Friday, April 13, 2007
March 25, 2007: Maine Maple Syrup Sunday Part 2
Then we went to Mount Vernon. We had lunch in the Olde Post Office Cafe. Creston lives nearby, so we gave him a call and he joined us. The Cafe had actually had so many customers that it was out of nearly everything, but we managed to find something to eat and had a good time. Then we ventured out to find another Sap House from the listing we had from the newspaper. We found one!
Sunday March 25, 2007: Maine Maple Syrup Sunday
Maple Syrup folks all across the state celebrate Maine Maple Syrup Sunday by opening up their syrup houses and giving tours and free samples. MRM and RBF took me to two sap houses. The first one was just east of town and RBF actually knew the family.
This sap house was giving away maple syrup sundaes: vanilla ice cream with maple syrup on top. Yum!!
Above: MRM watches the process
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Check out the gorgeous scenery around us:
This sap house was giving away maple syrup sundaes: vanilla ice cream with maple syrup on top. Yum!!
Above: MRM watches the process
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Check out the gorgeous scenery around us:
March, 31, 2007: Melting Snow
You would think that spring would be on its way. Birds are coming and snow is melting. Little did we know . . .
Meanwhile, here's the majority of the yard around my house being uncovered by Mother Nature.
Meanwhile, here's the majority of the yard around my house being uncovered by Mother Nature.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
March 28, 2007: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Dinner
Dr. Grace invited me to this dinner a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure what it was, but I agreed to go. It sounded fun and it was a free dinner. It was a blast. Turns out a student organization puts on this dinner every year to appreciate faculty and staff. We all got a beautiful wooden frame that said UMF on it and had the date. I was taking pictures anyway, so I was going to have something fun to put in my frame.
One side of our table, L to R: Grace, Rhonda, Mary
The other side of our table, L to R: Kristin, Beth, Theresa
Little did we know that it was going to be the award-winning table! Our department really hauled in the awards!
L to R, Dept. Chair Rod, Beth, Grace, Kristin, Mary
The Blues Sisters L to R: Mary, Grace, Rhonda (who's actually holding someone else's award)
Kathy (early childhood) received two awards and Ralph (technology integration for elementary education and department chair) won one, too.
One side of our table, L to R: Grace, Rhonda, Mary
The other side of our table, L to R: Kristin, Beth, Theresa
Little did we know that it was going to be the award-winning table! Our department really hauled in the awards!
L to R, Dept. Chair Rod, Beth, Grace, Kristin, Mary
The Blues Sisters L to R: Mary, Grace, Rhonda (who's actually holding someone else's award)
Kathy (early childhood) received two awards and Ralph (technology integration for elementary education and department chair) won one, too.
April 4, 2007: The Home Stretch
I have another 8am breakfast at The Homestead. This time, Maggy, who's on the committee and in the Department, said she would pick me up and take me to breakfast. That was very nice. And breakfast was nice, too. This time it was Ralph Granger who is the technology integration person for elementary ed (and also Department Chair for elementary ed), Dan who is the instructor for content literacy who let me teach his class the day before, and Maggy and her husband.
Though I had worked on this third presentation the night before (and for several days before that, too), it wasn't finished. So when we got back to the building, I had to scurry. I got everything up and running and was adding slides to the Keynote presentation as people were entering! Talk about cutting it close!! I started on time, but everyone had seen those last slides being created. :-)
Fortunately for me, it was an audience of people who aren't researchers, so I didn't have to get too specific about the statistics and the pure quantitative research but instead could focus on what did the research really say and what are all the fun stories that go with it. Shwew! I had fun for the third time!
I met with someone from the library who gave me the official tour of the Curriculum Center. I'd been there before, but was still oodles to learn. Then off to lunch at The Granary for one last celebratory meal. Sheena, who is on the University Culture Committee with me was having lunch at the same place so she came over and wished me luck. I think the committee was impressed that I knew someone outside of the department. :-)
Then I had to hurry back and sneak back into my own life and hurry up to teach my own classes! And suddenly, it was all over. The 48 hours flew by. I had a blast.
