Category Archives: Skool Daze

Time, time, time is on my side, yes it is

Posted on May 4, 2008 by onesanevoice

For the six weeks that I had limited use of my damaged arm, I needed to do something more inventive during the day than scroll eBay auctions and watch Crossing Jordan.  In the end, let me say this about that:  winning sounds … Continue reading →

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Bueller?. . .Bueller?

Posted on April 26, 2008 by onesanevoice

The other night Husband and I happened upon a TV channel broadcasting a Jeopardy-type quiz show with two local high schools locked in a battle of memory and minutiae. As the buzzers sounded and the answers flew, we added our … Continue reading →

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The View from C

Posted on March 5, 2008 by onesanevoice

During my 8:30 class one morning, the instructor admonished a late student taking the seat in front of me that she really needed to arrive earlier.  As she threw off her coat the woman replied, “Any time you want to … Continue reading →

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Keep Moooving

Posted on February 2, 2008 by onesanevoice

To give a quick review, I enrolled in a two-year associate degree program a year ago.  It is a specialized school for learning a very complex language and the specific means of interpreting it (related entries are categorized under Skool … Continue reading →

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Cool Customers

Posted on January 26, 2008 by onesanevoice

This past Monday was Martin Luther King Day so we weren’t back in school until Tuesday at which time we discovered that the school’s ancient furnace had malfunctioned over the weekend and it went unnoticed until the administration showed up … Continue reading →

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Meet Me in the Clubhouse

Posted on December 22, 2007 by onesanevoice

This week was finals again and I woke up with a killer cold on Monday.  I haven’t had a cold in years but don’t go thinking how lucky I am because I’m a huge allergy sufferer so it basically always … Continue reading →

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Junior High Revisited

Posted on December 6, 2007 by onesanevoice

Over the weekend I went shopping and lunching with a dear friend we’ll call Friend.  She is a highly regarded professional in her field doing advanced graduate work.  We took turns kvetching about our current education frustrations, mine being documented … Continue reading →

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Get Out of the Room

Posted on November 24, 2007 by onesanevoice

The program I am in at school is extremely intense with a higher than average drop-out rate.  I am halfway through now and no way will I become a statistic.  I need you to remember I said that so you … Continue reading →

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Giggles & Gigabytes

Posted on July 22, 2007 by onesanevoice

Sitting in front of me in one of my classes is a trio of young women who could accurately be called a gaggle of gigglers.  They’re possibly 20 years old, hopefully not more, and between the hair tossing and the … Continue reading →

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Secret Powers

Posted on June 26, 2007 by onesanevoice

Daughter called to see how my final exams were going and to tell me that some friends gave her an action figure of the edgy new Superwoman who happens to bear a striking resemblance to her: Superdaughter’s hair even used … Continue reading →

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