Movin' On

As my wife works in South Dakota today, I learn by email that I passed the last phase of training for U. of Phoenix. Actually, I did more than pass. My work was "top notch." Yes, I'm quite pleased, quite! The next phase is actually teaching two classes with a mentor guiding me along. Oh, how this creates possibilities, as every penny I earn can be placed against our debt structure, and we can get out of this frozen hell hole, and back to our spiritual home, Southern California. How I pray that I live long enough for this to come to fruition. Nothing can ruin this day. As most good alcoholics, I spent a lot of time worrying about failing when there was little or no chance that I would. Whew! What a relief!

My wife was working in San Diego last weekend, and it served to remind her of how much she loves the place, how beautiful it is. She and I spent many a long weekend in Pacific Beach in the San Diego area, and it cleansed us each and every time. It's interesting that no matter how difficult things seemed to us in Southern California, we thrived spiritually. Looking back, it was a huge mistake for us to leave, and it took coming here for us to realize this.

While we're here, however, we at least have sense enough to feed our spirits, so I scheduled three more trips to hear the Minnesota Orchestra. For those lovely two hours or so, we can exist in a world of beauty, our cares far away, unable to touch us. It's interesting that refreshments are served before curtain time, and some of the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever eaten are available. Who would have thought it? However, I'll happily trade a short stack of DuPar's pancakes and crispy bacon for all the chocolate chip cookies in Minnesota.

To change the subject again, the online training I've experienced in the last month has taught me truly that it's not what you say that matters, it's how you say it. Your tone comes through every time, and I'm sure that's why U. of Phoenix emphasizes care in communicating with your students. In any case, the training was fun, my classmates were highly educated, and I held my own with them. It's a loverly day today!