The reason that I haven’t been blogging is that I have been away at the beach in North Carolina sports-car driving, ferry hopping, turtle trailing, crocodile teasing, octopus ogling, fossil hunting, history exploring, and poetry performing, according to the lead in to this month’s photos at my Web site. [If you see the page before “bird watching” was removed, then you were an early visitor to the site.]
Pictures of me golfing aren’t there either—no fan club. I played seven times on six different courses, and hit bags of golf balls into the sky on seven other days. As I slowly get better at the game, it increases my joy of playing golf. By the end of the Summer of 2008, I hope to break 100. You got to have goals!
I also enjoyed performing poetry in five classes of 3rd graders at Southport Elementary School. The performances went well—kids are kids, no matter what state they come from or what accent they have. Here’s a review that I just received in the mail. It made my day—maybe my week. I’ll end my blog with it.
“I really enjoyed your program! The students did as well. I loved your outfit. The way you interacted with the kids was great! One thing that really struck me was the way you had them tell you their names. [They all shouted out their names in unison three times, and they then knew this program was going to be fun.] The poems you showed were great, especially “Bathroom Vacation”. I plan on using the poem the next time I have to chase the boys out of the bathroom. I really enjoyed your program, and I want to thank you very much for sharing your talent with our school.”