Although dé·jà vu is a feeling of having already experienced the present situation, today, I felt like I was living an experience I once had. That is called memory, remembering, and recollection.
Travel: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
The trains made travel in Europe a pleasant adventure. Most notable are the trains in Switzerland that are first class, even in second class. Travel through Switzerland opened my mind to possibilities. People built their homes high up in the Alps. It is a tremendous feat in my mind.
From the train from Montreux to Lausanne, Switzerland in 2021
While my Florida friends are hyperventilating, I’m sitting in a cool office at the back of our apartment in Atlanta, shrouded by eight tall pine trees, in the shade. It’s actually chilly and comfortable to work in. There’s the sound of traffic – motorcycles, highway traffic, and people. But the still and quiet prevail. Midsummer, I am teaching graphic design and desktop publishing at SNHU, tweaking grant proposals, and listening to podcasts about health, AI, culture, politics, and religion. Just now, the question I heard was, “How will AI overtake my job as a professor?“
At this point in my life, I’m convinced that most students don’t read, write, or construct any new art. They plagiarize and copy photos into their designs without a thought to being original. Some of them put forth the effort to create and their designs make me smile.
Several friends are born this month. So, Leos are in my circle. One grandchild is born on August 20. She’s a kitten evolving onto a woman. She is my daughter’s daughter and we are three of a kind!
Happy Birthday Muki, Tez, Lydia, and Sherry! May all of your dreams come true!
Dr. Diva JC - Scholar . Teacher . Author 