Ok, this one goes into the category of truly surprising and completely cool. Thanks, Jon for sharing this story of a sea fisherman.
So imagine this, you're sitting in a kayak out on the ocean. When suddenly you have a hankering for sushi. No worries, drop a line in the water, take a ride, and later you can take your 150 pound bluefin down to your favorite sushi chef.
This New York Times article tells it all. http://bit.ly/86bS8j
What blew me away was envisioning this man trying to bring down the "800 pounder" that got away. It may just be a fish story, but it definitely got me dreaming.
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Nantucket Sleigh Rides
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Lego leaguing...
Saturday, November 21, 2009
I've started do a bit more reading about the Lego Leagues. We have a man in my church who is leader up here in New England. It's' a very impressive group.
The mission of FIRST is to: "...to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership."
In a time when it seems that science and math education have been slipping, it's great to see programs like this coming about to inspire, teach, and encourage our children. The kids in my church have a Lego League team, and they actually did a research project that did a great job of helping our congregation get clarity on where and how we can improve communications, but with technology and process. It gave all of us great food for thought. And I can't help but admit that I was really proud of the work they did.
Then, with all of that, there's still the playing with Legos, and building robots. How cool is that?!
Oh, and in case you were wondering, my daughter's team won the Animal Lover's award for their competition. Go Horses!
My daughter's big day starting in Jr. Lego League. Team Horses is getting their chance to show off their work. They've been learning about transportation with cats and dogs and then building something around that with Legos.
I've started do a bit more reading about the Lego Leagues. We have a man in my church who is leader up here in New England. It's' a very impressive group.
The mission of FIRST is to: "...to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership." In a time when it seems that science and math education have been slipping, it's great to see programs like this coming about to inspire, teach, and encourage our children. The kids in my church have a Lego League team, and they actually did a research project that did a great job of helping our congregation get clarity on where and how we can improve communications, but with technology and process. It gave all of us great food for thought. And I can't help but admit that I was really proud of the work they did.
Then, with all of that, there's still the playing with Legos, and building robots. How cool is that?!
Oh, and in case you were wondering, my daughter's team won the Animal Lover's award for their competition. Go Horses!
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