We are in the prelude to the end of semester tests. I have finished my final examination, which is 100 multiple-choice questions. One more teaching day remains until testing begins.

I guess I will have to put my notebook computer order on hold. I was hoping that Apple would update their iBook models, but they revamped the PowerBook models instead (now known as MacBook Pro), and those are too rich for my blood.

I spent this past weekend at NCCAT (N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching) in Cullowhee with some three dozen ILTs from Hoke County. We were attending a series of seminars on poverty in schools. I learned a lot, and the food was exquisite. Better than anything I can prepare at home. The bus ride was 5.5 h each way, not including stopovers.