UPDATE MID-OCT

Okay….I think that I have been on the canvas page just about every day except for a couple.  The 4-Wheelin in Eustis was terrific.  Weather really mild although a plugged stovepipe in the old kitchen wood stove really drove  us to exist with two doors open until sensibility kicked in and we cleaned the pipe.  26 inches of vacuum in the pipe after that.  Homemade baked beans and Venison Stew heated in a wood stove oven really can't be beat!  

Wireless internet allowed easy access to BA644 course work.  I did find that I tend to do more at home but yes REMOTE does work…..just have to remind yourself NOT to ignore your host or the two pups.

Finally got around to reading Chapter 4 for the second time today and did post a discussion.  That along with continuing to read ongoing threads of previous discussion.  I think letting them lie for a couple of days does get one thinking about what the previous thread was all about and possibly elicit another reply!

Couple of really good articles were forwarded to me by a friend who works for Tesoro in Texas and I posted them to my Group Discussion for my classmates to read if they want.

From what I can figure out I am up to date even if I did enjoy a great ride to Millinocket and across the Golden Road to Greenville and home for the Columbus Day Monday holiday!  Great photos of Mrs. Moose ignoring the dogs barking at her while she fed!

I tend to be looking at more and more Maritime related articles from the Economic / Logisitc side than I previously did….could it be that this course is rubbing off on me?

Week 4

Videos from the Prof…..rule the week!  Explanations and help from the upstairs Jim are paying off and we are seeing more and better video.  I wondered a bit about the content size and how it would be handled and just recently the videos of any length are being set up on You Tube.  Use their space instead of MMA's makes sense!  Questions about archives and just who can see the content are something I have to ask Jim!

I also saw on the Canvas tabs that we could set up conferences and post photos, videos, documents for others in the course.    I DID THAT…….and to date have some postings, which I really don't know if they are being seen or not.  I think the Canvas Administrator and most likely the Prof can see who looks at what but as a student conference I can't tell unless someone comments……Please if you have used or visited this portion of the course let me know about ease, quality etc.  I did have one comment on the Triple E poster…Thanks Joe!

Off to Eustis in the morning for a bit of 4-Wheelin!  Maybe get in some bird hunting over a couple of really great German Short Haired Pointers.  Foliage should be peak and just hope the rain holds off!

I did inquire about Internet so I can keep up with the assignments….yes it is available!

Week 2-3

Books arrived!  Amazon supplied one in 2 days (Prime) and the other came from UK in about a week.  Publishers need to look at their product.  Many, many of the pages in the UK book were not cut and are connected together….Not fun to use.

Videos, and assignments are in place and there is more and more information available in various tabs within the site.  I am pondering an Excel type spreadsheet which would list the assignments…reading, writing, discussing, and graded or not to more easily keep track of what had been tasked and to insure I don't miss anything!  So far, so good, I am up to date.

To date, I think I have enjoyed the discussions more than anything else.  The comments to the posting usually elicit some interesting twists and the further comments keep expanding on the previous!  They are great and I am happy to be able to take part in these discussion threads……  Most that know me know that I don't talk a lot and tend to be on the quiet side….YA RIGHT!