I have had a few days to let everything sink in. Thursday May 4th was a day I will not soon forget! It was cloudy in Louisville but pretty rainy in central and southern Kentucky. Once we got to Bowling Green, the rain was easing up, but still steady. After a few moment with my … Continue reading 25 Years: WKU Commencement Ceremony, Part 2
Here's what was planned for today:- work 'til 2:30 PM- get a Driver's Manual, after work- pick up my Warfarin prescription- get ready for Carvana delivery on Thursday morningInstead.... Work, while the day was dragging, went well. I got my Car Insurance paperwork printed and ready to go for Thursday. Insurance payment #1 came out … Continue reading July 21st, 2020
It is May 1st and I am fully vaccinated from Covid-19! I got my 2nd shot on April 7th. I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have those shots out of the way! I'm still wearing masks (they are mandatory on the city buses) but I now don't have to worry about … Continue reading COVID-19: ‘Safe at 3rd!’
"One Month Left in 2020" I do not have Covid-19. Unfortunately, I have recently lost a friend to it, have another friend in and out of the hospital with it, a 3rd friend that's dealing with the beginnings of it, and a 4th friend that just got over it. Melinda/Zoom Call The friend that I … Continue reading COVID-19: ‘Short Circuits’, 12/2-12/4
- I do not have Covid-19... but I had a Covid scare. More on both, later. - This past Sunday (the 27th), I got to celebrate my older brother's birthday (a few days late) with the rest of the family. This was the first time that we all were together since mid-June. I wasn't sure … Continue reading COVID-19: ‘Short Circuits’, “Catching Up”, September 2020
It's odd: I thought I was retiring the late night/early morning posts called "Night Walks", yet I've written 3 in the last 2 months. Maybe I'll keep that category around...? - My alarm will be set for Monday, but not for 5 AM - I am off! I've got a couple of errands that I … Continue reading “Night Walk”: Can’t Sleep
I think I had gotten spoiled on how well 2018 was going. It wasn't "Greatest Time Ever" but work was going pretty good, my apartment has been awesome, family was doing OK, and, at the beginning, school was going well. Then the end of April and the beginning of May arrived. I had sputtered to … Continue reading Night Walk: “Rough”
Part of the weekly homework assignments for my "Intercultural Communication" class is to watch a video (or set of videos) relating to the topic that we are studying, One of the 8(!) videos for the unit on 'Perception' is from Syrian-born, spoken word poet, Amal Kassir. It is a 16 minute video from the TEDx … Continue reading “What’s Your Name?”
Song: "Tell It To The Sky" by Tracy Bonham 1 month into the new apartment and all's well! It has furniture now, plus I bought some small odds and ends, such as a wet mop, a microwave, and a microwave cart. Combine it with a camping chair I got last summer, and I can start … Continue reading Inside The Terrordome: “Month #1”
This time last year, I took 12 credit hours at Western Kentucky University (online), while working 24 hours per weekend at one job (TRIMARC) and scattered hours at a 2nd job (Kinetic The Technology Agency). I ended up with a 3.00 GPA for the semester but was badly exhausted by the time Finals ended. I … Continue reading Fall 2017 Finals
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