Though I had worked on this third presentation the night before (and for several days before that, too), it wasn't finished. So when we got back to the building, I had to scurry. I got everything up and running and was adding slides to the Keynote presentation as people were entering! Talk about cutting it close!! I started on time, but everyone had seen those last slides being created. :-)
Fortunately for me, it was an audience of people who aren't researchers, so I didn't have to get too specific about the statistics and the pure quantitative research but instead could focus on what did the research really say and what are all the fun stories that go with it. Shwew! I had fun for the third time!
I met with someone from the library who gave me the official tour of the Curriculum Center. I'd been there before, but was still oodles to learn. Then off to lunch at The Granary for one last celebratory meal. Sheena, who is on the University Culture Committee with me was having lunch at the same place so she came over and wished me luck. I think the committee was impressed that I knew someone outside of the department. :-)
Then I had to hurry back and sneak back into my own life and hurry up to teach my own classes! And suddenly, it was all over. The 48 hours flew by. I had a blast.
April 3, 2007: A Full Day of Interviewing
8am I was supposed to have breakfast with the Dean. It was snowing, so MRM drove me to the restaurant. I was ready to leave in time to walk on my own and was actually looking forward to walking in the snow. But when she offered, I jumped at it. I decided it really would be better to not have to walk if I didn't have to. Then it turned out the paper didn't come and she wanted to go to Mickie's Hallmark and get a paper. So we went to Mickie's (they open at 6am just for their newspaper-buying customers) and walked around until it was time for my breakfast.
Breakfast with the Dean was really nice. Breakfast was yummy, too. She dropped me off at the Education Center and then drove away to find a parking place. Oooh, getting door-to-door service is very nice!
I got ready for my presentation to the class. This presentation is actually a teaching opportunity and the 2 student members of the search committee are students in the class. It turns out I could've taught anything I wanted related to technology integration, but since I knew the class was content literacy, I tried to find out what that was and then talk about integrating technology into content literacy. I had borrowed a classroom set of Palms from UNT and brought them with me after the February break and will take them back when I return in April. How handy that I have them! Guess what technology the content literacy class is going to learn about. ;-) The beauty of that presentation is, the Palms are so captivating, it will make me look good. AND, they really are a viable and powerful tool for use in content literacy. I had a blast! I used the document camera to show what was happening. I have taught using Palms a million times with only talking people through it, but if you can add a visual component, both auditory and visual learners will have better success. I knew we had a document camera, so I tried it out earlier in the week so I'd be familiar with it and then actually taught the class how to use it and made them brainstorm ways they could integrate it into their content area teaching.
After that, the 2 student members of the committee took me to lunch in the dining hall and then gave me a campus tour. They knew I'd been here for 3 months so they asked me what I wanted to see. I had a list: dorms, the fitness center, Preble Hall, and Roberts. They were all places I hadn't seen. It turns out the 2 students are both Resident Assistants (RAs) so they gave me a GREAT tour of dorms. We hit the other spots on my list and even went to the Media Center in the basement of Roberts. Neither of them had been to that place and were just as fascinated as I was.
I had a little break and then met with the Department Chair, the Director of the Teaching and Learning Cooperative, the Director of Field Services for the College of Education, the Provost, and the professor who teaches special education for Secondary/Middle Education Department. Shwew! Then I met with the Practicum team before going to dinner with the Department Chair and his wife, and 2 other members of the department (both of whom are on the committee).
Day 2 over and successful!
Breakfast with the Dean was really nice. Breakfast was yummy, too. She dropped me off at the Education Center and then drove away to find a parking place. Oooh, getting door-to-door service is very nice!
I got ready for my presentation to the class. This presentation is actually a teaching opportunity and the 2 student members of the search committee are students in the class. It turns out I could've taught anything I wanted related to technology integration, but since I knew the class was content literacy, I tried to find out what that was and then talk about integrating technology into content literacy. I had borrowed a classroom set of Palms from UNT and brought them with me after the February break and will take them back when I return in April. How handy that I have them! Guess what technology the content literacy class is going to learn about. ;-) The beauty of that presentation is, the Palms are so captivating, it will make me look good. AND, they really are a viable and powerful tool for use in content literacy. I had a blast! I used the document camera to show what was happening. I have taught using Palms a million times with only talking people through it, but if you can add a visual component, both auditory and visual learners will have better success. I knew we had a document camera, so I tried it out earlier in the week so I'd be familiar with it and then actually taught the class how to use it and made them brainstorm ways they could integrate it into their content area teaching.
