Teaching about 9/11

I teach economics to high schoolers. Today, I mentioned "Freakonomics" and the book cover with a granny Smith apple on the outside but an orange on the inside. The implication was that things

I'm feeling pretty good. I finally got a small piece of a gutter in place. I was a bit worried about it because it involved being up on a ladder. As a kid, I loved being up in high places. Not any more.

It was extremely hot today. The jogging was the rough part. I was able to make progress on a gutter project. I'll try ro post an image here with the prep. Hopefully tomorrow it will be up. This report

Today was a full day. It was the first day of school for students, so I got up early (just woke up about 3:30am) and biked to school early. Taught day 1. Biked to the library then home. Worked on a gutter

Biking to work I paused and took this pic. The curve of the curb was just elegant. That's some skill in cement masonry. This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the original

Yesterday, the first day back to school for teachers, the admin team had breakfast for everyone. That was nice. At the end of the buffet were scores of these small bottles. At first glance, what do they

It was back to school for the first day for teachers today. That always means a day full of meetings, but it also means seeing friends and colleagues again, which is nice. Also, the work crew was banging

Feeling the vibes (and rumblings) of construction project right outside the front door.

Feeling the vibes of construction, literally.

Hello actifit, my first post here. I spent the afternoon mowing in the hot sun. Amazing how many steps you can get just doing yard work. Though it was hot, here's the play off on the pic. This report was

Went on a walk that wasn't on my calendar.

Wrapping up the summer before school.

Enjoying an evening of opera snippets at an outdoor park. One thing great about my wife is that she gets me out to do things that I'd otherwise never do. To wit, we're currently in an outdoor park on Madison,

Hiking along the Ice Age Trail (IAT) in Wisconsin and learning.

Planning to backpack, again, maybe.

My introduction to Hive - Railroad McCoy