Beneath the Wraps

        I've been quite emotional for the last couple of weeks or so.   Watching " The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music "   and seeing the horrors of bullying by supporters of Hitler. Crying over different stories featured in 60 minutes.   It's almost like five years worth of PMS took over.  What's up with that?             In my philosophy class, I was supposed to take a quiz and post my results about taking the quiz.  I just now finished the assignment of what I learned about contextualism or relativism and explaining the similarities between those and virtue ethics.  Actually, I am only supposed to pick one value and one ethic.  I am really quite confused by moral values - which, by the way, are part of my religious upbringing and NOT philosophy.             So I start off the discussion by sayin...

I graduated from high school in 1980- the same year that Rupert Holmes released his recording of “Him”.  I think think it must have been at college or perhaps it was at an institute dance when a live band played that Rupert Holmes song.  Many of us listened intently wondering how they would incorporate the lyrics “Over by the window is a pack of cigarettes” and laughed when they sang “a pack of Wrigley’s gum”                 I thought it an odd song to play as the theme implies that his wife is having an affair, but I still liked the song.  Many times we listen without understanding the meaning but may find it has a great rhythm or melody or what have you.  The ‘80’s seemed to spin out a wide variety of popular music that continues to be played at Chruch dances.                 I remember when Jenna was born, I...

The first thing I'd do after winning the lottery is... stay put.   Fix up my house.   I would hire professionals to replace all the carpet with other floorings, re-shingle the roof, move the thermostat to a better location, turn the back porch into another room, cut into the hill for plant tiers.   There's no telling what amount I would win.   But if it was millions, I would continue living in this house or one similar to it.   I could put my money in the bank and contiinue paying bills without sacrificing groceries or maintaninac or some other thing because we're always struggleing.    I'd like to annonomously donate genrous amounts to the local libraries, schools and local fire departments. I could bring family members up for a visit, rent a bigger car to fit all of us.   Maybe buy another house where they could stay.   But overall, I wouldn't be changing my lifestyale.   I would not be moving into a bigger and fancier house j...

This week my critical thinking class is focusing on arguments.   For our discussion post, we were each supposed to find an article and provide premises and a conclusion and identify whether it was valid or sound.   This week's assessment introduces us to this video.   I wished I would have watched it before participating in the discussion This is what was posted to my discussion:      A crime, by definition, is a harmful wrong geared toward an individual, community or society (C. Law, n.d.).  Ransomware is a malware sent to computers for the purpose of denying user(s) access to stored information by changing passwords and not releasing new password until a ransom is paid.  This has proved to be harmful to businesses and other public forums (Safety, 2018).  Ransomware is a crime.        In the article I read, a local school district was targeted just yesterday.  There is information that c...

I don't expect gifts but they do come with Mothers' Day and my birthday - which happen to fall in the same month.  My birthday will be on Memorial Day this year.  Jenna has already given me gifts that she made.  The first one (spoiler alert to any members in SU ward that are mothers of young women) she made in young women last week.  It is a magnet that spells out the wored MOM using her picture.  I love it!!!   She brought the other when she returned home from school yesterday.   She had already asked me what she should make in woodshop.  I had given her a few suggestions, but not this:   I think it is beautiful.  Both are beautiful.  My daughter is beautiful.  I love her very much.  Thank you, Jenna. Just one more quick smile about the flowers in the background on the "Mom" magnet: Two weeks ago, the only boy in my primary class had picked up four flowers to give to the four girls in his primary...

            Not long ago, I'd been contacted by Riddle Fire Department.   We had been there a couple of months ago for an open house the RFD was putting on for fire safety and as a tribute for the family that perished in the fire the year before (see here and here ).   One of the firefighters had asked if we had signed up for a smoke alarm.   I told them that we lived in Tri-City and didn't wish to take away from the residents of Riddle.   They said they were willing to come or pass the information onto TriCity.   While Jenna was in Portland, a firefighter from our neighborhood came to install two smoke alarms.               He told me that they had been donated by the Red Cross and asked if we slept with the doors open or closed and was relieved to learn we keep them closed.   An open door will feed the fire with the extra air.  ...

              I could have slept in this morning as I did not need to be up with Jenna.   She's currently in Portland with the rest of her schoolmates.   She had asked if I'd take her to the school yesterday morning.   Quite understandable.   She didn't wish to carry her "luggage" on the bus and then up the hill. I don't like to drive in school traffic and told her we would have to leave early.             Since I had to go back through downtown anyway, I decided I would stop at the park for some needed exercise and hopefully dodge the buses.   It had been colder outside than I had predicted.   I made good timing with missing the buses - except for one returning to the bus yard - at least I would guess.   I didn't have to stop for it though.   It seemed to be going slower than the allowed speed limit, but that's okay.   I...

                  The assignment for my Philosophy class was to write my opinion on a dream job - which I already established in this post is NOT in accounting - though I may consider applying for said position with the Hallmark Corporation - though I think there would be other positions that would be of better interest.           After reading over my assignment, I decided I hadn't completed the expected requirements and so am posting this to my blog instead. What is a Dream Job?             "The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive" - Albert Einstein (Doyle, 2018)             The words "Dream" and "Job" together feel like such an oxymoron.  A job is something I would have in or...

Scenario: You are an instructor about to present a lecture that you will need to record anyway.   It is 11:30 mountain time - the time announced to students when live lecture takes place.   You turn on your computer ready to start the meeting and there is no one there to listen to you live question:     Do you start the lecture on time? Do you walk away from your computer and decide to return a few minutes later?   Do you wait half an hour after designated time before you start?   or would you start on time even though there isn't anybody with you at the start? I would hope you would start on time.   five or ten minutes after the designated time, maybe, but not half an hour.    I was late for class, I'll admit that.   Maybe 15 to 20 minutes.   There was somebody else signed on beside the instructor.   Why isn't he talking?   I am late for class.   What am I missing?   How come the sign on sc...