Going Back to College From Retirement---Teachers Could Be My Kids

I returned to college this fall for the first time in over 40 years with the exception of a miscellaneous bouts with book learning for such endeavors as pilot license, real estate salesman and brokers license acquisition. Those were easy but you did have to take the time.

If you don't know it already, school has changed. The first big change was that it cost be 9 bucks for a salad, chicken strips, and some watery cheesy broccoli soup. The salad was good, the rest was not.

I am taking web site development courses and it's all taught on their interface which is the most difficult part of the course--------learning their system. But persevering will pay off. The material is easy and they seem to coddle more than they did in the old days. However, the teacher is awesome. A serious candidate for teacher of the year-----the national award---not the state level. She has all the tools.

I see a lot of folks in their 40's and 50's getting reeducated in various other fields cause they lost their jobs. I admire their dedication and upbeat attitude. This is what makes this country what it is on the bright side. We still have some people who do believe in working, and our willing to invest in themselves.

I told my wife that I was going out for football, she looked at me crooked for a brief spell and then went back to her work. Yeah, soon as I get over my strained shoulder from throwing 50 pound cuts of oak firewood up on to a pile. Don' t throw things upward, believe me it can hard on you.

Anyway, where I live, the taxpayers have shelled out a pretty penny for top notch schools to educate those who are willing. After all, who do you think pays for these things, we do.

Oh, almost forgot. The cleavage, I would not have been able to concentrate a lick back then if the cleavage was as apparent. As I remember back to the days of raging hormones four decades ago, it was tough enough and our gals were all bundled up. It is a much more liberal generation. It's like, hey, look at mine.

Well, back to my homework. One final thought, there is usually a senior discount or you go free. I got 90% off and if you will settle for audit, many schools let you go for free. The books are a bit steep along with the lousy food. But close enough, take a bag lunch.