Category Archives: Learn Something

We should all try to learn something new every day. Nobody ever said it had to be something that is actually worthwhile.

Stiff necked

Categories: Exercise, Health, Learn Something

I think the title of this post is a funny phrase. At physical therapy yesterday I learned I don’t have a stiff neck though. Well, I do. It’s stiff in the morning when I wake up, real stiff. It’s okay … Keep reading

My backpack

Categories: Education, Family, Learn Something

The backpack I have isn’t that new. I believe I bought it the end of 1998. I remember having to buy a new backpack just about every school year growing up because the old one had worn out. I don’t … Keep reading

Why I cut fabric the way I do

Categories: Family, Learn Something, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

There are several things that I do in my life that I can easily trace back to the time I spent in Brasil. I know I did not do them or think them before I went, so I know that … Keep reading

What I learned about traffic lights

Categories: Learn Something

The first electric traffic signal in America was at the intersection of 200 South and Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A Question about Knowledge

Categories: Education, Learn Something, Questions

Three questions were posed in a class last week that started a very interesting discussion as we tried to determine the answers to them. They are questions that learning theorists have been trying to answer since before Plato. Books upon … Keep reading

Learning between the lines

Categories: Education, Learn Something, Venting

There is much to be learned from every situation. Even when I was in elementary school and dreamed of being a teacher, I was learning more than just the curriculum from my teachers. I watched them and saw what made … Keep reading

More dating advice

Categories: Learn Something, Random, Relationships

Tonight’s advice comes from a web page about different kinds of dates. They suggest a picnic at a zoo because: Nothing bonds two people like happy monkeys. And what about the giraffes? Can they not bond people as well? And … Keep reading