Orion's belt

It was really good to see Orion's belt this morning. The sky is clear and it looks like a great Friday.

The students really like this movie.. Larger than Life. They want me to play a little more in the breaks.. no

It takes a lot of interpretation for them to get out of their usual mode of watching a movie and move to film as literature mode. Movies are great for teaching prediction (a simple higher level skill) and plot organization (sequencing).

Thanks for the comments on the blog. Its nice to know there is an audience out there.. even if many of you would rather, as my sister would say.. lurk.We have more than a 1000 peaks so far. I know some of you check a couple of times a day at work or at home.

They have the new jetted tub ready to install in the old house. Sue is ready to just stay in the apt. which means that progress can continue in the remodel. You cannot make progress until you are tired of it.

We are now negotiating the prospect of putting wood laminate over the entire house. I like the Brazilian cherry. It is a warmer color than the oak and has a hint of red in it. Of course the bathrooms and the laundry room would be tile instead.

Talking to Tony the contractor, the mysterious green pipe under the slab floor was an old water line and not a gas line.. as it should have been... being painted green and all. The PGnE man told him to cut it at his own risk. He finally did. A massive gas explosion was not something that he wanted to risk.. So everything turned out okay and progress can continue.

So far the only real loss has been the freezer. The braker was off for the weekend and a couple of days.. Freezer food is gone. I guess we won't have any kindergarten chickens...... The foreman was contrite.. but its a chance to start all over. I like a freezer without a history.

Have a great day

Pat

The Starbuck song of the day.. Alice Smith's New Religion