Comments on: Slice of Life, Chapter One

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:14:49 +0000

The Lorax Memories are flooding back already. My son is a Dr. Suess fanatic (at 5 years old mind you). He’s memorized almost every story and very much like your 3 year old asks questions even an adult would find hard to ask. And, of course, he finds a Dr. Seuss response as well. I, too, must learn to remember, and/or record these memories. I would hate to lose them.

By: Teachers At Risk » On becoming a networked teacher

Teachers At Risk » On becoming a networked teacher — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:07:57 +0000

[...] do feel as if I’m making some headway though. Thanks to bloggers like Kevin, Sue, and Chrissy who’ve helped me unwrap some of the digital candy like like Voice Thread, [...]

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:01:53 +0000

Loved the piece. I could feel the longing when you talked about the 10-year-old and pulling away. Hoping that’s not the case. Ten is much too young. 30 is much too young.

By: Ruth (TWT)

Ruth (TWT) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:04:32 +0000

Kevin,
I’m glad you’re joining us. I felt like I was in the room with you & your boys. I’ve often attempted to capture the cozy feeling of reading to my son . . . I’m sure one of my next 30 entries will be on this slice of my life. I’m looking forward to reading more of your Slices of Life. Thanks for sharing.
Ruth

By: dogtrax

dogtrax — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:44:18 +0000

It’s great to be on another writing adventure (and I invite you into my Day in a Sentence project, too — see last post).
The Mexico story is funny and I would love to see a real truffula tree. I wonder if the ones you saw were what inspired Seuss?
Kevin

By: girlgriot

girlgriot — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:54:18 +0000

In Mexico years and years ago, I was driving through Mexico City with a friend. He was talking about something, pointing out various things for me to pay closer attention to … when I saw what looked for all the world like a Truffula Tree! I tried to get Jordy to understand my excitement and to tell me what tree we’d just passed. He had no idea what I was talking about. Dr. Suess? Truffula Trees? (… and I’m sure in his head he was thinking, “Ok, this American woman is just plain crazy.”) He couldn’t tell me the name of the tree because he hadn’t even noticed it. I tried to describe it to another friend, still nothing. So maybe it was a Truffula hallucination? A few years later, I was back in Mexico, driving around with a different friend, a friend who always seems to know the answer to all my loopy questions, so I tried to describe what I’d seen on that first trip … and she knew exactly what tree I was talking about (and knew what Truffula trees were!) and immediately drove me to a park where there were several of them at the park entrance.

Oh dear … sadly, it’s too many years ago, and as I typed I realized that I no longer remember the name of the tree! Trust me, though, it definitely looks like a Truffula. The Lorax has always been one of my favorite books. Thanks for this SOL story and a reminder not only of the book, but of my Mexico trips!

By: Stacey from Two Writing Teachers

Stacey from Two Writing Teachers — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:13:38 +0000

This is perfect! I’m delighted you’ll be joining us for the Challenge this month.

–Stacey