I'm introducing a new format in the Ruminations blog series. It's called "Occasion On Topic." Because I don't travel as much, being "holed up" in Omaha, Nebraska for an unspecified period of time, I am using the TV, radio, reading, and attending local talks as mechanisms to find materials on which to ruminate. It is true, I used to rely on the marvelous forum offered at some Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning ("OLLI") near my residence, but alas, there is no Osher Institute location here in Omaha, but in Lincoln, Nebraska. I tried to get the local community college, Metropolitan, to take an interest in offering a current events course which would meet my needs for stimulation and got nowhere. So much for that! However, the course's format has been very popular at Osher sites, particularly, at UTEP in El Paso, where some 150 seniors gathered each week.
But I believe an "Occasion On Topic" series will do the trick for me.
The Series' Format
1. The Occasion and My Response. I'll listen to a talk or read up on some topic that interests me--whether from radio, TV, the newspaper, etc.--and will write down notes that will form my reflective thoughtful response to a particular topical presentation.
2. I'll post the item to include both the occasion of my hearing or reading something to which I am responding and my collected thoughts (on the topic in light of this occasion!).
And, that's it! The reader may be able to go back to the Occasion as posted, should he so desire.
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