After that, the 2 student members of the committee took me to lunch in the dining hall and then gave me a campus tour. They knew I'd been here for 3 months so they asked me what I wanted to see. I had a list: dorms, the fitness center, Preble Hall, and Roberts. They were all places I hadn't seen. It turns out the 2 students are both Resident Assistants (RAs) so they gave me a GREAT tour of dorms. We hit the other spots on my list and even went to the Media Center in the basement of Roberts. Neither of them had been to that place and were just as fascinated as I was.
I had a little break and then met with the Department Chair, the Director of the Teaching and Learning Cooperative, the Director of Field Services for the College of Education, the Provost, and the professor who teaches special education for Secondary/Middle Education Department. Shwew! Then I met with the Practicum team before going to dinner with the Department Chair and his wife, and 2 other members of the department (both of whom are on the committee).
Day 2 over and successful!
April 2, 2007: Monday night
Walking home tonight, I felt like Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Ahead of me was a lamppost with snow slowly falling in the lamplight. The snow was wet and heavy so it made nice big flakes but it also got me wet, so I was holding my umbrella, just like Mr. Tumnus when Lucy found him at the entrance to Narnia.
I got home around 10, after my "Make Your Vita Come Alive" presentation and dinner at The Granary with three members of the committee. MRM had already gone to bed, but when I came in the door I heard her yell, "Is that my roomie?" And next thing I knew, she was coming down the stairs asking how it went. What a great roommate! It was great to tell her all about the presentation (and since she had seen the rehearsal she knew what I was talking about). And since she's a librarian, she actually understood my Mr. Tumnus analogy, too.
I got home around 10, after my "Make Your Vita Come Alive" presentation and dinner at The Granary with three members of the committee. MRM had already gone to bed, but when I came in the door I heard her yell, "Is that my roomie?" And next thing I knew, she was coming down the stairs asking how it went. What a great roommate! It was great to tell her all about the presentation (and since she had seen the rehearsal she knew what I was talking about). And since she's a librarian, she actually understood my Mr. Tumnus analogy, too.
April 2, 2007: Canadian Geese on their Way to Canada
I saw a Robin on Sunday but on Monday morning on the way to work . . . Canadian Geese! You always hear about their flying south for the winter, but guess what. They fly north for the summer! On Tuesday, MRM took Cassie and Bennie walking down by the river and she said there was a huge flock of them there. Later, she even heard them talking about it on the radio. Apparently, it was an exceptionally large flock (or several flocks). I only saw one, but that's all I needed.
April 2-4, 2007: On-Campus Interview
I wrote this when I couldn't get to the Internet and then forgot about it. Ooops. That's why this is out of order. But it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm waaaaay behind in posting. So much has been happening. :-) So just believe the dates you see in the Title or in the posting and not what the date is that I wrote it. And there's no guarantee that everything will be in chronological order. Sorry!
April 2, 3, and 4 was the beginning of the 48-hour marathon on-campus interview. I've been teaching the classes this semester for Mike Muir who is on sabbatical. He has also been approved for a 3 year leave of absence (well, technically a 2 year leave of absence with a 1 year extension) starting in fall 2007. They announced the 3 year position and I applied for it. (They did a national search.) I made it to the first round and had a phone interview. Now I made it to the next round. I'm one of two candidates who were invited to campus for further interviewing. I'm very impressed with how hard they work to make sure that an internal candidate has no advantage over an external candidate. Our schedules were exactly the same including a campus tour (I actually wanted to have that since I've never had an official one) and an orientation visit with the committee chair when you first arrive on campus. I had to give 3 presentations, eat 6 meals with search committee members and others, and have 6 half-hour interviews with various folks. It was exhilarating and exhausting simultaneously.
