Omg, so much to share, don’t know where to start. (Maybe, we’ll only share one story right now) FYI: If you bring your 4 year old granddaughter to a one-time event, such as someone’s college graduation ceremony, don’t let them play with the camera before taking the pics. Camera “setting” icon was supposed to be […]
Grad Studies
Memories about a couple of classes at St. Thomas
Out of the ten courses I took for my recent degree, this was the most favorite of mine (software process Mgmt) – the instructor was the most engaging person I’ve ever met (in “recent” life). I really, really enjoyed learning from this guy (Syed Ali Naqvi). I cannot believe two years have gone by since […]
Grad ceremony and Senator Amy Klobuchar
I neglected to mention yesterday that US Senator Amy Klobuchar was the commencement address speaker. Senator Klobuchar gave a pretty awesome speech, sharing with the grads a short version of her life story of simple beginnings (grandfather was an Iron Range miner, parents were a newspaper writer/columnist, and a elementary school teacher), and her starting […]
Master Degree and College Graduation
I want to thank everyone for your awesome support and comments today – it was a very special day for me. Usually, participation in a college graduation ceremony happens only once or twice (and, in rare cases, three times) in a person’s life. I never wanted a Master’s degree until I watched my best friend […]
Prepping for the Gard ceremony
As mentioned weeks ago, I received a series of three different emails (on the same day) in early April from my graduate school program director regarding graduation, the ceremony, grad announcements, etc. One of the emails had a link to the U/Saint Thomas bookstore, where you could order your cap/gown, grad announcements, thank you cards, […]
