Writing

Not to sound like a snob, but…

Even though I was (WAS) a high school drop out, before I got my advanced degrees I still could write better than many high school graduates. This is quite sad when you think of it. Are Americans that damn illiterate–coming out of school without know how to put a proper sentence together– or is it that they just are lazy and don’t give a damn? I suppose I think it is both; our education system is failing us but also, our culture is a lazy one and is getting dumber in many ways.  Do we blame technology for the latter? I don’t think so…perhaps in small ways. Though I may be full of it and people have always been fairly illiterate and I just never noticed.

Published in: on June 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm  Leave a Comment  

PowerPoint Presentation for Donoghue’s “Room”

I am uploading a PowerPoint as a test.

Emma Donoghue, Room:

McGlinchey Presentation_Emma Donoghue_April 8

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Bad Customers

 

Maybe You Get Bad Customer Service Because You’re a Bad Customer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-walsh/bad-customer-service_b_3799574.html

 

Amen and hallelujah!!

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Cheating Death?

There’s an Easy Way to Cut Your Chance of Death by 42%

http://www.policymic.com/articles/86687/there-s-an-easy-way-to-cut-your-chance-of-death-by-42?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social

The concept is to eat 7 or more servings of vegetables daily, and the servings probably have to be fresh, not canned or frozen. I’ll have to try this. Then I’ll eat less junk, less meat. I’ll lose weight quickly. I just don’t know what I’ll eat– I like fruits and vegetables (more so vegetables) but I am limited as to preparation. I need some new recipes…and time. I suppose I can keep it simple at first– salads, steamed veggies and brown rice– then try more complicated dishes once I have more time.

 

Published in: on April 1, 2014 at 9:03 pm  Leave a Comment  

Running out of time…

Running out of time—story of my life.

This morning:

I think I have to leave home to get some homework done. When I stay here the dishes, laundry and my bed call my name.

I thought about going to the library today but then dismissed it because I was hungry and I thought it would take too much time to travel back and forth, not to mention the time getting breakfast and lunch. I stayed home.

Staying home was a big mistake.

No dishes, no laundry today…the bed won. I napped most of the day. Still no homework done and I am running out of time. I don’t know what to do anymore.

I did make me a new writing spot. It is in my bedroom, away from the madness but probably still too close to the bed. At least it is not on the bed though. I’ll try it out and see if it is going to work for me.

Oh yeah, I did do some laundry. There is no getting away from it.

Now it is dinner time and I am working on that and prodding a third grader (who should be in fourth) to do his homework. UGH! I cannot say that enough.

Published in: on April 1, 2014 at 5:49 pm  Leave a Comment  

More from Andrew Solomon

Depression among the indigent:

A Cure for Poverty

 

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