Category Archives: Education

Afterword: Huzzah! We Made It Through all 40 Days!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

I’m finding it both easy and surreal to resume my life as normal, now that we’re home. I have picked most things back up where I left off, and I have had no trouble readjusting to my manual transmission car. … Continue reading →

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Day 32: Better Than the Jamestown Settlers Had It

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

I griped and moaned about most of my day today, but I’m trying to keep it in perspective. Yes, I was hot and dripping with sweat for half of the day. Yes, I was eaten alive by mosquitoes, while indoors. … Continue reading →

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Day 31: Saving the Revolution!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Since we got almost none of our RevQuest challenge attended to yesterday, today we made it a priority to finish the challenges. I wasn’t sure how long it would take us to solve the mysteries therein, so that’s what we … Continue reading →

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Day 30: Colonial Life

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Sorry to keep complaining about the weather, but it really is awful. Mid 90s and at least the same amount of humidity. It really feels like a steam bath. At some point, you just have to resign yourself to it, … Continue reading →

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Day 29: Plying Their Trade

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Williamsburg, Virginia, is a cute little town, and there is a lot here. The College of William and Mary is here, along with Colonial Williamsburg, a section of town that was preserved and re-established as a center of Colonial American … Continue reading →

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Day 25: Pictures of Pigment Placement Patterns

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

(This entry is for July 14, 2011.) On the Metro again today. This is getting old (and mightily expensive). But it is a great place to people watch. Also, it is a great place to witness the positive aspects of … Continue reading →

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Day 24: Moon Germs

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

(This post is for July 13, 2011.) We only had the Air & Space Museum Annex on the docket today, the one out by Dulles Airport. I left the day scheduled so lightly to build in some flexibility to our … Continue reading →

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Day 23: Preserving History, Literally

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

(This post is for July 12, 2011.) Today was a really big day. Not only were we going to the two places in DC that I was most excited about, but we also had to move our stuff from Jess’s … Continue reading →

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Day 21: Holy Brachiosaurus, Batman!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

For today, we had a major change of plans. Much of what we were going to do was outside. But the 93 degree forecast scared me away from that. I also decided that I needed to trim our list of … Continue reading →

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Day 20: Paying Our Respects

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

I knew I had overplanned the DC portion of my trip. I had hoped, though, that I wouldn’t have to skip anything on my list. But in the end it all comes down to time, energy, and priorities. I definitely … Continue reading →

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