On the Road. Again!
Rode the Harley to Winnsboro Friday evening. What an enjoyable ride! Great weather, and traffic was not too bad. Spent Saturday doing yard work---it was pretty hot there, even on the lawn tractor or the John Deere. Niece Anna and her friend boy Caleb came in that night from the Clemson-UNC game--she is a Clemson alumna, and my second masters is from Chapel Hill, so you can imagine our conversation after her ruffians annihilated my scholars on the football field.
I left early Sunday to run sound system at church I attend in Marion. Then rode to Johnsonville for birthday luncheon. Another good Methodist sermon and marvelous birthday meal.
With 120 trip Friday and about 160 miles Sunday, I had a delightful 280 miles on the Harley over the weekend. The Screaming Eagle mufflers make the Electra Glide sound like a Harley should.
On Monday got teeth checked and cleaned. Overdue for a checkup. Dentist Pat is one of the best! Before lunch ate candy, forgetting how clean teeth felt after the appointment. Please don't tell Pat.
UL students (team 4) put together a good presentation on their chapter (6). Good illustrative posters. Class check showed that most of the students found point on our writing our own life scripts to be most meaningful. I very much enjoy the class and look forward to its meetings. I did get caught today on a sexist remark. In attempting to respond to a question about "what is cultural diversity," which is next assignment, I used the two males in the class as coming from a culture where hunting and fishing are standard (knew this from reading their blogs). One young lady immediately called my hand, noting that females hunt and fish, too. I had to apologize and used the faux pas to point out that I had just inadvertently revealed by own cultural heritage and its assumptions. Since some of the class members have lived or visited internationally---Japan, Bulgaria--they have seen other cultures up close and personal. One student is from Connecticutt, so I noted that her cultural heritage could be different from that of my Pee Dee students. Will be interesting to see what they come up with for Thursday's class....
Until next time, make good decisions......
I left early Sunday to run sound system at church I attend in Marion. Then rode to Johnsonville for birthday luncheon. Another good Methodist sermon and marvelous birthday meal.
With 120 trip Friday and about 160 miles Sunday, I had a delightful 280 miles on the Harley over the weekend. The Screaming Eagle mufflers make the Electra Glide sound like a Harley should.
On Monday got teeth checked and cleaned. Overdue for a checkup. Dentist Pat is one of the best! Before lunch ate candy, forgetting how clean teeth felt after the appointment. Please don't tell Pat.
UL students (team 4) put together a good presentation on their chapter (6). Good illustrative posters. Class check showed that most of the students found point on our writing our own life scripts to be most meaningful. I very much enjoy the class and look forward to its meetings. I did get caught today on a sexist remark. In attempting to respond to a question about "what is cultural diversity," which is next assignment, I used the two males in the class as coming from a culture where hunting and fishing are standard (knew this from reading their blogs). One young lady immediately called my hand, noting that females hunt and fish, too. I had to apologize and used the faux pas to point out that I had just inadvertently revealed by own cultural heritage and its assumptions. Since some of the class members have lived or visited internationally---Japan, Bulgaria--they have seen other cultures up close and personal. One student is from Connecticutt, so I noted that her cultural heritage could be different from that of my Pee Dee students. Will be interesting to see what they come up with for Thursday's class....
Until next time, make good decisions......
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