The Goal

Back in 1984 I engaged in the ritual many American high school students do, applying for college. I applied to four private universities and one public one. I got into two private and one public. I went to my fifth choice (one of the private schools) mainly because of money.

You might be wondering how a private school could be cheaper than a public school. Obviously, the public school was at worst my fourth choice of five if the private school was fifth. The truth is the public school was sixth.

I never even applied to my first choice. My parents pretty much talked me out of it. That I didn't even apply is a regret I carry to this day.

My first choice was Saint Johns College.

As much as we might want to we cannot change the past. I cannot go to Saint Johns at 18 and I'm much too old to go as a freshman today.

What I can do is the reading. While I can't attend the seminars to discuss with peers the works in question I can write.

So that is the goal. Starting this month, August 2010, I will follow the reading from the Santa Fe Campus for each seminar period. Instead of joining a seminar there I will write on what I have read here. While in general I'm not a huge fan of word counts to do the reading justice I would say I'm shooting for the 700-1000 word range.

Of course, comments are more than welcome but strongly desired. It might not be the seminar of Saint Johns, but a healthy back and forth would certainly aid my understanding and hopefully that of the commenters as well.