Phase one of our trip to London, Paris, Florence, and Rome was a success as we all managed to assemble in Richmond International Airport with our super-cool trip shirts, demonstrating our awesomeness to everyone in the airport. After a bit of a wait in RIC, we took a puddle jumper to DC. The trip was…
Unbelievably, June 21st was mild by Richmond standards, with low humidity and highs in the low 80’s. That evening, it was cool enough to enjoy a fire in the backyard, and fortunately, we have every stick and branch that has fallen in our yard in the last ten years. You know, after about five years…
By the end of our stay in Salt Lake, Jim and I were starting to figure the city out. Still, there seemed to be some weird customs, like the “celebration” advertised on the sign below. While we missed out on this unfortunately named handicrafts celebration, Jim and I did get to see something a bit…
Now that the AP World History reading is over, it’s time to reflect on what I learned eating at the communal dining area at the Salt Palace. Don’t ask the cafeteria guy what’s in the omelets: Most of the people we have come across in Salt Lake City have been very, very friendly. Not omelet-serving…
Play the game that’s sweeping the nation! Are the buildings below examples of Fascist architecture or Salt Lake City architecture? Use the key at the bottom to check your answers! 1. Fascist or Salt Lake? 2. Fascist or Salt Lake? 3. Fascist or Salt Lake? 4. Fascist or Salt Lake? 5. Fascist or Salt Lake?…
On our way out of Provo to head to the AP World History Reading in Salt Lake City, we stopped at Cafe 300 so that Jim could get a light breakfast. After breakfast, we got to Salt Lake City, checked in, and began to think about how we would get beer. I know that Salt…
Jim and I started the day at Joe’s Cafe. The very friendly owner/cook insisted that we come into the kitchen to see him prepare his specialty: biscuits and gravy. Needless to say, we were not hard sells and immediately ordered the very meaty biscuits and gravy. After filling up on ultra-meaty biscuits and gravy, we…
Time again for the annual trip to the AP Reading. This would be my fifth year scoring AP World History essays, and I was flying out early with Jim to see some of the sights in Provo Canyon before the essay reading grind began in Salt Lake City. The first step was air travel, and…
When students finish the high-stakes testing for the year, the atmosphere at my school becomes much, much more relaxed. So relaxed, in fact, that a student flew a remote control helicopter into a sprinkler head. Anyway, in the slightly less relaxed atmosphere of my classroom, one of my students drew the picture below: Supposedly, that’s…
