tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089760071341733406.post8462414533641713834..comments2011-03-10T08:33:33.615-08:00Comments on Reflections on an Average Life: 11.10.10Eddie Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326342655914495786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089760071341733406.post-58892824914390418532011-03-10T08:33:33.615-08:002011-03-10T08:33:33.615-08:00Thanks Tim! I just found this comment for some rea...Thanks Tim! I just found this comment for some reason... Gotta change my settings apparently. One thing I noticed about SUNY Oswego classes, is that no one talks to each other while you're in them. Especially the general education required classes. In my major classes, teamwork is essential, so I had a lot of friends in those, but the big lecture classes, it was almost a cold atmosphere. I met most of my friends in clubs outside of class. Kind of sad. <br /><br />P.S. you jog? Woah.Eddie Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326342655914495786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089760071341733406.post-60272214023847136152010-12-24T15:09:34.435-08:002010-12-24T15:09:34.435-08:00Stumbled in here from Facebook cuz it's always...Stumbled in here from Facebook cuz it's always interesting to see the blogs of FB connections. And this is a very good one. Nice music too. But I digress ...<br /><br />This topic is a big pet peeve of mine. College is a time for socialization and making connections and new friends yet so many students, as soon as they step outside a building, immediately hop on their cellphones, start texting or ensconce themselves in headphones. Maybe I'm old, but I remember so many great conversations and friendships made walking from class to class or class to dorm. Many students don't even give this a chance any more.<br /><br />Yet Oswego (believe it or not) is better than many places. When I was in Vegas for a conference, some friends and I went jogging early one morning (surreal itself). Say hi or nod at a passing jogger in Oswego, they almost always return the salutation. Vegas? They didn't acknowledge at all. I pointed this out to my jogging partners, from colleges in big cities, and they acted shocked that Oswego joggers would exchange hellos. Really? Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com