Sunday night, MRM, RBF, and Creston came to the Education Center and let me practice my first presentation on them. My schedule said, "Make Your Vita Come Alive." Eeek! On Monday night I was to meet with the search committee and present my vita. (If a resume is the highlights of your education and work experience, a vita is the opposite. It's the comprehensive list of everything you've ever done.)
Having been on several these search committees, I know how brilliant this plan is. Typically, some committee members read vitas thoroughly and some don't, and different people read different sections they like best, and on top of that, by the time you're down to campus visits, all the vitas you've looked at start to blend together. So by having each candidate present their vita, everyone's on the same page. It's a great idea . . . for the committee. But for the candidate . . . it's daunting.
I was making a Keynote presentation (Keynote is a presentation software like PowerPoint only better), and found myself continually going back to my theresaoverall.org website to find out dates and URL's and other info. So I finally thought, "Why don't I just present from my own website?" So that's what I did. And what was fun about that was that the time invested in the presentation was actually also an investment in something that I wanted to do anyway! I could've ended up with a presentation that I would only use once in my life. Instead, I got to play with my website. :-)
Anyway, MRM, RBF, and Creston brought a pizza and I had a chance to make sure I could get the presentation technology to work and to see if it was possible to talk about myself without sounding conceited. I gave the three of them a copy of the ad that appeared on higheredjobs.com and said, "Let me know when I'm done if I addressed all the qualifications they're looking for." On top of that, I was so glad to have someone time it 'cuz I really didn't know how long it was going to take. I encouraged them to ask questions along the way and they did. It was actually very fun!
And when it was time to do it for real on Monday night, it was a breeze. And it was also fun all over again. :-)
April 2, 3, and 4 was the beginning of the 48-hour marathon on-campus interview. I've been teaching the classes this semester for Mike Muir who is on sabbatical. He has also been approved for a 3 year leave of absence (well, technically a 2 year leave of absence with a 1 year extension) starting in fall 2007. They announced the 3 year position and I applied for it. (They did a national search.) I made it to the first round and had a phone interview. Now I made it to the next round. I'm one of two candidates who were invited to campus for further interviewing. I'm very impressed with how hard they work to make sure that an internal candidate has no advantage over an external candidate. Our schedules were exactly the same including a campus tour (I actually wanted to have that since I've never had an official one) and an orientation visit with the committee chair when you first arrive on campus. I had to give 3 presentations, eat 6 meals with search committee members and others, and have 6 half-hour interviews with various folks. It was exhilarating and exhausting simultaneously.
Sunday night, MRM, RBF, and Creston came to the Education Center and let me practice my first presentation on them. My schedule said, "Make Your Vita Come Alive." Eeek! On Monday night I was to meet with the search committee and present my vita. (If a resume is the highlights of your education and work experience, a vita is the opposite. It's the comprehensive list of everything you've ever done.)
Having been on several these search committees, I know how brilliant this plan is. Typically, some committee members read vitas thoroughly and some don't, and different people read different sections they like best, and on top of that, by the time you're down to campus visits, all the vitas you've looked at start to blend together. So by having each candidate present their vita, everyone's on the same page. It's a great idea . . . for the committee. But for the candidate . . . it's daunting.
I was making a Keynote presentation (Keynote is a presentation software like PowerPoint only better), and found myself continually going back to my theresaoverall.org website to find out dates and URL's and other info. So I finally thought, "Why don't I just present from my own website?" So that's what I did. And what was fun about that was that the time invested in the presentation was actually also an investment in something that I wanted to do anyway! I could've ended up with a presentation that I would only use once in my life. Instead, I got to play with my website. :-)
Anyway, MRM, RBF, and Creston brought a pizza and I had a chance to make sure I could get the presentation technology to work and to see if it was possible to talk about myself without sounding conceited. I gave the three of them a copy of the ad that appeared on higheredjobs.com and said, "Let me know when I'm done if I addressed all the qualifications they're looking for." On top of that, I was so glad to have someone time it 'cuz I really didn't know how long it was going to take. I encouraged them to ask questions along the way and they did. It was actually very fun!
