Ron Chapman rule

My favorite radio DJ back in Dallas was Ron Chapman. I listened to him for years . . . nay, decades! He was clever, humble, smart, fun, and very good with people. He was also a great observer of life. One of the things he often said was, "There's never a sign without a story." Think about it. People don't usually put up a sign unless something happened to motivate it. And there are some signs that really make you wonder what the story was.

Ron retired several years ago, but he came out of retirement to fill in for Paul Harvey recently. He's doing it pretty regularly according to my mom who's a pretty faithful Paul Harvey listener. I know he'll be good at it as soon as he stops imitating Paul Harvey and starts being himself, but it won't be the same as his morning DJ gig because he let listeners call in and they provided soooo much material. ;-) He knew how to work his audience and how to make his audience make his show work.

In honor of Ron, I'm creating a label in my posts called "Ron Chapman Rule" and that is a special category for unique signs that I find.

6/28/08 Seen in a bookstore in Kennebunkport, ME

You are not alone . . . 1,000* unforgettable Senior Moments by Tom . . . uh . . . Friedman

*of which we could only remember 246

You gotta love the packaging: "Forget to pick up a copy today!"

"Amnesia Loves Company." . . . do you think that's a PR slogan or the name of the company? Either way, it's great!!

5/17/08 What's wrong with this sign?

5/14/08 On Second Life

In my "business" I keep hearing about Second Life and how many users there are in it and how amazing it is. Their slogan is, " Second Life is an online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its Residents." But it just doesn't have any appeal to me. I know I should learn more about it and be open to its possibilities in education but I just don't have the energy or the interest.

There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:

"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."

5/8/08 Summer

"I see summer as a practicum in retirement." ~ Rod Farmer, Department Chair, Secondary/Middle Education @ University of Maine Farmington.

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It was the next to the last day of the semester and Rod and I were talking about what we were going to do this summer. I told him that after 3 weeks of travel, I was actually going to sit still and stay in Maine and just enjoy summer. His reply was the quote above.

4/26/08 Yummy!

On the outside of Kilwin's Chocolate and Ice Cream. Soooo true.

http://www.kilwins.com/

Rules

The fewer rules a coach makes, the fewer rules there are to break.
John Madden

...and the same is true for a classroom. Dr. Theresa
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Shared by Newcomb in EDU 101-002, spring 2008 as part of the 5 quotes assignment.