My Days in the Sun

I have been listening to college courses on such subjects as how to write complex sentences, U.S. History and now Comparative Religions.  I'm enjoying these courses, although the section on U.S. History that presented the women's movement in the 60's and 70's was disappointing, and the discussion of sentences in which the professor mispronounced the word was distracting.  Still, overall, I'm learning or relearning things I find interesting.  Today I was pleased to hear the professor in my Comparative Religions course speak of the important work in this area being done by Karen Armstrong and Diana Eck.  Some of you may recall that both of these persons were part of my brief foray into presenting speakers at St. Paul's.  I feel so proud to have met them.

Listening to these very interesting speakers every time I get into my car for even the shortest of errands keeps my mind from rotting any more than necessary.  I expect to immerse myself in a course on Listening to Classical Music for my drive home at the end of April, and meanwhile I'm looking at a course entitled Why Evil Exists, followed by a History of Christian Theology.   Keeping my mind active absorbing or attempting to absorb information that is not part of an outrageous new political movement, or new international disaster or another war front helps improve my perspective on life significantly.

I often then find myself able to catch parts of a number of interesting sports at the parks where I walk the dogs.  Saturdays I get glimpses of Little League games, soccer games, lacrosse, cricket, football and, occasionally, Frisbee golf.  I realize that but for having interviewed Charles Peterson for our St. Paul's Messenger, I wouldn't even know the game they are playing is cricket.  Belonging to St. Paul's has taught me more than I sometimes realize.

There are at least three very nice parks near my home here where I can walk the dogs and enjoy watching the activities.  Phoenix is really not a bad place to be, all things considered.