Last Blog

For this being the last blog and asking if I will continue to blog more than likely my answer would be no blogging. At my older age blogging is not part of my lifestyle. I do not think to blog or even be on social media websites for that matter. I have nothing against social media websites except I think some people use it for the wrong reasons.  For those who like blogging good for you. I was just not into doing blogging. It was fun and a way to express your thoughts and feelings on issues. I will say some feedback comments were very helpful. Actually some comments helped with getting through the week. I will say a couple of classmates who provided comments are very nice. I do wish and hope for the best for them in their futures. For everyone in class I hope you will have a happy and fun filled life in front of you.

I wish I would have just stayed on top of my blogging to ensure a good grade. I think my lack of enthusiasm for blogging was part of the reason I missed some blogging assignments. I would be thinking get your blog completed and posted, then next thing I know were into the next week where I forgot to post. It was also difficult sometimes writing to meet the word quota of 500 words. I did learn how to do embed links for writing. This is something I will say has helped me to start getting back into the new technology to make sure I am able to have some knowledge. A lot has changed since I took computer class. I remember talking about binary codes for basic computer programming. It is all brand new know and I would say this is one thing I can take from the class to use in the future.

I did not see much improvement in my writing skills. This is the only thing I wish we could have had more focus on. I am a person who is long removed from school it would have been nice to refresh and enhance the rules on writing as well as expand on vocabulary skills. This is me telling my age again. I did want to make my writing better but for me I needed my guidance to do that. I did not feel I got this from just writing a blog. The blog is a way to express your thoughts and feelings but not a way to learn or enhance your writing skills. I feel that we as long distance learners are not looked at as people far removed from current technology or education due to the focus is on what the younger generation currently is a part of. Most high school graduates coming into college have this mind set and skill set because this is what they grew up doing. We as the older generations have not dealt with this new way of social media chat so it presents a challenge. School curriculums have changed to be totally different of school education expectations but hey….it is what it is!

Personal update/Provide suggestion

For those who have been reading some of my blogs, a big thanks. Some of your comments were very helpful and I took them like you said. Here is some follow up to some of those personal blogs. My sister and I had a long talk a couple of weeks ago. It was very helpful for the both of us. We both have to be patient with each other because we are not the same little kids we were when we grew up. We both have lived very different lifestyles and have seen and learned a lot of things for our own personal enlightenment. Even though I am the youngest out of five kids, I have to step up and be the leader in our family. It is funny how the youngest in a lot of families end up taking the leadership role of the family especially after the death of the parent. Our mother passed away suddenly back in 1997 from diabetes complications. Love you mom! When she passed we lost a lot of that motherly love leadership. We all ended up going our separate ways to live our lives. My sister and I had to talk so we can learn about each other all over again.


We used to see each other just for the holidays but we never talked on the phone. This is just how protective her bad husband was. The only reason he moved them to a whole other state was to get her away from her family so he could do his manipulative mind games. Since our talks things have been better around the house. We will continue to talk and I think I will add hanging out together to our list of activities.

Another topic of discussion is my job. I have been interviewing for some jobs within the past few weeks and still currently. I have to say that I did receive another job from those interviews. I am blessed! I will be starting a new position with the same company I work for now. This position is something new for me so I will be learning a lot more information making myself more valuable in the future. This new position starts in two weeks. I look forward to the new position. I have to fly to another state for another job I have been going through interviews with. This is the final stage of the interview process. If I do well on this I will have the job for sure and it pays very well where I would be able to financially help my sister get back on her feet. I can still let her know that family is still good whether it is all of your family or just part of your family. I am keeping my options open and not counting my chickens before the eggs hatch.

I have to give a presentation to a panel board for my final interview. This interview has to be interactive to incorporate the panel board. I am thinking since I coach little league football to go over flag football and use a nerf football. If any other ideas I am open for suggestions.

I also want to say to everyone in class good luck on final paper and final grade in class. I hope everyone is able to pass the class with a good grade!

Random

What am I going to blog about today? HHMMMM….I did see a story on Roger Clemens of all people. The article is mainly about Andy Pettitte, Ex-New York Yankee catcher, changing his testimony on the stand to help save Clemens from being charged with perjury. This is a who cares story and a waste of money. Clemens is a retired baseball player with a great career. This is not important to prosecute him and send him to jail for lying about using steroids. They can try to twist this case all they want to focus on lying but this case is still about the use of steroids. I do not think it would matter if he lied on the stand about drinking alcohol before, during or after a game. The government should have never got involved with baseball in the first place. We did not need to have those tax dollars wasted. We needed those and current tax dollars to be spent on something way more important like helping out homeless people. With all the issues we are having we will never see a congressional hearing on helping the homeless. What a sad day in America to focus on steroids in sports. Let the sports govern themselves!


The model who has filed for $46,000 per month for child support is out of her mind. This really is close to a gold digging mother. She claims she need the money to protect her son and to provide for around the clock nannies. That is very motherly of her. She wants 24 hour nannies so she can do her work as a model and keep her beauty appointments to maintain her look. I do see what is more important to her as a mother!! (sarcasm) Now her child father has married and has another child. During this time model mom had another very rich boyfriend who she has no more. After this spilt she decides to file for child support, really sounds fishy! I am sorry for the mother out there who really deserves to get child support. A case like this makes it bad for all of you. For those mothers who deserve child support you keep doing what you do focus on your child and give them the best life you can give them with a whole lot of love.

I am sure most of us have heard about the sudden death of ex-NFL great Junior Seau. To all his family, first and foremost, goes all of our prayers and sympathy. That was heartfelt to see his mom give her public statement on his death. I will say the media should allow his family time to heal and find out personally the reason for his death before going public. I felt disappointed on how the media has handled well known people deaths. It seems like the family gets put in the middle. Media acts like the family should be responsible to talk to them and the public. Families need to heal just like everybody else. They are no different than you and me. All the media should do is make a statement and give family time to heal before trying to get into their business about the deaths.