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Sunday, June 14, 2020

One Good Thing

Real Estate prices have been skyrocketing in Seattle for maybe 20 years - traffic is a veritable beyutch, there's simply not enough highway for all the commuters who can't afford more than a tent under the viaduct or a homeless shelter if they were to live in the city. I bought a little house in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

FIGHTING WORDS

We knew the honeymoon was over when we got into a spat while cleaning up after supper one night. The two little guys were already tucked in, having their usual quiet conversation as they prepared to fall asleep. I don’t remember what we were debating at the time, but at one point he said THOSE... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 12, 2020

And now it's a whole 'nother country...

In yesterday's post I described Seattle Central College, located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood - and the remarkable programs taught there. In 1999 there was a big protest, complete with curfews, police using tear gas and rubber bullets on people demonstrating against the WTO convention... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

P.S. to the 9-11 Post

Although the world changed for us after the attack on 9-11, Seattle Central continued to offer the coordinated studies programs for as long as I continued to work there. I retired in 2003 and eventually moved to Illinois to be nearer my kids. Seattle Central continued to thrive and has 'graduated'... Sign in to see full entry.

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9-11

In the year 2000, Seattle Central's curriculum included the Coordinated Studies program patterned after the one originated at Evergreen State College in Olympia. A student would register for only one themed coordinated study class worth between 13 and 15 credit hours. At the end of the quarter they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

And just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

After I finished yesterday's post about Seattle Central I got to thinking about people I knew there - the faculty. For instance, it was there I coined the phrase "Three- Point Dad." It's related to basketball based on a hierarchy in my mind that rates the success of dads - could apply to moms, too.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

JUST IN CASE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ

From 1995-2003 I worked for Seattle Central Community College. It's now become a 4-year institution and is known as Seattle Central College. I worked in the Humanities and Social Sciences office, ordering textbooks for all the professors, sorting mail, answering the phone at times, answering... Sign in to see full entry.

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Watching George Floyd's services in Houston

To me, the most meaningful part of this service has been the family's memories and tributes to their brother, cousin and mentor. What his six-year-old daughter said may just be true. She said "My daddy has changed the world." I hope she's right. Be kind. Be safe. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 8, 2020

Thank you, everyone who commented on my last post!

It's so good to know you're there. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 7, 2020

MOM'S DAY OFF...

When I was a working mom, Saturday wasn’t a day off. It was catch-up day. If their father didn’t have to work overtime, he had the yard work, and there was always a game on TV after the morning cartoons that kept the kids busy whenever it was raining or too hot to be outdoors. I had sheets to... Sign in to see full entry.

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