Did you see the Riddle Contest? What do you think? And our riddles over the last year have been published! What does it feel like to see your name as the author of a book? Even if it riddles?
I so understand your daughter's instances
of what I call Head Smack or Twitchy Face. I have come to the conclusion that
there are always going to be those who are compulsive in their need to be
jerks and they are driven to prove it to the world. My sympathies to your
daughter. I hope she continues to teach anyway.
I found your description to how UOIT has
defined how instructors and students interact with each other to not be
much different than my own school. My school requires everything go through the school network which I think is a good idea – and a bad idea. I
like the fact that everything is accessible in case of any questions as to
appropriate behavior - and it is a bad idea because everything is
accessible.
So Sunday's are my day to cook the
weekly vegetable soup that we love for lunch every day. (I actually found a
soup mug that can go from fridge to microwave so now I can take soup to
school.) So I'm cooking away, soup begins to bubble and boil, I'm cleaning the
counters, and decide maybe this is the day to spiff up the stove. Have you ever
had one of those times where a good idea kind of goes astray? One thing leads
to another, to another, and yet another... the kitchen is now clean – except under
the fridge which I couldn't pull out. Another day.
I've discovered that a lot of what I do
each day could be classified as a micro-adventure. Case in point: a friend told
me about a mushroom growing kit that was for sale at the local natural food
store. So getting the kit became a micro-adventure as I had to make my way
through 5 o'clock traffic, shop with 5 in the afternoon shoppers (people aren't
as nice at 5 in the evening as they are earlier in the day), then figure out
how to get around the major traffic jam to get home. That in itself was quite
the adventure! And I arrived home with my oyster mushroom growing kit tucked
under my arm and a smug smile on my face. I scored!
Watching the mushrooms grow has been
fascinating! As we eat a lot of mushrooms, this caused me to investigate
whether or not I want to become a mushroom farmer. There is a lot of
information out there, and for the most part, it all looks fairly easy. But our
little oyster mushroom kit has only supplied 2 meals of mushrooms – which makes
them mighty expensive mushrooms. And watching out for contamination takes
mushroom gardening to a whole new level. We'll see.
In the meantime, I found a book on
container gardening which I think is a great idea for us. We used to have a
large 12 x 15 foot garden that we babied and spent hours in – but we got wiped two years in a row by hail in
July and in August. We eventually lost our desire to garden. Plus, our dogs
decided that being vegetarian was great! They cleaned out our squash and
tomatoes. I think they'd have gone for the beans if they hadn't gotten caught.
So containers might be the best way for
us to go. Small, movable, out of reach of the dog; my husband is thinking of building a grape arbor set
up that will help shield the plants that need shade, plus it provides a growing
frame for our favorite flowers: morning glories and sweat peas. And I found
seeds for both yesterday. I'll keep you informed as to my gardening adventures –
or not.
Oh, and before I get too far off – graphene could turn into being the answer to a lot of the questions being posed as to how to transfer and store information. Try PBS – Making Stuff; Nova with David Pague; Making stuff smaller. The series also looks into making things stronger, cleaner and smarter. It is fantastic! That whole series is something to watch!
Before I forget, the web developers got
the new Transport 31 up Friday. They have done a great job redoing the site. It
is clean, easier to read. Our Riddles, Don, are published this month! And Colby
provided a great new Stay-at-home Shaman story. I talked to Colby a couple of
weeks ago. It looks like it is a go to put the Stay-at-home Shaman series into
a collection. We're hoping it will be ready by December.
Riddle Cave! Your key words...
Green fruits, toasted nuggets, start the
day...
I was thinking coffee. But the nuggets
are actually rosey red.
My riddle:
Carrier of information or entertainment
Round large or small
Special equipment needed
Renders ideas into pictures
Have
a great week everyone! And may you ENJOY your micro-adventures!
Carolyn
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