The Adult Learner

It would be an accurate statement to say that never before

have I been more stressed about the stability of my job.

Discussions at my workplace this last few months have included the words:

Workshare

Working Notice

Lay Offs

Downsizing...

Scary scary stuff

I've been scanning job sites & websites with the fervor of a young man looking for porn.

I know what I want to do, what job I'm looking for.

Almost every posting has  - Knowledge of Medical Terminology Required.

This has resulted in my looking into night school, something I've been wanting to do forever.

Thing is, if I'm not able to find a course at one of the Universities,

I don't want to go to an institution that costs too much and results in meaningless credentials.

You know, the kind where Sally Struthers might present me with my diploma

after giving Cleetus his for TV/VCR Repair.

Adam bought me this book :

Reading it brings it clear to light that I am, in fact, an Adult Learner.

My brain just doesn't work the same way it did in my youth.

I am also not as good at recalling Grammar Terms and their meanings as I once was.

Conjunction junction what's your function?

To get me irritated & agitated that I can't remember all this stuff!

So, my commute reading over the next few weeks will be this book. Give me a bit of

a head start with all things grammatical while I search for a course to take.