Beneath the Wraps

        I'm certain I must have mentioned in at least one post that in addition to learning a trade, the online school I attend expects their students to be human or humane rather.   I've taken classes in philosopy and economics and have actually shared various assignments because regardless of whether I am to find employment or not is beside the point.   Some of these classes, I feel, have made me a better human being.           The video below is one that I have had for at least three different classes now.   I hope it is one that all business majors will take to heart and keep the statitics in mind that we might not have to live another recession - or depression (found here )

                I always thought I was unique about seeing faces in patterns or saying a certain vegetable or color that is not the same one that everybody else thinks of.   Jenna has watched a lot of "Brain Games" and as I have watched it with her, I have discovered that I fall into the norm.   What?!   I don't want to be normal.   I want to embrace my differentness.   What differentness?                 Last night Roland and I were watching 20/20 (found here and here ) in which Diane Sawyer interviewed a number of people and took us into a piece of their lives and I cried about the struggles of the average American working hard for so little - holding multiple jobs just to stay afloat.   And that is what most of us are doing - just staying afloat.         ...

It's been raining almost non-stop for a week now.   Many cities have been affected by the storm and knocked down trees at least 37,000 people have been without power in at least seven different counties.   How fortunate or blessed we have been that Douglas County has not been affected in that way. Our youngest son, Randy, used to spend time with a friend whose family was more well off than we.   By allowing Randy to stay overnight and hang out with his friend's family as much as he did, Randy was given opportunities to some finer things that we, ourselves, could not provide. When we lived in West Valley, many of Jenna's friends referred to her as Rich - believing her parents had money - as though we would have purposely chosen that neighborhood if we were financially well off.   But we did live in a house.   Most of Jenna's friends from West Valley lived in condos and apartments.   Jenna did have her own trampoline while many of her fr...