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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 636345" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I finally got on facebook. I'm using my given full name. My uncle and his son, my cousin are both Ph.Ds. Uncle in mathematics and cousin in a newer field called bioinformatics. He's teaching the use of technology to explore genetics.</p><p></p><p>I've had a fascination with cellular biology and molecular biology, but hit a wall due to weak math skills. Plus, I've basically been stagnating up North for ten years. I got up the nerve to engage in conversations with these two and their FB friends on the sciences.</p><p></p><p>U've bee asking a lot of dumb questions. Or at least they seem dumb to me. If I don't understand eh answers, I either ask more questions, or do more research on my own. I am having a BLAST!</p><p></p><p>My cousin just messaged me to ask me if I wanted some of his old biology and chemistry textbooks and my uncle is sending me some textbooks and teaching materials for some college algebra courses he taught.</p><p></p><p>I've been taken under the wings of a couple of freaking geniuses! I still feel dumb. I am well educated for a high school dropout. I only have a sophomore year education with some art history courses taken after I got my GED.</p><p></p><p>To my surprise all their genius friends are pitching in to bring me up to speed! I cannot tell you how much courage it took to "open my mouth" after reading these pages. They seem to be enjoying me curiousity and interest.</p><p></p><p>I got a textbook on biogenetics on my porch yesterday AM. My cousin got my address from my sister and sent me a textbook meant for Biology 201/Chemistry 101 students as an introduction to bioinformatics. I am reading where my cousin blogs about his field of study and it is just fascinating.</p><p></p><p>So, I'm "going back to school" to learn more about a subject that has always fascinated me and I've got a bunch of Ph.Ds to help teach me.</p><p></p><p>Daniel, my cousin, sort of interviewed me via PM to assess my background and feels I can handle this textbook. I'm to shout out if I get confused. I am really looking forward to this, but it's kind of scary.</p><p></p><p>The thirst for knowledge is still there; it's an integral part of who I am, but it's been so long! What if I make a fool out of myself?</p><p>I found there are a whole lot of people out there with similar world-views to mine and I'm having fun talking.</p><p></p><p>When I'm not playing with the geeks, I'm talking cats and pets and old friends. It's really a lot of fun.</p><p></p><p>My aunt, my uncle's wife, was an English professor until she retired. She teaches English, Spanish, and German now, and edits books on the side. It makes me re-read my posts several times before posting, which is not a bad thing. I don't do too badly with grammar and usage, and I have a large vocabulary, but I have no formal education in much of anything other than hardware engineering and telecommunications.</p><p></p><p>Wish me luck. I have the textbook, but haven't gotten up the nerve to read more than the introduction and leaf through it. So far, I can see that I'm horribly outdated and will have to re-do a lot of my cellular biology stuff from years ago to catch up. With the change in mindset, I'm looking forward to that.</p><p></p><p>Don't be afraid to stretch your wings. If I'm not too old, too bipolar, or too aspie to do so, you aren't either.</p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p>toK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 636345, member: 1963"] I finally got on facebook. I'm using my given full name. My uncle and his son, my cousin are both Ph.Ds. Uncle in mathematics and cousin in a newer field called bioinformatics. He's teaching the use of technology to explore genetics. I've had a fascination with cellular biology and molecular biology, but hit a wall due to weak math skills. Plus, I've basically been stagnating up North for ten years. I got up the nerve to engage in conversations with these two and their FB friends on the sciences. U've bee asking a lot of dumb questions. Or at least they seem dumb to me. If I don't understand eh answers, I either ask more questions, or do more research on my own. I am having a BLAST! My cousin just messaged me to ask me if I wanted some of his old biology and chemistry textbooks and my uncle is sending me some textbooks and teaching materials for some college algebra courses he taught. I've been taken under the wings of a couple of freaking geniuses! I still feel dumb. I am well educated for a high school dropout. I only have a sophomore year education with some art history courses taken after I got my GED. To my surprise all their genius friends are pitching in to bring me up to speed! I cannot tell you how much courage it took to "open my mouth" after reading these pages. They seem to be enjoying me curiousity and interest. I got a textbook on biogenetics on my porch yesterday AM. My cousin got my address from my sister and sent me a textbook meant for Biology 201/Chemistry 101 students as an introduction to bioinformatics. I am reading where my cousin blogs about his field of study and it is just fascinating. So, I'm "going back to school" to learn more about a subject that has always fascinated me and I've got a bunch of Ph.Ds to help teach me. Daniel, my cousin, sort of interviewed me via PM to assess my background and feels I can handle this textbook. I'm to shout out if I get confused. I am really looking forward to this, but it's kind of scary. The thirst for knowledge is still there; it's an integral part of who I am, but it's been so long! What if I make a fool out of myself? I found there are a whole lot of people out there with similar world-views to mine and I'm having fun talking. When I'm not playing with the geeks, I'm talking cats and pets and old friends. It's really a lot of fun. My aunt, my uncle's wife, was an English professor until she retired. She teaches English, Spanish, and German now, and edits books on the side. It makes me re-read my posts several times before posting, which is not a bad thing. I don't do too badly with grammar and usage, and I have a large vocabulary, but I have no formal education in much of anything other than hardware engineering and telecommunications. Wish me luck. I have the textbook, but haven't gotten up the nerve to read more than the introduction and leaf through it. So far, I can see that I'm horribly outdated and will have to re-do a lot of my cellular biology stuff from years ago to catch up. With the change in mindset, I'm looking forward to that. Don't be afraid to stretch your wings. If I'm not too old, too bipolar, or too aspie to do so, you aren't either. Best, toK [/QUOTE]
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