Snow last night in Atlanta. We are camped out in Powder Springs at a friend’s office/construction site, with all the comforts needed. Yes, it is a culture shock being here after so many months “out there” as my thoughts are a bit already fast forwarding to Moab, Utah, our next destination when my mother flies back home in about a month. She will arrive here on Tuesday… we will be at the Airport in the afternoon…...

The Class:

"Food Preparation Skills", a class offered by a local community college, is taught by an executive chef of nearly twenty years. It is a beginners class covering a variety of subjects; the students enrolled are expected to read through the 4th edition of "On Cooking" by the end of the semester. The class only meets twice a week, but for four hours at a time.

The Classmates:

Most of my classmates would prefer to be manager rather...