This week I enrolled in an on-line college course for Medical Transcriptionist. Heard that it would be an easy done at home job that would supplement my income. Little worried about whether or not my mind will learn this stuff.

Going to be lots of reading, computer work and I'm just hoping I'm up to it. Only 61 and not brain dead yet, but haven't had to do anything like this in years. Of course everyone I have talked to is sure for one reason or another that I'll do just fine, but that's not really easing the scarey butterflies that are bouncing around in my stomach when I think about what lies ahead.

It would be different if I hadn't found myself doing some really bone-head type of things by accident. Like driving at night and forgetting where I am when I came to a corner I didn't recognize in the dark. That happened just lately and it was a good thing someone was with me or I'd have gone miles out of my way. So naturally I'm thinking early old-timers has set in and my mind is going downhill fast.

So is it normal to lose my way once in a while or does it bod ill for my immediate future? Does any one know or have the same problems? Answer here was a resounding yes. It happens to everyone at some point in their lives.

Okay first test is behind me. I flew through an open book exam for a cool 100%, well it was open book.

Well, took a couple of weeks off while I traveled to AL to watch my son graduate warrant officer training. When I got back I went over a couple of the chapters and tried the tests again. Couldn't remember a darn thing. Thought about it over another week and decided that if my memory was going to be a sieve, why bother continuing. I had already gone into the second book and ended up still having to pay more to the school - darn fine print. Had almost paid off the entire amount due by then. Anyway, I don't think taking an online course was the best way to go. If I'd gone to a real college and decided it was too hard, I'd have quit the class and it would have been behind me immediately, not after another $300 which I didn't want to spend. bummer