Summa cum Sadder

Anyone got any cheese? I need it to go with this whine.

I know it seems like a little thing- and it is when you think about the really terrible things that are going on everywhere-

but...well,

I am going to miss my commencement ceremony for my Doctorate,

and I am just a little bit bummed about it.
Graduation is on the east coast and that kind of trip is just not in the budget right now.
Of course, my husband offered-but he and I both know that it would be really irresponsible.
It's just that you get this cute little beret when you get your Doctorate- and these robes that look like they came from a Oxford- because they are the same design.
I was really OK about it until I got an email that they were putting my name in the commemorative program even though I would not be there.
I felt as though it was a medal being bestowed posthumously (I can be overly dramatic ....)
Well- what the heck.
Like I said- there are more important things to think about, right?

Just Lucky, I Guess

I'm feeling lucky today.
My classes are caught up, and all my students seem to have a great grasp on the material.
A friend who I lost track of a decade ago "found" me through an online social network.
I finished my Blog for MyDesert.com and I really believed what I had to say.
And now, I have nothing to do but "play with my house"- my code for cleaning- while I listen to a recorded book.
And I just heard we are going to be seeing our son and his family this weekend!
Yup- this is my lucky day.

Going To Class

Today is the first day of school- at least it is for the 40 students I am teaching at the University of Phoenix. I am their professor for cultural diversity.
I have taught for many years, but I have never felt the burden as heavily as I do now.
I worked hard for civil rights.
I spent several years trying to pull kids out of ghettos of streets and of thinking.
Now, I have a chance at a very momentous time in our history to influence the thinking of young, future scholars.
Oh my...am I ready?