[Rhodes22-list] JW in college

[Rik Sandberg]

JW,

In an earlier reply to the list you wrote:

"Flunked out after almost 2 years. But, got an "A" in fly fishing 
addiction. Drifted back to Texas. Several degrees and lots of years 
later, here I am"

That statement raises my curiousity. Do you have a theory as to why you 
couldn't get anywhere at the U of O, but were obviously able to do quite 
well at other schools? I wonder about things like this a bit. I was a 
terrible math student from the 5th grade on. I like to blame my fifth 
grade teacher, Mr Peterson, who I absolutely couldn't seem to get along 
with to save my life. But, now that I am out of school, I seem to enjoy, 
at least simple math. I am now able, for instance, to figure 
transmission/rearend ratios vs tire size and tell you what the ground 
speed of a vehicle will be in a particular gear. Hardly basic addition 
and subtraction. Never was able to get a handle on algebra though. It 
seems that "sideways" math doesn't work for me, has to be up and down. 
Don't ask me why the difference.

I just find it interesting that I am able to figure these things out on 
my own, but through this particular teacher, I failed at it miserably 
and was never able to get a good grasp on the subject for the rest of my 
days in school.

Just curious, if you don't mind.
Rik