Sunday, October 21, 2007

Drivin'


Please find some time to read "HOLES" this weekend. It's a good idea to "skim" it after you read and take notes from it. Think of questions to ask others and questions to ask the class on Monday. I am expecting a much better discussion tomorrow than last Monday's discussion.
Russ' Weekend Story:
Anyway, this weekend I was driving whe I got a flat tire. I hadn't gotten a flat tired in a very long time - maybe 12 or 13 years ago. So, of course, I had to change it. Luckily, I have a garage, so it wasn't raining on me when I changed it. At first, I had truly forgotten how to change a flat, but soon, it all came back to me. I put on the spare then went to a tire store, and they fixed my "flat" tire and put it on the car. They put my spare tire in the trunk. They did this all for free. I was surprised. What wonderful customer service. It took a while, though. While we were waiting, we went to A&W, which is one of our favorite 'burger joints, next to Dick's.
Please read this, and we'll discuss it. The next time, I will pick 2 students to post a short story on the blog.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Russell

2 comments:

Jeff said...

This is about an idiom.. right??
So, just think about the meaning in the paragraph. Is it OK??

Russell Johnson said...

Not just the idioms, read everthing and understand it. Also, look at the verb tenses used.
This is an example; other students will have a chance to post their short stories as well.