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Debby,
Once again thanks for reminding (prodding) those of
us who are less than loquacious. This summer has been relaxing, hot and humid most of the time here in Tallahassee. In June Renae and I visited my mother in Waynesboro, VA. As you may know, she lives near the top of a mountain a stone's throw from the Blueridge Parkway. No electricity (other than a generator), no TV and the nearest neighbor is about a mile down the little dirt road. We took our two granddaughters, went for long walks and took them fishing for the first time. Since the only artificial light was kerosene lamps, we went to bed rather early, woke up rather early and ate often. We played cards and games and just talked with family. Just in case you're wondering, there is an inside bathroom but we had to start the generator to shower or fill the tank and empty the WC.
July saw Renae start a new job at the FSU stadium and I was asked to teach a class for the middle/secondary mathematics college of education. The class is for students who will be taking their teaching internship in the spring or next fall. Hopefully I can give them enough to perhaps mitigate some of those intern/first year mistakes in the classroom. (If any of our blog readers have ideas or suggestions I'd love to here from them.)
Once again thanks for reminding (prodding) those of
us who are less than loquacious. This summer has been relaxing, hot and humid most of the time here in Tallahassee. In June Renae and I visited my mother in Waynesboro, VA. As you may know, she lives near the top of a mountain a stone's throw from the Blueridge Parkway. No electricity (other than a generator), no TV and the nearest neighbor is about a mile down the little dirt road. We took our two granddaughters, went for long walks and took them fishing for the first time. Since the only artificial light was kerosene lamps, we went to bed rather early, woke up rather early and ate often. We played cards and games and just talked with family. Just in case you're wondering, there is an inside bathroom but we had to start the generator to shower or fill the tank and empty the WC.
July saw Renae start a new job at the FSU stadium and I was asked to teach a class for the middle/secondary mathematics college of education. The class is for students who will be taking their teaching internship in the spring or next fall. Hopefully I can give them enough to perhaps mitigate some of those intern/first year mistakes in the classroom. (If any of our blog readers have ideas or suggestions I'd love to here from them.)
My wife and I met our kids and grand kids in Las Vegas last week. Yes, it was hot! Yes, we lost money in every casino we walked through! But, we saw a couple of shows spent a lot of time at he pool, rode a couple of coasters, won some stuffed animals for the grand kids, saw Hoover Dam, played golf and did a ton of walking/gawking at the sights and the casinos.
Thanks for all you are doing to help keep us in touch.
Jack M
