Need To

I would like to get down to 200.

You've Got Mail

1998, tom hanks and meg ryan. Interesting state of the union back then. Dial up AOL all but gone today abd the big box book stores are all closing. Don't know if You've Got Twitter would be the same.

RV

I have an RV. It is time for it to move on. It is an enjoyable craft. I had to let go of my motorcycle a few years ago. While I do not regret that decision I do miss it at times greatly. I miss the "freedom of the road" as it were and the thought of it. The ideal it represents. And so it is with the RV too. Jump in and go. Where to? Who knows. Just go. Not likely to happen but the possibility is there for it to happen. Without it the possibility is gone.
It is time for the RV to go to another home. A new owner. One who will care for it. I need to make the decision to let it go.

The spiritual life

That does it say? The spiritual life is not a what? The Spiritual Life is not a Theory. We have to live it.
I heard briefly, during the lenten season pulling the weeds to prepare the grounds for the spring to come.
Pulling the weeds of life that are no longer useful to daily living.

Rules

Norms, Mores, Rules, Laws
What are they? Spoken and unspoken. How do we communicate these to folks? How can a community decide what they are and put them into effect? If everyone who is a stakeholder does not follow the rules or enforce the rules what purpose is served? Do we have a rule to just have a rule and it serves no purpose? Was it good once and the changes in the mores and norms make the rule obsolete? Does the rule maker see the purpose for the rule and yet when implemented the rule is a silly construct that inhibits and harms more then not?

Update

Things are really pretty good. The studio is going great guns and we are almost caught up with commission pieces. Starting to gear up for the festivals coming up in May. The new glory hole is in operation and it is huge.

The house is good. Mara really has it looking good. I was able to plant some vines over spring break and hope they grow well.

School is good. Very busy time of year.

Johnny Edwards

I have a headlight out on the truck. Dropped by the toyota dealer in Edmond to get it fixed. Wandering around a couple look familiar. Johnny Edwards is sitting there. They live in Elk City. Johnny is the son of Florence and Charlie. His sister was Mary. Growing up in Cordell, Florence was my "cookie lady". We moved from there after third grade. It was amazing to bump into Johnny and his wife.
I think about Florence and those times often. The times growing up and learning and playing. Memoeries flood back. Bright lights in my life.

Shel Silverstein

Been a very long time since I picked up "where the sidewalk end". It reads as a whole different book as an adult than a child.

OTA Conference

The OTA conference is in full swing. I am wondering about much in technology. Amazed how many people have "devices" for access. It is really progressive.
Random thoughts
Folks want wireless in the classroom and yet the schools themselves do not have wireless devices nor will they provide them. Leaving all the wireless need to the individual to provide.
Folks like David Warlick and Wes Fryer have information everywhere. It is amazing they have been able to catalogue and keep vast amounts of resources. Feeling the need to consolidate and publish for others to access.
Thinking what to present. It is not new to me so I wonder what good would it do to present and realize that it may be new to others. Finding something to present is the trick.

OTA

Tuesday and Wednesday is the OTA conference. It is usually a great conference. Lot's of information and a great time to network with other technology minded educators. New ideas abound. Always a drawback is to see the next cool thing for the classroom and know the district does not have any money to invest.

Housing and Banks

So I have been wondering if banks own all the houses that were foreclosed upon why do they keep them? I assume that the house is not worth as much so the banks are creating an artificially high standard for loans thus keeping hold of the houses until the market price increases again and the houses can be sold for a higher profit.
The bank just has to wait out the current market. Of course houses fall into disrepair during this time which will put general contractors and handymen to work when the houses sell.
The cycle on this is odd too. Just a for instance.
fellow owns land. Holds onto it for a long time. sells it for a very good price to a developer. Developer sells lots to builders at a higher price, developer builds a house on spec and then sells it to folks at a higher price, or not and losses tons of money. People get the house on a mortgage from a bank. Folks find they can not make the payments on the mortgage so the house goes to the bank. The bank does not want to own the house. But they can not sell it for what it is worth or what is left owed on the house. If they sell it for less money then what is owed on it they will owe someone money somewhere.
It is like the Potter Field problem. Your money is not really in the bank. Your money is in the houses, your money is in the cars, your money is in some Super PAC.