Thursday October 4, 2012  So I'm taking Spanish again.  I
enrolled in a community college Spanish class on the first day
of classes.  It was something of a splitsecond decision, such
that I had to sprint from the registrar's office to my car in
order to make work on time, but I feel good about it.  My
reasoning is several fold.  Most important, I've always wanted
to speak another language. I have studied a total of five over
the years, not counting fictional languages, but never pursued
any individual tongue enough to maintain fluency.  Second, I
think speaking another language makes you a better person; not
just in the sense that it's a résumé builder, but also it
instills a degree of humility to not expect other cultures to
translate themselves for you.  Lastly, I've always just enjoyed
being in school.  Maybe it's the way it structures the year or
maybe it's because it's like a job which is challenging enough
to feel important, but if I fail at it I won't miss rent.  The
great thing about Spanish is that e