Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
For nearly 38 years it was a part of the uniform, a tie with a single Windsor knot. Usually blended with an Oxford pinpoint, the combination served as a subtle offset to one of the Hickey Freemans hanging in the closet. Mixing and matching was a daily ritual, including sliding into a black or brown... Continue Reading →
Monsoon season. I dreaded monsoon season. It came with pounding rain, and I had to drive in it. Since the wiper blades couldn't keep up, everything beyond the windshield just disappeared. White knuckled and eyes peeled, I was just hoping that the next Arizona crossing was not a torrent. The roar of the storm always... Continue Reading →
It Was All Over In Seconds by Stephen G. Harding I would suspect sometime in early pubescence, we each stepped onto a track to answer a single question: How fast am I? Whether motivated by curiosity or the insistence of some adult, we 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were about to be put to the test. Herded to... Continue Reading →
Even now, some 14 months past age 70, I need to work on the loving myself part referenced on the following Lonely Ape's list. Other than that, I have found myself doing darn near all of the rest. Unfortunately, there were a few past relationships that just ended, either by intention or just plain neglect.... Continue Reading →
Winter 2021 Course Offerings and Schedule "While I think most, if not all, of us would want to be together in person during a journey of discovery, I am encouraged, indeed inspired, by the capacity of the Osher program at UCR Extension to adapt and to keep moving forward." -- John M. Powers, Osher Instructor... Continue Reading →
It has been 20 years since 9-11, our contemporary day of infamy. As if watching a B movie on some vintage cable channel, we witnessed commercial airliners disappear into the glass reflections of New York’s twin towers. Amidst chaos, a smothering wave of debris, and the successive collapse of the two monoliths, the country attempted... Continue Reading →
The 2020 Fall Quarter is right around the corner. Time to brush up on your computer and Zoom skills. The catalog for UC Riverside Extension's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is now available. For those of you mature learners, age 50+, here's your opportunity to break out of that stay at home routine and learn... Continue Reading →
1968--Looking back it was a snapshot in time, a bygone era that you would only really know if you had experienced it yourself. Summer had come. It was after my freshman year in college. I had gone right back to my old ways, hanging on the Strip, being exposed to a whole lot more than... Continue Reading →
“The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens.” Justice Sandra Day O"Connor Nearly four years ago I wrote this article. I was motivated to do so given what I felt to be the appalling level of civic... Continue Reading →
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