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Lights, camera.... oops, I forgot to shave... October 8, 2008Leave a comment ;)
I guess that is not a problem given that I can't grow a beard anyway. Actually, this is my pensive look... I spent the morning at Sasakwa visiting students from grade school to high school. Sasakwa lies about 25 miles to the northeast of Ada and has been a NASA Explorer School since 2004. Not a large school, maybe 250 students from K through 12, but they are full of spirit. They were having a pep rally for the softball team that is headed to a championship tomorrow in OKC. Lots of great questions and a dedicated staff. Thanks to everyone there for making my visit a success. We were lucky to have some folks from Horizon TV spend the day with us. They are a division within the State of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. They came down from Stillwater to film my talk for broadcast on the state's public television stations later this month. So, to give them something to film, I loaded the bike up and made my way over to Ada High School and Ms. Medcalf's 6th and 7th grade math classes. What a fantastic bunch of high spirited students! You guys and gals were great! I really appreciate the effort everyone has put into following my journey. It is obvious that all of you appreciate your teacher, Ms. Medcalf. She is clearly a great motivator and has done a super job of keeping everyone's interest in math at a high level! I really enjoyed my interaction with everyone and I hope that I have shown you what the possibilities can be if you put forth your best effort. From the feedback I have already received, I am THRILLED! Yee haa! That is what is journey is all about! Keep up the great work and enthusiasm! Once again, my lack of sleep and late night tinkering on the blog resulted in the lack of a math problem. So, let's double up tonight... I leave tomorrow for Hot Springs, AR. I will depart Ada around 9:00 with friends from the local cycling club. I have to do some planning so as to arrive in Hot Springs, AR by Sunday afternoon. If you were me, where would you stop tomorrow night, Friday night and Saturday night? Assume that I will pedal at the rate of 12 mph for roughly 7 hours each day. Take a look at the cities that have adequate accommodations, hotels preferably, camping if necessary. I will take Hwy 1 out of Ada and pick up Hwy 270 from McAlester. This will be a problem of estimation. Since my mileage may stick me in a place that is between cities, use your problem solving skills to figure out where you would stay if you were me. If you want to put your answers on the blog comment section, go ahead. Let's see if we come up with the same answers. More Images: ;)
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Thank you Commander Herrington for coming to our class yesterday. We have studied your route and here is our recommendation: you should stay in McAlester on Thursday night but make sure you eat at the great Italian restaurant in Krebbs. On Friday you should make it to Heavner which is a little out of your way. On Saturday night you will be near Mena,AR which is supposed to be a beautiful little town. This is near the Clinton's Whitewater property . We think you are an inspiration so please be careful!! Ps. Take care of Windy and don't lose her.