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Oct 24
Oct 24
Up in the sky!
If you’re here for the day’s bike ride, and evidence of Halloween, that’s below. But, first, a first.
My first aurora borealis. Solar radiation and the magnetosphere in the night sky made for a lovely light show. Electrons collide with atoms and molecules of the upper atmosphere and isn’t this lovely? Ten photos below, poetry in essay form is not required.
I got in a late 15-mile ride today, a route I’ve come to think of as the neighborhood route. In truth, it includes at least three neighborhoods and several miles of farmland besides.
People around here love Halloween decorations. And, apparently, Halloween isn’t something you can do a little. To welcome the ghouls and goblins, one must go all out.
Believe me when I say, this is one of the more subdued displays.
I bet they give great candy though. How could they not?
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Oct 24
Oct 24
“No flag, no country; you can’t have one!’
More grading today. But I’ve made good progress on this batch of grading and feedback-ing. So many words to write, and metaphors upon which to expand.
I stopped for two things. First, a quick 25-mile ride this afternoon. Nothing like 90 breathless to reinvigorate you to come back, sit down, and sound knowledgeable about the topics at hand.
The other thing I did today was actually something that we did tonight. We went across the river.
Eddie Izzard was in town, touring on a 35-year career, playing some of the hits. We watched a lot of Izzard in the oughts and early teens, so it was fun to see some of the old bits.
This classic bit made the cut tonight.
We heard the Romans, Carthaginians and elephants story. The woman sitting next to me repeated parts of it word for word, which was cute.
And Izzard closed with the Death Star canteen, of course.
It was a fun show. We had front row seats on the mezzanine. Not bad for spur-of-the-moment tickets.
And now back to grading!
