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    • Back in Play

      Apparently, there was a glitch where I wasn't seeing about half the posts. Unfortunately, it's the kind of glitch that's hard to know about and report â€" kind of like asking,"all those NOT here, raise your hand." I realized something was off when Jeff started talking about something Lisa had written and I couldn't remember having read it. He fixed whatever it was last night and I had some catching up to do.We are uber busy, as usual. Today starts my third class: Social Psychology. I've read...

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    • And So It Begins
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      I have officially started back to college. My first course (Psy 202 - Adult Development) got underway this Tuesday. I'm thoroughly enjoying it even though some of the things my fellow students write floors me. I've got one guy encouraging me to regularly beat Kadie's butt to develop her long-term obedience. My argument began with my belief that punishments do not work for the long-term goal of changing a child's internal motivations. This guy actually likened a child to a trained mouse going...

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    • Last Swimming Class

      Last night was Kadie's last swimming class for this session. They don't start up another class until June 18th, so we're considering paying for a few private lessons, which cost $40/hour (they can be taken in half-hour increments for kids w/ attention span issues, aka Kadie). I figure a couple of those might pay off well if we're clear with the instructor that we want her to learn to survive in the water, versus teaching her to"swim" as they do in the group classes, practicing the backstroke...

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    • A Sheepish Hello
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      I've been off the air for a while, though I've tried to at least keep up with reading the posts. I've been focusing my attention on several different things lately and"a little here" and"a little there" add up to way past my bedtime. First off, I took my first database administration class last week. I put it off for several days and it finally dawned on me why: I was, subconsciously, thinking that, once I took the class, I couldn't feign stupidity any more. Once I had taken the course, I...

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