And when it was time to do it for real on Monday night, it was a breeze. And it was also fun all over again. :-)
Monday, April 9, 2007
April 8, 2007: Whoopie Pie
What's a Whoopie Pie? Well, according to whatscookingamerica.net, "Whoopie pies are considered a New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition. They're one of Maine's best known and most loved comfort foods. Mainers will even claim that they were weaned on whoopie pies. In Maine, these treats are more like a cake than a pie or a cookie, as they are very generously sized (about hamburger size). they're so hug that you'll want to share one with a friend. A big glass of milk is almost mandatory when eating a whoopie pie.
"A whoopie pie is like a sandwich, but made with two soft cookies with a fluffy white filling. Traditional whoopies pies are made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The original and most commonly made whoopie pie is chocolate. These cake-like whoopie pies were considered a special treat because they were originally made from leftover batter. According to Amish legend, when children would find these treats in their lunch bags, they would shout 'Whoopie!'"
Though they're not much alike in flavor or texture, I think one could say that Whoopie Pies are the Moon Pie of the north.
Whatever you call it, I ate one. And I ate the whole thing! It was good. ;-)
"A whoopie pie is like a sandwich, but made with two soft cookies with a fluffy white filling. Traditional whoopies pies are made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The original and most commonly made whoopie pie is chocolate. These cake-like whoopie pies were considered a special treat because they were originally made from leftover batter. According to Amish legend, when children would find these treats in their lunch bags, they would shout 'Whoopie!'"
Though they're not much alike in flavor or texture, I think one could say that Whoopie Pies are the Moon Pie of the north.
Whatever you call it, I ate one. And I ate the whole thing! It was good. ;-)
April 8, 2007: Happy Easter
Grace and I went to St. Maxmillian Kolbe parish for Easter mass this morning. They had ~40 voices in the choir but they all wore robes and the pianist/organist was also the director and also sang one of the cantor parts.
After mass we were starting our tour of the Eastern shore when Grace noticed that Nestled Ducks, a local tourtist/souvenier shop was open. Fortunately, she didn't mind pulling over. I had a field day. No, I can't write about what I found 'cuz maybe it's for you. ;-)
Then we drove everywhere and took a bazillion photos. We got into Old Orchard Beach (the honkey tonk part of town) and the "Pier French Fries" stand was open. Oh my. Yum city!! I put vinegar on mine. Who ever heard of that?! Fortunately, Grace let me try hers first to see if I liked it before I put it on mine. Oh, I liked it very much and immediately put vinegar on mine.
We drove to (not in a logical or sequential order . . . sorry) Kennebunc and Kennebuncport, Hill Beach, Fortune's Rocks, Biddeford, Saco, Camp Ellis, Cape Porpoise, and many others I've already forgotten but enjoyed immensely. Yes, I saw Dad Bush's "compound".
We then made it to Grace's brother's house for Easter dinner with her mom and dad. Her brother, Mike, and his wife, Helen, cooked a delicious meal: leg of lamb, squash, mashed potatoes, peas, asparagus, gravy, and delicious Swedish lingonberry jelly. It's better than mint jelly with your lamb. Dessert was Greek pastry made by a friend of Grace's mother, a vanilla cake with vanilla pudding in the middle, and apple pie. Oh, and a bowl of chocolate Easter eggs and other chocolates.
After dinner, we helped Mike and Helen download pictures from their digital cameras (some from last December) and make a CD backup of the files. And we watched the final round of the Master's Golf Tournament. I was sad Tiger's winning streak ended, but I was excited for the kid who beat him.
Then we came back to the house and worked on our proposal EVEN MORE! Neither of us were hungry for dinner but around 7, I ate my Whoopie Pie. More details on that in the next blog entry.
After mass we were starting our tour of the Eastern shore when Grace noticed that Nestled Ducks, a local tourtist/souvenier shop was open. Fortunately, she didn't mind pulling over. I had a field day. No, I can't write about what I found 'cuz maybe it's for you. ;-)
Then we drove everywhere and took a bazillion photos. We got into Old Orchard Beach (the honkey tonk part of town) and the "Pier French Fries" stand was open. Oh my. Yum city!! I put vinegar on mine. Who ever heard of that?! Fortunately, Grace let me try hers first to see if I liked it before I put it on mine. Oh, I liked it very much and immediately put vinegar on mine.
