Category: Lifelong Learning

  • An “outrageous” meal

    An “outrageous” meal

    My most “outrageous” meal was a family meal enjoyed on an Air Force C-130 plane. Our family of five (my husband and I with our three children) lived overseas for nine years in conjunction with his Army career. We were fortunate to be able to travel free-of-charge on the military aircraft that ferried supplies to…

  • When I started high school …

    When I started high school I was happy, excited, enthusiastic, and terrified. I had visited area schools, taken entrance exams, checked out the costs, and carefully looked at travel arrangements. (Told you I really love planning! ) The school that I chose was a small (200 total students) parochial girls’ school overseen by JFK’s parish…

  • A recently (re)read book about Big Data

    A recently (re)read book about Big Data

    Who cares about Big Data? We all should! “Good does not come just from a course on ethics, but from instilling ethical principles in all we do. The ethical consequences should be the very first thought associated with every action we take with data, from its acquisition through its analysis and dissemination. ”– Philip E.…

  • An Unplanned Day

    An unplanned day is UNTHINKABLE! I love to plan. I know that even as a child I enjoyed planning. Our military family living in Germany as part of the American occupation after the 2nd World War had access to libraries stocked with a treasure of books in English giving us lots of ideas. We also…

  • Writing Group Essays

    I have joined the writing group here in my new home, and I am intending to post a new essay every Wednesday. Tomorrow will be my first attempt. Fall seems to be such a perfect time to begin writing again.

  • Climate Change and Health – My latest MOOC Endeavor

    I recently enrolled in Climate Change and Health, a free MOOC from iversity, which is part of Springer Nature. The first lecturer is Rainer Sauerborn , the lead author of the health chapter of the recent assessment report of the IPCC (Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change). I am enjoying getting connected with the world again…