Sunday, June 19, 2005
Catch Up
Returned to Syracuse and a load of work--for the courses I'm teaching online and for 760: Genre Theory. I'm watching the Pistons-Spurs out of one eye, futzing with a CMap with the other, and feverishly making up for Friday and Saturday offline. I can never predict the ratio between workload and blogging impulse; every time I predict a lull, I take it up a notch in this space--oddly. I say this because the days ahead appear to be solidly, solidly packed.
Here are a few photos from the camp: individually and in a slideshow.
I like this one the best. It's a shot of A., a young pre-camper who traveled with her family from Oklahoma. Two of the athlete/coaches from each sport were talking on the microphone during lunch on Friday. When one of them asked the campers, "Are you having a good time?" (or something), nearly everyone shouted "Yeah!" emphatically. Not A. (pictured here, in red). She was grouching because her mom and dad wouldn't let her interrupt the speakers to get a picture. Can't blame her; the microphone was inaudibly low, so there was all kinds of frolicking in the stands. Waited until the speakers were done to get this shot.
Posted by Derek Mueller at June 19, 2005 11:06 PM
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Derek, reading a post like this one lifts the spirit!
Posted by: joanna at June 22, 2005 12:15 PMMy what a wonderful heart you have! Those children are blessed to share your spirit - and you theirs. Photos are great. I think I like the photo with "A" the best too.
Posted by: Sybel at June 24, 2005 12:35 PMI enjoyed the camp just a bit more this year than I have in previous years. I haven't been coaching basketball for a year, so I was generally more relaxed (giving 9/10 to fun, 1/10 to technical matters). The camp usually spends two years at a site before rotating to another one. The second year is generally better organized with a better turnout. This was the second year in Bernalillo. The second year in Whiteriver, Ariz., however, was when we were evacuated because of the Rodeo-Chadiski fire (2002?), so the unusual circumstances disrupted the camp. Not sure yet where it'll be next year, but I find it easy to be excited about it no matter where it sets up.
Posted by: Derek at June 25, 2005 2:32 PM