I was a college professor for about 17 years. From that perspective, I saw what it takes to get a college education. A student went through a four-year process of experiences that prepared them for the real world. They would take classes to learn things, and then would have projects to help them apply that […]
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The Pictures on the Fridge Don’t Match Our Decor
We moved into our house about six years ago. It was a “fixer-upper” – structurally sound with a great layout, but hadn’t been updated since the 70’s. The walls were covered with textured, old-school wallpaper; the orange and brown tile in the entryway brought Woodstock-style flashbacks; the fluorescent lights in the bathroom provided motel-like ambiance. […]
What Will You Do When Your House Burns Down?
We live fairly close to a major street, so we hear fire engines, ambulances and other sirens pretty often. We’ve gotten used to them, so we generally don’t even hear them. Unless they stop. That means something is happening close by, because the siren stopped close by. So we go out on our patio to […]