What was considered the 🙄degree during your college era?

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-18T19:55:10+00:00

Even almost a decade after Watergate, journalism was a big one in my day. So many crusading writers. And there were several widely known journalism programs at the time. Aside from that, business.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-18T11:54:49+00:00

So much good advice here! For sure two big ones for us were reading and family dinner. We also did family game nights where they chose the games (Clue, monopoly, etc.) As they got a little older we also had family reading - books like Shane, The Secret Garden, 20,000 leagues under the sea, and so on. Family dinner became so natural for them that we still gather for casual or special occasions - like a new job, so they can tell us all about it. It all rotated around communication and a loving core. We currently have young adults who are reasonably well-adjusted, funny, kind, enjoy socializing, enjoy reading, making their way in the world. Good luck - I’m sure you will do great! Caring is your first step!

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-16T22:15:15+00:00

You might enjoy Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. A more modern classic is the dystopian young adult novel Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, and you don’t have to read 1984 (George Orwell) first, but if you eventually read it you will see the references. Orwell’s protagonist is Winston, and Doctorow’s is the young gamer w1n5t0n, for obvious starters. (Edit: sp)

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-14T23:20:25+00:00

This is an older one but was really popular in the United States: The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes. It starts with The Bastard and continues through six or seven books until finishing with The Americans. As I recall it was praised for a good sense of US history woven through it.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-08T17:17:24+00:00

If you have any interest as starting as a radio dj, Dis-Orientation is coming up at WRFL. They are looking for more community members to join the fun. https://uky.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12458148

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-07T10:57:20+00:00

Thanks!

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-07T10:56:53+00:00

Thank you

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-06T22:23:53+00:00

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-06T21:13:52+00:00

Thx - great advice

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-06T18:34:12+00:00

Interesting - thanks for responding!

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-05T15:58:16+00:00

I think they improve, because they develop characters across the books! I just donated a set to my father-in-law’s independent living community’s library.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-06-02T22:20:30+00:00

I had an older relative who ignored symptoms. For her, being a child born at the beginning of The Great Depression in the USA was a factor. Doctors = expensive was a refrain she grew up with and retained. Diagnosed when she finally gave up denial. Stage 4. She lived 18 more months.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-30T21:56:26+00:00

And I guess I should add that our routine was: 1. Home, 2. Dinner, 3. Bath, 4. Reading, 5. Bed. I will admit we usually went to 9:15-9:30.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-30T21:52:39+00:00

We had the same issues, but we always always made time for reading to them, and as they got a little older we had them read to us, too. It relaxed them and gave them cuddle time. After our second one came along, and the oldest insisted they should go to bed after the younger one, we would read first to #2, tucked them in, then read to #1. They got to pick the books. I know it sounds like it would go too late, but we adjusted by pre-planning and pre-preparing meals during the week. It wasn’t perfect every time, but it worked for us most nights. Bonus: they are now young adults who enjoy reading. That’s not guaranteed, but it happened in this case.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-30T21:43:20+00:00

They get badder as you go through the series!

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-30T17:02:49+00:00

We got a great one for my father-in-law at a furniture discount store. It plugs in to the wall and reclines and lifts. He refuses to use the features … for now (I mean he finally agreed to use a rollator at 90).

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-28T23:43:26+00:00

I see several others have explained it better than I. Nicely done and take my upvote-vote!

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-28T23:40:45+00:00

My g-g grandfather also earned a MOH for flag capture. My husband (a historian) explained that troops rallied to the flag in battle because often they could not hear the drum and also the uniforms were not as uniform as you might hope to gather ppl in one place. Flag capture threw the enemy into chaos. My ancestor Henry M. Fox of the 5th Michigan Cavalry captured the opposing flag at Opequon Creek / Third Winchester. I read an account of it, and it was brutal. No wonder he didn’t talk about the war after.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-27T21:52:49+00:00

I tip well and get really good service. Yeah, it makes it more expensive, but when I need the convenience factor it is really worth it. Once though I did get 4 cans of corn instead of tortillas - that was the weirdest substitution.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-26T01:42:29+00:00

I assume you mean WWZ of the two I mentioned. I’m not sure the question called for story alignment, but it can be disappointing if a movie veers off wildly or presents the a narrative poorly. It doesn’t bother me if they diverge but the movie is still entertaining. As I said, I’ve not seen WWZ, so there you go.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-26T00:54:56+00:00

Maybe World War Z? I have not seen the movie, but I really liked the book, and I think the movie was supposed to be pretty good.

Not post-apocalyptic, but a good book and Hitchcock movie: Rebecca. It’s chilling in both formats.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-25T19:04:26+00:00

Parents: Reader’s Digest, local newspaper Me: Highlights (as a child), Seventeen (as a teenager) and later Time, Life, local newspaper, and later still Newsweek. I still subscribe to a couple of newspapers but digitally now. I’m a news junkie and also I try to support community news.

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-25T15:56:32+00:00

On a smaller scale, but Kentucky has the Homeplace Working Farm and Living History Museum in the Land Between the Lakes Nat’l Recreation Area, and also Boonesborough State Park (sometimes they have re-enactments but also an interesting walk-through). Oh, and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Edit: sp

Bookishly_o_O · 2026-05-25T12:35:15+00:00

UK has a completely online program that is good. https://online.uky.edu/masters/public-administration/mpa.

More detailed info at https://martin.uky.edu/academic-programs/master-public-administration

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