While
staying home you may have been spending time watching one of the educational
cable channels to learn more about subjects you find interesting: History
Channel, Animal Planet, Food Network or one of the Discovery Channels.
And
you may have found there is more you would like to learn - and with today’s
technology it’s only a click away. Using your computer, tablet or even your
smartphone, you can go online and find instructional videos and academic
courses on practically any topic you can think of – or don’t want to think of.
For
example, how about learning to play Tiddlywinks? Yep, you can find that on
Vimeo.
How to
feed a wild bear? Yep, but bad idea. How to make up with your wife or worse,
how to get her back? Yep, and good luck.
But
you may have more academic interests. Online you can take courses in anthropology,
or cosmology. Or if you’re really nuts, that algebra class you failed in high
school.
Online
there are numerous sites offering a wide variety of courses taught by experts
in their fields. Several of the best are:
Couresa
which offers online classes such as the Science of Well-being, or Biohacking
Your Brain's Health which teaches you how to maximize your brain's fitness
through nutrition, exercise, meditation, and sleep.
EdX is
another site that offers a variety of classes including Power and
Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes which is a SmithsonianX
and Harvard Division of Continuing Education course. (So, that’s what they
teach at Harvard!)
And on
the website Udemy, you can learn how to hypnotize people while getting a crash
course in the basics of hypnotherapy for only $12.99. Or even Animal Telepathically
where you can learn how to "use your natural intuition and psychic
abilities to communicate with any species." (As I said you can find
anything online.)
But
before you register for a course online, there are several things to consider.
First,
you need to be self-motivated. There won’t be an instructor to hold you
accountable and usually there isn’t a set time limit to complete the course.
But if you choose a course that engages you, motivation shouldn’t be a problem.
Second,
know your goals and stick to them. Why are you taking the class? Do you want to
get a degree or certification (make sure the provider is accredited), or just to
broaden your mind and use your time in a way you find engaging?
Third,
don’t get tricked into paying for a course you don’t want. There are many sites
where you can find courses for free, but some may attempt to sell you on
obtaining a certification.
Regardless
of where your interests lie, there is a wide selection of instructional videos
and online courses to explore. And the nice thing? You don’t even have to leave
your house.
Speaking
of online classes, you can register for Strong in Life - a free Virtual
Live class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. from June 2nd - August
6, 2020. The class offers an easy to follow routine designed to improve
balance, strength and flexibility for adults 60 plus. Join by calling
Providence Resource Line at 503-574-6595 or 1-800-562-8964 or go to https://oregon.providence.org/our-services/s/strong-for-life-exercise-program/. You
can also find a link on the Center’s website under virtual classes.
The names of two drive-in theaters in The
Dalles were Starlite Drive-in located on the bluff at Columbia View Heights and
The Dalles Drive-in r where Home Depot is now. And according to the website Cinema Treasures
there was a third: Motor Vu Drive-In. I received correct answers from
Ruth
Radcliffe, Jess Birge, Lana Tepfer, Julie Carter, Carol Earl and Lucile
Stephens this week’s winner
of a quilt raffle ticket.
I’ve been doing well not missing anyone lately (at least
that I realize) but lately I’ve missed Julie Carter, Lana Tepfer, Barbara
Cadwell and Lucile Stephens.
"Love means never having to say you're
sorry" was voted thirteenth most popular movie quote by the American Film
Institute. For this week’s “Remember When” question from what 1970 top-selling novel by Erick Segal that was
adapted into the top film in 1970, was this quote taken? Email your
answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, leave a message at 541-296-4788 or send it with
a theatrical poster signed by Ryan O’Neil and Ali MacGraw.
Well,
it’s been another week, trying to stay safe. Until we meet again, find time to do
something you’ve never done before.
“But
let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing
stream.” Amos 5:24
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