Today, despite Duck’s interruptions, I managed to get some reading done. Okay, so it was just a magazine. I went over to campus and found Cindy. It’s important to get your Cindy hug as soon as possible. One of the…
Author: Traci Gardner
Note to Self
Earlier in the frustration process, be sure to check whether the media card has been formatted as a Mac disk rather than a Windows disk. Tags: tengrrl’s travelblog
Back where we started
I think furniture rearrangement is now complete. The sad thing is that I’ve ended up putting everything essentially back where it started. It’s still not an ideal set-up, but I think it’s the best I can do without the crew…
Setting up
So here I am in Houghton. Sure, I could cross the bridge and be in Hancock. But maybe later. Right now I’m in Houghton and that will have to do. I think I’ve rearranged the furniture in this Deluxe Suite…
Definite Challenges
There seem to be definite challenges to traveling with a duck, even one who is a presidential candidate. If you’ve seen Shrek 2, recall the little roadtrip to visit Fiona’s parents. Just replace Donkey with a duck, and you have…
Presidential Upgrade
There are newly-found benefits to traveling with a presidential candidate. Duck managed to talk the front desk into the “Presidential Upgrade.” Yes, you’re seeing that correctly. That’s a Jacuzzi over in the corner, beyond the bed. And yes, if you…
Getting underway
The time has come. Nearly everything is in the car. The supply of diet brown soda is always the last thing to load. Stanley is watching the office and will take anyone down who dares even to consider messing about…
Duck Waits
Silly duck. He’s afraid that I’m going to leave him in Champaign, so he’s spending the night in the car, in the dark. I tried to convince him to come along inside, but he was having none of it. He…
Spelling Inbox
Wrote the Ideas section for this week’s Inbox on spelling, to take advantage of the National Spelling Bee, which will begin next week. Tags: English language arts | K12 instruction | NCTE Inbox | spelling
Encouraging Guys to Read
Wrote the Ideas section for this week’s Inbox on encouraging guys to read, which ties to Jon Scieszka’s “Guys Read” interview on NPR. Tags: English language arts | K12 instruction | NCTE Inbox | reading | ReadWriteThink