Teaching Old(er) Dogs New Tricks

They say it's never too late to learn. A woman I work with is taking computer courses to learn how to use the programs. Another chap does this regularly as well, moving from one course to the next, simply to keep himself learning.

I learned something new today, thanks to an email my buddy Heidi fowarded. Did you know that all those aluminium foil and plastic wrap cartons have a little tab on the end of the box to lock the roll into place? I never knew this. I'm sure I've had a roll of plastic wrap jump out of the box more than once.

I've had to learn new spellings (check out "aluminium"), new driving techniques (the other side of the road), and new units of measure (Celsius, Litres). Well, I haven't really learned Celsius yet, but at least I can pronouce it. According to the Weatherzone.com.au, 16 degrees is colour-coded "mild", 12 degrees is "cool", and 6 degrees is "cold." But to figure out how cold it is I still have to convert to Fahrenheit. Or go outside.

You'd think I'd learn to put a jacket on by now.