Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sometimes You Have to Re-evaluate

Posted on August 22, 2011 by SusanG

Sometimes we take a position or point of view about something based on a reaction. That reaction might be positive or negative, mild or violent. Usually it doesn’t include any investigation or logic. It’s a reaction. It is a good … Continue reading →

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Understanding One Thing Leads to Understanding Another

Posted on August 20, 2011 by SusanG

I am reasonably smart and fairly good at math. I can plug numbers into formulas and solve for x, and I’m pretty good at estimating. Over the years the one thing that just hasn’t stuck has had to do with … Continue reading →

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Ok, Maybe I’ll Wait.

Posted on August 18, 2011 by SusanG

Paying bills sucks. No, really, it does. I’m guessing most of us feel this way. It’s not that I don’t like seeing the balances go down or having a roof over my head, I do. I don’t like seeing all … Continue reading →

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Observations of the Space Race (if you can call it that)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by SusanG

Years ago I read a short science fiction story that took place on a space station. I’m sorry I don’t remember the name of the story or the author. The story stuck with me though. The gist of it is … Continue reading →

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OMG! Did I Really Just…?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by SusanG

Yeah, I did. Holy cow. My Mother teaches at a college and periodically she and I have discussed the attitudes and often apathy she sees in some of her students or even in society in general. We have discussed the … Continue reading →

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