Spring Semester

Hello Friends!

 

Diddy, here.

       It's Spring Semester time!  Time to register for classes, if you haven't already.

I decided it's about time I returned to college.  In doing so, I verbalized my thoughts to Mum and Pops only to start up a rather lively discussion about the necessity of higher education.  Then, Kahn got  involved.

Picture of a perfect college student.  Wouldn't you agree?

All he needs now is a sweatshirt that says "College" on it.

Well what started out as a friendly chat between me and the folks, soon turned to gauntlets thrown down and challenges made/ accepted that had everybody going back to school to see who could stick it out, and who would have the highest gpa at the end of the semester. 

Even Mum and Pops got involved...

Then came the challenges from outside the household.  Snack Buddy showed up and was not going to be the only left out of the fun.   Did I say fun?   I don't actually remember anyone telling me, nor do I recall telling anyone that going to college is fun.  You see, I've been there, done that.   (Okay, so sooner or later, you had to guess that I was going to use that worn out cliché.)

So, we had to lay down some rules to make it fair.  Here are those rules.

1) Everyone takes the same amount of college credit hours.

2) Everyone has to take at least one of each of the following:

Science

Literature/ English/ Languages

Fine Arts or Art History

Humanities

Physical Education

Self Improvement

and One elective

No one can just audit a course.  It has to be taken for a grade.  Also, you can't quit your day job to do this.  (I really thought I had Mum, Pops, and Snack Buddy with this rule, but Pops just gritted his teeth and nodded okay. Mum and Snack Buddy weren't going to be outdone and stuck to their guns.)

So, with registration out of the way, books purchased, and schedules posted for all to see, this is what each of our candidates chose.

For Science,

Bowser             Nuclear Fission

Kahn                 Study of Bone Structure of East Asian Primates

Me                     Food Science

Jane                   Psychology

Mum                 Computer Science

Pops                  Botany 

Snack Buddy    Utilizing Chocolate Ice Cream in the Everyday Diet

Literature/English/Languages

Bowser                Historical Fiction of the 4th Century B.C. as compared to Elizabethan Fiction

Kahn                    Grays Anatomy as a work of Non-fiction

Me                       The Psychological Effects of the Comic Book

Jane                     War and Peace in Cyrillic Print

Mum                    Sign Language (needed to converse with Pops)

Pops                     Sign Language (needed to understand Mum's directions)

Snack Buddy        Texting as an Art Form

Humanities

Bowser                Comparative Study of Northern Canadian Indigenous Art to the Nazca Lines

Kahn                    Eastern Herbal Medical Sciences Contribution to North American Indian Dances

Me                       History of the Soda Pop and Hot Dog at Ball Games

Jane                     Geographical Influences on the Bengal Tiger

Mum                    Influences of Latin America on Textiles of the U.S. Southwest

Pops                     The History of the Pre-Modern Machine

Snack Buddy        The Selfie as Defined Geographically

Phys. Ed

Bowser                  Dances of the Roaring 20's

Kahn                     Yoga

Me                         Break Dancing

Jane                       Tree Climbing

Mum                      4 Wheel Driving

Pops                       Sleep Walking

Snack Buddy         Speed Texting

Self Improvement

Bowser                   The Romance Languages

Kahn                       Brain Surgery

Me                          Poolside Relaxation Techniques

Jane                        Krav Maga as an Offense

Mum                       Managing Senior Citizens (Pops)

Pops                        Steam Engine Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Repair

Snack Buddy          How to Drive Slowly

Elective

Bowser                   Comparative Study of Romeo and Juliet with A Farewell to Arms

Kahn                       Heart Valve Repair and Vascular Surgical Techniques

Me                          Hosting the Event of the Season; Tips, Tricks, and Obstacles

Jane                         Removing Large Pests From the Home Environment

Mum                       Floral Arrangements for Home and Income

Pops                        Pinball Machine Restoration

Snack Buddy          The Science of Sleeping With Your Eyes Open

Well, that's where we are at.  Should be an interesting Semester!  As for the schools...

Bowser will be commuting and attending Columbia. Kahn is also flying out daily, except he is going to Johns Hopkins.  I will be going to University of Southwest Hawaii Extension College At Paris, Texas.  Jane is attending through a commute to MIT.  Mum is going to Centenary College in Shreveport, Pops is registered at the Highland College of Agricultural and Mechanical Sciences also in Shreveport, LA???.  Snack Buddy is attending Billy Anderson's School of Forensic Gastronomy and Pawn Shop. 

Now, We never laid down rules about the validity of the colleges or the distance commuted or even whether or not the school actually exists.  So I put question marks by Pop's school.  I wondered how he was going to go to school with this kind of load, work his job, and handle the mini-farm.  Well, it turns out that the Highland College of Agricultural and Mechanical Sciences also in Shreveport, LA is Pop's very own college.  It has one administrator, one professor, and one student... and they are all Pops!  So, I am not sure how this is all going to shake out.  Perhaps, I'll cover more on that later.

Everybody has their backpacks and lunches made.  We meet back here at home in the evenings for study hall and our own brand of student union!

Oh well.  A man learneth not, lest he go to school!

That's all for now.  Hit the Books!

Diddy Out.

CORGI!