by D2Lead | Apr 30, 2020 | Lessons in Learning
In all my years of teaching, training, and public speaking, Toastmasters has always been a group that I avoided. I don’t know if it was because of my history with public speaking and feeling that I couldn’t do it well. Or that I couldn’t just get up and talk...
by Linda Patten | May 14, 2014 | Lessons in Learning
Navigating The Louvre can be a challenge for anyone, but it is especially interesting for someone who is handicapped. I have toured The Louvre with my daughter and my husband on separate occasions; I know the complexity of the museum and the interesting routes you...
by Linda Patten | Apr 30, 2014 | Lessons in Learning, Read My Blog
In all the years of having pets, I notice that you either love cats or hate them. You are either a dog person or a cat person. Few of us admit that we love both deeply. While people say that it is the dog who is man’s best friend and close companion, I find that it is...
by Linda Patten | Apr 23, 2014 | Lessons in Learning
As a girl growing up in the 50’s, the Girl Scouts and I have history. At that time, I started out as a Brownie in second grade, flew up to Intermediate at age 10 and was a Senior when in High School. The number of levels has increased over the years to where there are...
by Linda Patten | Apr 16, 2014 | Lessons in Learning, Read My Blog
Coming from the Midwest, the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake was quite a phenomenon. Earthquakes, unlike tornadoes and snow storms, cannot be predicted; they just happen. Such was the case with the Big One – the ’89 Earthquake. I think people in the Bay Area and around...
by Linda Patten | Apr 9, 2014 | Lessons in Learning
In the fall of 1970, my dad gave me the gift of my first car. I know, I had been driving since I was 16 and had had other cars that I drove from 1966 to 1970, but they were not mine. The first and third car that I drove was Nader’s death car, the Chevrolet Corviar. In...
