I like to talk and I like to write lengthy emails. Just ask any of my friends; they will confirm this!
There are many disparate thoughts running around in my head much of the time and some of them are quite fascinating - at least to me. :-) Unfortunately, they disappear as quickly as they arrive if I don't write them down. So, I thought it might be interesting to record some of these thoughts in a blog.
Today I journeyed to South Austin to teach defensive driving for Travis County Deaf Services. I have to say these are not my favorite classes to teach. The students and interpreters are delightful. The problem is as noted in the first line of this entry (i.e., I like to talk!). When I teach the deaf, I have to parse what I say so I can get all the required material covered and allow sufficient time for the interpreters to translate and the students to ask questions and those questions be translated to me since I do not understand ASL. I teach this class at Deaf Services every 2 or 3 months and the students and interpreters are always great.
I have to say I have never seen people talk so much in my life (including me) as the deaf do when they get together. Their hands go at speeds in excess of anything I've seen :-). At one point today I jokingly said we should tie one particular student's hands together so he couldn't keep interrupting with not-so-relevant items. Several students volunteered to perform that task which I found amusing. So, we have some humor in the classes which helps to keep the students paying attention.
I didn't realize that UT had a big game today - sigh . . . Fortunately, my teaching venue was on the corner of Cesar Chavez St. and I-35 so I was able to see the stop-and-go traffic northbound on I-35 and take an alternate route home.
Monday I head to Georgetown to teach my usual afternoon/evening defensive driving class at Duke's Barbecue. Phew . . .
That's all for now . . .
Blessings,
Mary
Mary,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your blog today, especially because Loren received the first book as a Christmas present from a dear friend some years ago.
You write so well! I'm impressed with your humor and perfect grammar. Maybe you should write a book!
Joyce
LOL! Thanks. Perhaps one of these days I will write a book. Don't know if I have the ability to focus long enough. I did start one fiction and one non-fiction a couple of years ago but lost interest. ML is the one with the focus. She has written a science fiction novel and several screenplays. Perhaps someday I'll take some of these Blog entries and put them into a book especially if they continue to include family history stuff. I have no idea what I will be writing about!
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