tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post6829591282227374301..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: A Day to Laugh and Day-Dream Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76743433861485623952014-07-19T19:10:35.902-04:002014-07-19T19:10:35.902-04:00God, I'd love all those classes you took, espe...God, I'd love all those classes you took, especially the spy history class!<br /><br />We sure have similar views on politics, religion and hot button topics right down to the Buddhist leanings. The older I get the harder is it to just walk away from the topics you mentioned and not speak up but, like you said no matter what we say there is no convincing some people. Although I do have one Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-90076797762680789002014-07-19T17:09:05.832-04:002014-07-19T17:09:05.832-04:00I've been taking adult learner classes through...I've been taking adult learner classes through the Osher Institute administered by University of Washington; great stuff! Sounds much like you describe. I've done Brain Development class, a History of Secret Intelligence gathering (I'd love to be a spy!), a couple of Art History/Art Appreciation classes (crush on the instructor), a film series, History of Technological Development (donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-26542404734413111142014-07-17T22:50:56.990-04:002014-07-17T22:50:56.990-04:00It is amazing. I've always marveled at how my ...It is amazing. I've always marveled at how my nieces and nephew could all have such different views politically and with religion when they all had the same upbringing. Spouses do have a lot of influence though...I can see it in them. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23530687619533779342014-07-17T21:33:38.603-04:002014-07-17T21:33:38.603-04:00I have Catholic's in my immediate family. I h...I have Catholic's in my immediate family. I have Lutheran's and Methodist's and Evangelical's and Agnostic's. I have Democrats, Republicans, Moderates, Independents, Liberals and Tea Partyers and a Libertarian. It's strange that out of all of these kids, sister, nephew, grandkids, we all are Pro-Life--even though we disagree on other things. I find that kind of amazing.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78023476157733631532014-07-17T16:53:05.816-04:002014-07-17T16:53:05.816-04:00I like Catholic philosophers, too. (You can see th...I like Catholic philosophers, too. (You can see their influence in my seven Deadly Sins article - right hand column, near the bottom.) But I don't like the history of the Catholic Church, especially how they set science back when they destroyed to key to reading the script on the pyramids.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1946516998770992842014-07-17T15:25:09.371-04:002014-07-17T15:25:09.371-04:00These classes could be fun - a great reason to day...These classes could be fun - a great reason to day dream! Spiritual discussions can be fascinating, yet because they can be divisive I hesitate to bring up the subject. I am attracted to Catholic philosophers and writers. More Catholics have revealed the universality of God to me than Protestants, and I'm a Protestant. I love Julian of Norwich, who lived during the black plague in EnglandGowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59019802287269157062014-07-16T21:20:18.864-04:002014-07-16T21:20:18.864-04:00What a small world! I graduated from Grand Valley....What a small world! I graduated from Grand Valley. At the time, when I lived on the other end of town,I could get there in 15 minutes. I lived that close. I would feel better having kids in any college in my area than at U of M or MSU. We have very safe campuses. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27274888386469826412014-07-16T21:10:02.136-04:002014-07-16T21:10:02.136-04:00My oldest grand daughter went there and got her B....My oldest grand daughter went there and got her B.S. Now she is at UCLA and working on her Master's. She is a Catholic and felt more comfortable there than at one of the big State colleges. Her sister went to Grand Valley on a track scholarship--the next two brother's went to UofM and MSU and her baby sister, that just graduated--doesn't know what she wants to do, LOLJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6835371422767265692014-07-16T20:50:29.053-04:002014-07-16T20:50:29.053-04:00I think I will have a hard time deciding what to s...I think I will have a hard time deciding what to sign up for and I'll probably have to go with whatever best fits my schedule.<br /><br />My husband's and my best friends---two couples---are completely different when it comes to politics, religion and things like pro-choice/pro-life then we are/were but the four of us have always enjoyed each other's company and have never, ever Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30147041868190317562014-07-16T19:53:23.982-04:002014-07-16T19:53:23.982-04:00I would sign up for Philosophy and Brain Phenomena...I would sign up for Philosophy and Brain Phenomena, and The Best Advice I Ever Got sounds like fun, too.<br /><br />Two of my best friends are Catholic. One lives in NC and is coming to visit in the fall. She fell away from the church a long time ago and is a liberal, but is living in the midst of committed conservatives in NC. She has lots of stories to tell. My other Catholic friend is the one Bella Rumhttp://culdesacchronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73404820074623892422014-07-15T23:15:34.946-04:002014-07-15T23:15:34.946-04:00Yes! How do you know Aquinas? I like that campus a...Yes! How do you know Aquinas? I like that campus and their program for enrichment over 50 sounds great. Their fall schedule isn't out yet. I just hope I can find a class I'm interested in that doesn't start at 8:00 in the morning. Levi and I aren't morning people/dog. I want to take philosophy again, too. And Aquinas's world religion classes were good.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55292413679692222982014-07-15T22:45:48.252-04:002014-07-15T22:45:48.252-04:00Would that be Aquinas? Whatever--I say you go and...Would that be Aquinas? Whatever--I say you go and stretch that brain of yours and have a ball!!! I would do something like if I had a closer place to do it. I love everything about learning--especially philosophy.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.com