tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post113106720970731036..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Riding In Buses With NerdsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-69358975225071825432009-11-11T21:59:14.164-05:002009-11-11T21:59:14.164-05:00Oh FC...every now and then you make me very happy....Oh FC...every now and then you make me very happy.Miz Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797076536055067930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131135705897802482005-11-04T15:21:00.000-05:002005-11-04T15:21:00.000-05:00Hick,Thank you for the very kind words. Now get bu...Hick,<BR/>Thank you for the very kind words. Now get busy and write that novel!<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>"What do you call a nerd 10 years after high school graduation?<BR/>Answer: THE BOSS.<BR/>The persimmons are mostly grown for local sale (I think). My impression is maybe they don't ship well.<BR/><BR/>ThunderD,<BR/>Thanks buddy. Nature Nerd...I like that.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131127549747659952005-11-04T13:05:00.000-05:002005-11-04T13:05:00.000-05:00FC,Like it or not my friend you are in fact a "Nat...FC,<BR/>Like it or not my friend you are in fact a "Nature Nerd". Don't feel bad though, I'm pretty sure I work for/with some of your former students! Either that or at least their kindred spirits. I think you have plenty of company too, I myself am a nerdy scientist, singer, and ex-pianist. your music skills were replaced with the ability to tell stories!Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131124114943013162005-11-04T12:08:00.000-05:002005-11-04T12:08:00.000-05:00God bless the nerds of the world! I'm a proud band...God bless the nerds of the world! I'm a proud band nerd.<BR/><BR/>You have persimmon orchards there? I guess I have never heard of persimmons being grown in any quantity. At least I haven't seen them in grocery stores around here.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131119303890635102005-11-04T10:48:00.000-05:002005-11-04T10:48:00.000-05:00FC: I think this is one of your best posts yet. ...FC: I think this is one of your best posts yet. Not only was the story a great one, you made it come alive for me. Maybe you should be the one writing a book.<BR/><BR/>I made the same observation about musicians and nerds the other day as I was looking around at my fellow band members thinking about what nerds they all were. Then it dawned on me that I am probably a nerd too. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>PS. Nerd Boy has started drum lessons and he's very good. He's doomed. Hopefully he will come across an encourager such as yourself during his formative years.Karen Schmautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882229236585238584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131111070168187112005-11-04T08:31:00.000-05:002005-11-04T08:31:00.000-05:00Pablo,People who stay off really tall ladders gene...Pablo,<BR/>People who stay off really tall ladders generally don't become pilots. :)<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>I meet a lot of former students. Getting gas yesterday, the woman who took my Fantasy Five lottery dollar was a former student who dropped out. She looked older than me. The kids who drop out seem to age really quick.<BR/>Mostly seeing past students is a happy thing...and sometimes stressful as I frantically try and recall their name. I always remember the person, the face, but names sometimes slip away with 150 new students each year X 17 years teaching.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131110277547193442005-11-04T08:17:00.000-05:002005-11-04T08:17:00.000-05:00Wow, you've got some real good memories there. It ...Wow, you've got some real good memories there. It must be cool to come across former students too. I'm sure they remember you and all the things they did on the team!<BR/><BR/>Hope Pablo doesn't walk under any tall ladders either. :) lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1131106573909408912005-11-04T07:16:00.000-05:002005-11-04T07:16:00.000-05:00I was on a similar team in high school, though out...I was on a similar team in high school, though out competitions were on the local TV station (back in St. Louis). My one time on the air, our team was defeated, but we were whooped by the team that went on to win the grand championship. Dagnabit, though. I haven't become a pilot or a business man or a teacher or a scientist or anyone's boss. (I am smart enuf to stay off of really tall ladders though.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com