Have you ever been spelunking? How about cave exploring? They are one in the same! Major newspapers have recently written and posted articles about an ordeal a young college student in Indiana had while spelunking. Reading these articles prompted me to post on this subject, having been spelunking several times in my life. My first…
Due to a sequence of personal events this week, I had a lesson in asking for and accepting help from others. During the last few days, I needed assistance with the activities of daily living, or ADL’s, as we used to call them when I was a nurse. It is an odd feeling to go…
This past Saturday we had a cider making party with a bunch of our friends! It is that time of year! Luckily, we have a great many apples from our home orchard this year. It is not the biggest harvest we have had. Two years ago, we had enough apples to make at least 40…
Having written/posted a whopping 178 blog posts since February 23rd 2017, the date I started this blog, I thought I would take a minute and reflect on my writing. I sat back and tried to take an objective look at my writing and how it appears so far. These are my thoughts: Amusing? Yes, at…
Last September, I was fortunate enough to visit The Netherlands, specifically the city of The Hague with my oldest son. He presented at an international scientific conference as a college student on some research he had conducted over the previous two years. I was able to go with him on my first trip to Europe!…
Lately, whenever I read posts on social media, I just want to barf! Yes! Upchuck. Vomit. Loose My Cookies. Ralph. Whatever you call it, it means that what I am reading makes me sick. People can be obnoxious! Yes. There, I said it. Obnoxious. And, it might include you! There is too much blaming, too…
Six months ago, when I started blogging, I started a list of potential topics on which to write. This list is kept right on my WordPress account as drafts. Some potential posts, such as this one, have just a title, some are blog posts that I started but have yet to complete, and some were…
Over the coming weeks, I will slowly be returning to educationally based posts. After all, information and enrichment are both part of my purpose for writing. The sharing of ideas, knowledge learned from past experiences, current trends and issues in education, and my own return to classes for the fall semester will give me plenty…
A Photograph Licensing exams Nursing Boards A Text GRE exams Certification exams MAP Testing A Tweet Emails Course grades A Driver’s License A post on social media Responses to a post on social media The News Online Newspapers & News Magazines Medical Laboratory Testing What do these all have in common? Immediacy. During some recent…
Books have played a major part in my life. I cannot remember a time I was not a reader. A particular book about a Runaway Pancake was my favorite as a small child. Then, came Winnie the Pooh, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All the…