Just Smile
We are experiencing a bit too much of the “north” part of the “Northeast” lately! Where is the season of spring hiding? This is April, right? The cold, snowy weather […]
Read MorePeace Work
Do you like to make art? Looking for a way to connect with others in the Maria College family, build community, and start a conversation about peace? Need a way […]
Read MoreYou Said What Ate Your Homework?
I am an older returning student at Maria College. I’ve raised my children, and it’s my time to further my education, without worries of childcare, making lunches, dinners, etc. Well, […]
Read MoreFacebook for Fun and Profit
As I sit at my computer writing this blog, the current temperature is about 40,000 degrees with the humidity at 700%. Well…maybe I am exaggerating a bit, but let me […]
Read MoreOne for the Ages
As the semester winds down here at Maria College, students are engaged in all sorts of activities to measure what they have learned in their courses. Although traditional exams and […]
Read MoreFreedom of Speech
The thoughts I want to share with you in this blog are inspired by a discussion that I just had in the online Maria College ENG 112—Composition II class that […]
Read MoreThat’s Life
Well, as the snow fell and blew around last week when so many of us here at Maria College in Albany were hoping for budding golden daffodils and warmer temperatures, […]
Read MoreSmall Can Be Powerful
Well, we had one of this winter’s biggest snow storms recently in the Albany area which had me curling up in the warmth of my small, comfy home on a […]
Read MoreThrough the Eyes of a Child
In my last blog entry, I focused on some remarkable people in their very senior years with the idea that a person is only as old as they feel. Well, a […]
Read MoreYou’re Never Too Old
Each time we enter a new year and the number changes, I become all too aware of the passage of time. Here we are in 2017 already while I still […]
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