It was actually in New York's Greenwich Village that I began an actual intellectual education.
University of Where???
Money, Money, by the Pound!
Daily writing promptName the most expensive personal item you've ever purchased (not your home or car).View all responses The photo is so old now that it might as well be done in sepia tones. It shows me dressed in the gown of a graduate. I, of course, still had my signature waxed and twirling mustachios …
School Days! stream of consciousness Saturday
My first school was a parochial institution run by the Sisters of Perpetual Pain. The teacher I remember most was Sister Marguerite De Sade. Thankfully, my parents moved me to a public school in third grade, where I thrived. It's incredible what encouraging words and a positive environment can do for your learning experience.This saved …
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Off to see the elephant
Let's see, I'm not a lawbreaker, and I have no supersized jumbo addictive habits anymore. So, what do I like about myself? I like that when I was younger, I "went to see the elephant" often. It gave me a perspective on how the world malfunctions.Need to familiarize yourself with the term? I picked it …
Mrs. Kresge, Libraries, and the Sisters of Perpetual Pain
The nuns were clear. I was an incorrigible brat who would never learn to read. Sensing that they were wasting money, my parents removed me from parochial school and put me in the local public school. So much for the teaching abilities of the Sisters of Perpetual Pain!Less than two months later, I was reading …
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Three Books and Three Stories
We all have our learning styles, and mine is putting it all together myself. Remember the old saying that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear? Well, in my case, the teacher's train was late, and if I had waited, I'd never have learned to play guitar or carve. Carving and guitar playing …
AI
Let's start by saying that I have no desire to "speak" with my editorial program's new AI feature. Despite having worked on my doctorate, master's, and bachelor's degrees, I remain at the root of the folksinging road bum who dropped out of high school. I don't want some idiot savant telling me how to improve …
work!
Work is a topic that has been of professional interest to me for many years. A big focus of my time as a practicing anthropologist was program development for festivals and exhibits. I often interviewed and even worked alongside traditional craftspeople as part of my job. Those experiences did two things for me. First, they …
Feelings
Over the years that I've worked as a craftsman, I've participated in many craft shows, boat shows, and art shows. The interactions with the casual visitors to the shows are what it's all about. Your job is to take the minute you have their attention and turn it into a motivated sale. And, no, you …
A Loose Alternative
The words High School and truant will forever be linked in my memory. I remember years ago, there were emails and ads for some company that wanted to put you in contact with your old schoolmates. Well, being that I never graduated, they couldn't find my picture in an album or on a list of …
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