my phone before we pull out of the driveway. I had forgotten to return it to my bag. There was a time when I had memorized many phone numbers all kind of different phone numbers some with area codes swimming in my head I now have phone numbers on speed dial. I now have very few numbers memorized. I drove passed the first...

            When my sister brought her family to Oregon for a visit, she also brought a box that I had left in the shed back in Kearns.   In the box were several photos - some that had already been scanned; some were not.   I decided to scan most   of them and post them to facebook.             I had found Pamprin ( here ) on facebook a while ago.   I have clicked on her profile just to see updated photos and have shared them with Jenna and Roland.               When I started clicking on photos that included Pamprin, her name came up to tag.   That seems weird as we don't seem to have any mutual friends. But then again, she is the only one in there. I thought that it might be a blessing and that perhaps she or her sibs would feel the desire to reconnect.   However, w...

Two more classes Math and English Why did I accept the math I hate math Ironically I'm going for my Bachelor's Degree in Accounting But I learn and I grow English this time the grade I receive in class will affect my GPA Triggers I watched the lecture last night everything is connected this week assignment discussion my last two classes brainstorming mapping outline free writing write a discussion post attend live lecture sorting through photos as I listen never get away with that at  a desk in school instructor makes comments more triggers. My mind's racing Never experienced that with math. Never brainstormed about math it gives me nightmares my mind is spilling over brainstorming maybe a sentence or two more than just an assignment a letter a post thoughts floating in and out of my head usually out Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with my thoughts.

         For our last assignment in English, we are supposed to write two paragraphs to express "I believe in . . ." fill in the blank. As always, my mind jumped from subject to subject. Though it wasn't my first thought, I did consider ". . . laughter being the best medicine" which changed to " . . . power in literature''   (although that seems it would be tough to do in just two paragraphs) to ". . . saving the libraries in Douglas County" which is the assignment I ended up turning in. Meanwhile my brainstorming has caused other triggers, thus this blog post will include a lot more than just my two paragraphs (plus my writing may not reflect all those same rules)         I will also refer reader to other posts which I have written - but don't worry.  I will not give all 66 posts in which library is mentioned. They are referenced if you may be interested in reading further or if you've been a follower all along,...

            The online school that I attend allows four weeks for each course.  I didn't think my mind would be able to process the information in such a short amount of time.  Thus far I am actually doing quite well.  Who would have thunk? (last word I picked up from Dr. Seuss) The  four week period is called a mod, short for mosule.  I don't know how many mods I will end up with but I will have 62 classes which will equal 181 credits.  I will be done sometime in 2019. To quote from the last paragraph from this pos t, " Should I continue with all of my courses and don't use it any of it career wise, I realize what I have learned thus far has made me a better person whether I flourish in the workplace or continue to stay at home. "               So I started at the end of June.  I had two classes: Computer Fundamental and Psychology of Motivat...