We drove to (not in a logical or sequential order . . . sorry) Kennebunc and Kennebuncport, Hill Beach, Fortune's Rocks, Biddeford, Saco, Camp Ellis, Cape Porpoise, and many others I've already forgotten but enjoyed immensely. Yes, I saw Dad Bush's "compound".
We then made it to Grace's brother's house for Easter dinner with her mom and dad. Her brother, Mike, and his wife, Helen, cooked a delicious meal: leg of lamb, squash, mashed potatoes, peas, asparagus, gravy, and delicious Swedish lingonberry jelly. It's better than mint jelly with your lamb. Dessert was Greek pastry made by a friend of Grace's mother, a vanilla cake with vanilla pudding in the middle, and apple pie. Oh, and a bowl of chocolate Easter eggs and other chocolates.
After dinner, we helped Mike and Helen download pictures from their digital cameras (some from last December) and make a CD backup of the files. And we watched the final round of the Master's Golf Tournament. I was sad Tiger's winning streak ended, but I was excited for the kid who beat him.
Then we came back to the house and worked on our proposal EVEN MORE! Neither of us were hungry for dinner but around 7, I ate my Whoopie Pie. More details on that in the next blog entry.
April 7, 2007: Lobster Dinner
YUMMM!!! My first lobster since August 2004! Grace (my colleague with whom I team teach) and I had a big proposal to write so I came with her for Easter weekend to Old Orchard Beach. We worked from 8am to 4pm on Saturday then went to Bayley's Lobster House to pick up fresh lobster for dinner. She called in our order and when we arrived, our steamed lobsters were waiting for us. We also picked out haddock chowder, potato salad, cole slaw, Maine shrimp (a darker pink than Texas Gulf shrimp), lemons, and tamale (NO relationship to Mexican food tamales that are meat placed inside a layer of cornmeal dough (masa), that is then wrapped in corn husks and either baked or steamed). What a feast!
We took it all back to the condo and spent the next hour enjoying our leisurely and delicious meal. It really hasn't been lobster season until now, so even though I've been in Maine for 3 months, this was really my first chance to have lobster due to availability. But we are at the source here in Old Orchard.
After dinner we took a walk on the beach. But it was so cold we were both in long winter coats with hoods pulled tightly around our faces, gloves on, and wishes for even warmer clothes. I was going to take lots of pictures of snow on the beach but when we got downstairs and walked around the building, I turned on my camera and the battery was completely dead. For once, I only brought the camera and not the case which meant that my backup battery was not available. No pictures tonight!
We took it all back to the condo and spent the next hour enjoying our leisurely and delicious meal. It really hasn't been lobster season until now, so even though I've been in Maine for 3 months, this was really my first chance to have lobster due to availability. But we are at the source here in Old Orchard.
After dinner we took a walk on the beach. But it was so cold we were both in long winter coats with hoods pulled tightly around our faces, gloves on, and wishes for even warmer clothes. I was going to take lots of pictures of snow on the beach but when we got downstairs and walked around the building, I turned on my camera and the battery was completely dead. For once, I only brought the camera and not the case which meant that my backup battery was not available. No pictures tonight!
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Manila, Madrid, and Sichuan?
Check out my latest 20 cities:
1) April 6, 2007 8:15 pm: Dallas, Texas
2) April 5, 2007 7:13 am: Quezon City, Manila
3) April 5, 2007 7:06 am: Madison, Maine
4) April 4, 2007 8:23 pm: Boca Raton, Florida
5) April 4, 2007 5:20 pm: Albuquerque, New Mexico
6) April 4, 2007 5:18 pm: Portland, Maine
7) April 4, 2007 9:32 am: Brooklyn, New York
8) April 3, 2007 7:46 pm: Dallas, Texas
9) April 3, 2007 5:40 pm: Orono, Maine
10) April 3, 2007 10:22 am: Saco, Maine
11) April 3, 2007 8:01 am: Orono, Maine
12) April 3, 2007 7:25 am: Orono, Maine
13) April 2, 2007 3:47 pm: Orono, Maine
14) April 2, 2007 2:12 pm: New York, New York
15) April 2, 2007 11:33 am: Orono, Maine
16) April 2, 2007 10:12 am: Sichuan, Sichuan
17) April 1, 2007 4:22 pm: Dallas, Texas
18) April 1, 2007 2:58 pm: Denton, Texas
19) April 1, 2007 11:44 am: Madrid, Madrid
20) March 31, 2007 10:13 pm: Houston, Texas
Who are these people?? How fun is it to know they're reading my blog!
