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Today I took two students for a little hike up Y Mountain.
After administering the PSAT for 5 hours, I needed some stress relief.
Have you ever loved taking a test that long? Yeah. Neither did my boys.
Poor little grumps.
Only thing is, when I told E & N about the hike, I undersold its strenuous qualities (1,100 elevation gain) in favor of highlighting its length (a mere 1.7 miles).
So how did that play out for me?
After administering the PSAT for 5 hours, I needed some stress relief.
Have you ever loved taking a test that long? Yeah. Neither did my boys.
Poor little grumps.
Only thing is, when I told E & N about the hike, I undersold its strenuous qualities (1,100 elevation gain) in favor of highlighting its length (a mere 1.7 miles).
So how did that play out for me?
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What's the lesson in this, friends?
Forecasting.
I did a horrible job forecasting and getting informed buy-in . . . and directing shoe choice. This is true.
In my defense, it must be said, last time I took one of these kids for a walk in the snow, he wore flip-flops, so I thought I was all-kinds-of-good on the shoe front.
Forecasting.
I did a horrible job forecasting and getting informed buy-in . . . and directing shoe choice. This is true.
In my defense, it must be said, last time I took one of these kids for a walk in the snow, he wore flip-flops, so I thought I was all-kinds-of-good on the shoe front.
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There are very few errors nature can't fix.
And while the boys threw rocks with great precision, hitting a post 100 yards away,
I soaked in some awe
over how much difference
a change in elevation makes.
I live here.
Here.
Yes, the inversion is wreaking havoc and the commute is a beast, but it's wondrous. Does that seem like too strong a word?
And while the boys threw rocks with great precision, hitting a post 100 yards away,
I soaked in some awe
over how much difference
a change in elevation makes.
I live here.
Here.
Yes, the inversion is wreaking havoc and the commute is a beast, but it's wondrous. Does that seem like too strong a word?
Even my camera phone was impressed. But you're wondering about the boys. We had a little chat driving home. "Was it worth it?" They looked at each other. "Are you glad we went?" Two tentative nods. "Come on," I grinned. "Doesn't it slightly weigh more toward the positive side of the spectrum?" "Yeah, I guess." "Yeah." I thought so, too. |