Just in Case You think this is Glamorous

Asheville, NC — hands down the most beautiful city in the south. I

delivered a modified version of my redefining literacy address to the

combined faculty of the school system, and it was very well received,

especially by the district administration. I heard again about the

challenges of breaking through resistance by parents, when trying to

dramatically restucture aspects of schooling.

I hear this again and again now, that parents want their children to have

textbooks and all of the other trappings of their education experiences of

10, 20, & 30 years ago.

Bu it was a good morning, preceeded by a great evening, having dinner

downtown (Paris style) with the district’s highly innovative ed tech staff.

Things went on pretty well during the drive to Greenville/Spartanburg, where

I was starting my three legs to Amarillo. While gasing my car, a reporter

with Library School Journal called to ask some questions about classroom

blogging. What a world. Being interviewed at the pump.

Then things started to turn bad, when my flight was dalayed, going to

Atlanta. I didn’ worry, because I had a fairly liberal layover in that huge

airport. But when we landed, and I saw that my flight to Dallas was taking

off in 15 minutes, I learned how huge. I came in on D31 and had to get to

A20. I use to run so gracefully.

Missing the flight, they booked me on the next one that would still get me

there with a half hour before Amarillo. Alas, approaching Dallas, the pilot

informed us that weather was forcing us (and a slew of other planes) to go

into a holding pattern. After some time he came back on with the

announcement that we would be landing at Dallas Love airport to refuel. But

jus as we were approaching that airport, they turned us toward DFW and we

landed.

After an automated text massage indicated that the Amarillo flight was

delayed, I arrived at the gate only to learn that the plane was still at the

gate in Schreveport (sp). One delay after another, they finally canceled the

flight at 10:00. I got a room (see right) and I am now on the shuttle, going

back to the airport. One last try to get to the conference in time.

At least my thumbs are up to it, having ryped all of this into my mobile

phone 🙂

What a world.