Author Archives: Kathy

Rescinding Opportunity

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Kathy

There’s a new GED (high-school equivalency) in town, promoting itself as “a new comprehensive program.” The old GED test, phasing out next month, consisted of readings and multiple choice questions, often very challenging, in the areas of science, reading, and … Continue reading →

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An Irksome Question

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Kathy

There are three weeks left in this semester, and after class today a student asked me one of my least favorite questions. “Will the final cover the whole semester,” she wondered, “or just since the midterm?” This question might make … Continue reading →

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Movies of Interest

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Kathy

An interesting event at the Cinematheque tomorrow night inaugurates a great weekend of films. Father Don Cozzens, a noted author and teacher, leads a discussion after La Strada, Federico Fellini’s 1954 Oscar winner (7:00 pm). Pope Francis has cited this … Continue reading →

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Chatty Kathy

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Kathy

I was thinking this morning how much better I am at talking to people than I used to be. This might be a common experience: as we get older, we’re more comfortable with ourselves and acquire better social skills. Along … Continue reading →

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Big Thumbs Up

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Kathy

I should have told you to see To Be or Not to Be at the Cleveland Cinematheque last weekend. There was a big crowd there, anyway, because the Plain Dealer wrote a nice story about the film and the Ernst … Continue reading →

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A Bureaucratic Odyssey

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Kathy

Here’s a circuitous tale. It concerns a certain GED student in the program where I volunteer.  I’ll call him Joe. I could write a book about Joe, but suffice it to say he’s a very deserving guy, someone who has … Continue reading →

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Green Shoes

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Kathy

Celebrities such a football players are too often in the news for bad reasons, but both my kids have, at various times, alerted me to Brandon Marshall, a Chicago Bears receiver, who’s outed himself as suffering from borderline personality disorder. They know about my … Continue reading →

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Gilmour, Eh

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Kathy

Through that chain of connections we call the internet, I happened upon a Canadian controversy. It seems that one David Gilmour, a part-time English professor at the University of Toronto, has outraged a bunch of people by declaring that he’s … Continue reading →

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Abundance

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Kathy

I have too many books to read right now. This is my usual condition, but it’s particularly acute right now since my visits to the library this afternoon. I say visits because I had requested books from two different libraries. … Continue reading →

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Hurt Like I Do

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Kathy

I get on a Randy Newman kick now and then. Today, playing a Newman cd while I was baking, I was struck by the song “Marie.” Lushly orchestrated, this version features a warm, romantic background, like so many Newman songs, belying … Continue reading →

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