1) April 6, 2007 8:15 pm: Dallas, Texas
2) April 5, 2007 7:13 am: Quezon City, Manila
3) April 5, 2007 7:06 am: Madison, Maine
4) April 4, 2007 8:23 pm: Boca Raton, Florida
5) April 4, 2007 5:20 pm: Albuquerque, New Mexico
6) April 4, 2007 5:18 pm: Portland, Maine
7) April 4, 2007 9:32 am: Brooklyn, New York
8) April 3, 2007 7:46 pm: Dallas, Texas
9) April 3, 2007 5:40 pm: Orono, Maine
10) April 3, 2007 10:22 am: Saco, Maine
11) April 3, 2007 8:01 am: Orono, Maine
12) April 3, 2007 7:25 am: Orono, Maine
13) April 2, 2007 3:47 pm: Orono, Maine
14) April 2, 2007 2:12 pm: New York, New York
15) April 2, 2007 11:33 am: Orono, Maine
16) April 2, 2007 10:12 am: Sichuan, Sichuan
17) April 1, 2007 4:22 pm: Dallas, Texas
18) April 1, 2007 2:58 pm: Denton, Texas
19) April 1, 2007 11:44 am: Madrid, Madrid
20) March 31, 2007 10:13 pm: Houston, Texas
Who are these people?? How fun is it to know they're reading my blog!
It's cape.
Here's another expression I've heard. The first two times I heard it, I had no idea what anyone was talking about. By the third time, I just asked. Each time someone said, "It's cape," we were talking about houses. One time someone was talking about different houses that were for sale and they described one as cape. Another time, someone was telling where an acquaintance lived and the directions were, "You go down the hill, past the red house that's cape, and it's at the top of the next hill."
Give up?
Cape Cod. They take the perfectly good descriptor, "It's a Cape Cod style house" and shorten it to "It's cape." I guess it should be with a capital "C" ?
Give up?
Cape Cod. They take the perfectly good descriptor, "It's a Cape Cod style house" and shorten it to "It's cape." I guess it should be with a capital "C" ?
April 6, 2007: Is it tar?
I'm spending Easter weekend at Old Orchard Beach with my team teaching colleague. We're putting together a proposal and decided that it was better to just give up one whole day than to try and pound it out one hour a week every week for many weeks. Last weekend was gorgeous spring weather here at Old Orchard Beach but this weekend, there's snow on the beach and we're wearing long coats. But it's still fun and since we're spending most of the time working inside on computers with the wireless internet access, it really doesn't matter.
So Friday night we're driving the 2 hour trip from Farmington to Old Orchard Beach (which is south of Portland) and my colleague is telling me about the choices she's making and why on our route. Outside of Jay, she says, "If possible, we're going to take Crash Road. If it's tar, we'll take it."
If it's tar? Is that like steak tar tar? No, that means if you can see the tar (i.e., the asphalt), then the coast is clear to take it because it's been plowed. Apparently Crash Road is actually the name of the road but it's also what everyone calls that road.
BTW, the road was tar and we did take it and arrived safely in Old Orchard Beach before sunset.
So Friday night we're driving the 2 hour trip from Farmington to Old Orchard Beach (which is south of Portland) and my colleague is telling me about the choices she's making and why on our route. Outside of Jay, she says, "If possible, we're going to take Crash Road. If it's tar, we'll take it."
If it's tar? Is that like steak tar tar? No, that means if you can see the tar (i.e., the asphalt), then the coast is clear to take it because it's been plowed. Apparently Crash Road is actually the name of the road but it's also what everyone calls that road.
BTW, the road was tar and we did take it and arrived safely in Old Orchard Beach before sunset.
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