LWW Quiz 2

Question 3: Under what circumstances does Lucy first enter the wardrobe?
a. While playing hide and seek on the first full day in the house.
b. While running away from Edmund because he was mean to her.
c. While exploring on the first full day in the house.
d. While following the script.

Question 4: What game do the Pevensies play on their first full day in Professor Kirke’s mansion?
a. They don’t play a game. They explore because it’s raining.
b. They play cricket outside.
c. They play “pin the tail on the professor.”
d. They play a word etymology game because it’s raining.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (LWW) Quiz 1

While it doesn't offer anywhere near the number of discrepancies that the Lord of the Rings movies did, there are some differences between LWW in book and movie form. Most of those differences are minor, but I thought it'd be fun to do another little sequence of quizzes, just like I did a year or two ago for the Lord of the Rings books/movies. For each question, you'll be given several options. Answer either according to the movie (for 1 point) or according to the book (2 points). I'll post the answer in a comment each time.

Question 1: How many servants does Professor Kirke have?
a. 0 -- He lives by himself
b. 1 -- Mrs. Macready
c. 2 -- Mrs. Macready and the butler
d. 3 -- Mrs. Macready, Ivy, Margaret, and Betty

Question 2: When do the Pevensie children first meet Professor Kirke?
a. They don't. He stays hidden in his study at all times.
b. On the first day; he welcomes them at the front door.
c. After Lucy and Edmund have both gone through the wardrobe and returned.
d. Right after Lucy has returned from going through the wardrobe the first time.

This Is What We've All Been Waiting For

It all starts tomorrow...
And by "all," I mean, of course, the school year. The past three months of resting, classwork, and preparation have all been for this: glorifying God by teaching mathematics to high school students. I'm excited! I can't wait to resume the wonderful privilege of doing what I do. No two years are identical, and this year will be different than any other. I can't wait to see what God has in store for this year!

Personality Test

Today was an interesting day. We took a personality test as a part of the in-service, and it's always fun to see what other people's personalities are. We were using the DISC model, a simple assessment that I have taken a couple of times before. It was hard, in fact, not to answer the questions in such a way as to bias the results. I did manage it, however, and my result, not surprisingly, was identical to what it was a few years ago. My personality came out as C/S/D. For those of you who understand the model, you'll probably not be surprised at the combination. The most amusing part of the discussion for me was hearing all of the married staff members talk about how their spouses had their "opposite" personalities. For example, an "I" woman generally seemed to be married to a "C" man. Opposites attract, they say, and that certainly seems to be the case in many circumstances.

And So It Begins...

While my students still have a week left before they must return to grace the halls of Cair Paravel, I get to go back to school starting tomorrow. [Yes, I said "get" and not "have." As I probably said somewhere on a previous post (way back in the archives), I see teaching as a privilege and not as an obligation. I try as often as I can to say "get" to teach instead of "have" to teach. It more accurately reflects reality, I believe. But I digress...]
Starting tomorrow, there are two official work days, one unofficial work day, and two in-service days. I am going to need all of that time to have everything ready to my satisfaction. I'm excited, however, to get back to something approximating normal after this summer, which I think has earned the official title of "Summer of Chaos," thanks to all of the change that has gone on in my life these past two and a half months. Praise God that He doesn't change! Without Him, I think I would probably be a taco short of a combination platter (if you know what I mean).
So, the joy and challenge of teaching begins again for me starting tomorrow, and I can't wait!

This Is Scary...

Separated at birth?
The first picture is of VeggieTales Co-creator Phil Vischer. The second one is of me. Anyone else find the resemblance uncanny?

Random Thoughts

It's really hot outside.
It was good to get some of the weeds cleared out of the backyard, but there's still so much to do...
The Royals-Yankees game sounded more like a slo-pitch game than a major league game.
There's so much still to do...
I like the new basement floor. It makes the basement seem more bright.
Supper time...

Poor Science

A recent study, referred to in a CNN.com article claims that the number of tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin has increased in frequency and that the increase results directly from global warming. Unfortunately, the connection is unfounded.
While it is true that the number of recorded tropical storms increased in the time period from 1905-2005, the increase is not, as the authors claim, due to global warming at all. The authors completely failed to account for the improved technology for the detection of tropical storms. Weather satellites now allow us to identify numerous tropical storms that we would not even know about otherwise. Since we know can identify more storms, it is logical that there should be an increase in the number of storms recorded since 1905. We simply are capable of finding more storms now than we did in 1905.
Yes, the number of named storms has increased, but that is not the result of global warming. Nor is there anything in this research that indicates any significant human influence upon global temperature, a connection that has yet to proven. So, before panic sets in out there, let me reassure that the planet is not totally falling apart, not yet. :-)