When you’re a former Beatle…

Apparently all your tour trucks match.IMG_5196

Paul McCartney is in town for a show tonight.IMG_5197

I loved also discovering this mini-bike attached to the back of the truck below.   Plus, it reminded me of the time in high school that a bunch of us loaded into Cindy’s family Jeep Wagoneer (aka the Jalapeno Wagon) and drove up and down the Interstate talking to truckers on the CB radio.  Lori was really good at it, taking the handle Cotton Candy.  We convinced a trucker to stop for a late dinner at the Flying J truck stop with six lovely ladies who all wanted to meet him.  He laughed so hard when he saw a table full of giggling under-aged girls waiting for him.  Then he sat down and we had a very nice chat about his truck driving life.  He liked driving trucks better than the desk job he had before.

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SEI classroom signs

I’ve been volunteering with Minds Matter, and we meet at S.E.I. in what appears to be a math and science classroom. The signs on the wall amuse me, so I thought I would share them with you.

I just noticed this one today.  I’m not sure how long it’s been up.

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This fraction poster puts me at ease.  Look how nicely all the fractions fit together.IMG_5067

The kind of sign that always annoyed me as a student, yet I never could look away.  Notice how the letters are all color coded, so you can match them up.IMG_5068

I really like these hand-written statements about S.E.I.IMG_5069

May the merchandising (and the hype) be with you.

I often make fun of Parade Magazine, but this picture was my favorite part of today’s paper.  The couple (Darth Vader and the Stormtrooper) met because of Star Wars, and three generations of the family will go together to see the new movie.  The couple’s plans were quite extensive, with viewings with various family members on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Let’s hope the movie isn’t a stinker.

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And this was my second favorite part of the newspaper, for different reasons.  Can you imagine how many of these are going to be bought by women of a certain age who have no idea what to get their sons of a certain age for Christmas?  I have no idea how Star Wars merchandising has escaped the backlash that accompanies other features. (coughDisneycough).

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My favorite parts of this ad:  “Strong demand expected!”  “Arrives with a FREE light bulb.”

I checked to see if my brother wanted one.  Surprisingly he declined.

Sometimes the classroom becomes a bike track.

Oh, K/1.  What a marvelous place you are.  This class has been studying bikes.  They have created a bike track to show what they’ve learned. IMG_3306

Here’s the green track. IMG_3307

Here is where the blue and orange tracks cross.IMG_3308 After creating their tracks, the children created a scavenger hunt, so people can find objects that the class learned about.

Things from the paper.

Holly explains to her mother why she could get A’s on her mid-term, but chooses not to.  This was my philosophy in high school also.  Although in college I did a one-eighty and spent a lot of time doing things.

I probably shouldn’t encourage Jeff Baker, but his opening sentences of this review made me laugh.

Later in the same movie review section, Jeff Baker has this call to action came at the end of the review for The Hunting Ground. Hear hear!!!

I enjoyed this picture of protesters because it was such a small number of people and also take a closer look at the woman on the right.

I’m pretty sure she’s taking a picture of the news photographer taking a picture of the protesters.