When I graduated from college, back in the Mesozoic era, my dad offered to pay to send me to grad school. \u00a0 It was a nice gesture on his part; both of us knew that my grades were so terrible that no reputable grad school would have given me the time of day.<\/p>\n
I told him, quite truthfully, that I would never stop my education, but I really didn’t want to pursue another degree. \u00a0 Even if I’d had the grades to go on, I didn’t want to pursue someone else’s curriculum any more.<\/p>\n
I have held to that. \u00a0 I really do try to learn something new every day. \u00a0 She who stagnates is lost.<\/p>\n
However, a couple days ago I sent off my application for admission to the local community college, with the idea of taking their fall-semester computer networking class. \u00a0 Now, all I have to do is hope the registrar’s office moves ahead with all deliberate speed, before that class fills up. \u00a0 The other section meets at a way inconvenient time.<\/p>\n
I am really looking forward to going back to school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I graduated from college, back in the Mesozoic era, my dad offered to pay to send me to grad school. \u00a0 It was a nice gesture on his part; both of us knew that my grades were so terrible … Continue reading