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A VERY BELATED congratulations to Teresa and Rachael for their Knitting Nightmares. If you're interested in a look-see, you can view the Knitty pattern Teresa used, Blaze and here's a pic of the completed...item.

Looks good NOW, no? Getting close to the end of the book! Only eight more chapters! When you get on Ravelry, look up the Craftlit group and join us.

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I come back to earth after my SAWP experience, find a favorite writer, learn not to fear Lucie's hair and find that I have to read a chapter to save you from mispronunciations that were simply too too odious.

Book The Third, Chapters three through five (and two of 'em from Andy)!

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Tonight we begin book three. Tomorrow I conduct a new (surprise) interview. You'll not believe who... I'm starting a blogroll of supporter/subscribers, so if you've sent in a donation and have a blog, please let me know so I can link to it! I fight (and beat?) the specter of grammar education—and exhaust my wussy self in the process! Ooh, and go here to see a Dragoon.

Here's David Brin's Earth.

Some wild art for you! And just a little quote to compare someone we all know with the French Revolution:

"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ... And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." by: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father drafted the Declaration of Independence 3rd US President Source: November 13, 1787, letter to William S. Smith, quoted in Padover's Jefferson On Democracy

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Heather has a close encounter with the OED

• some frustrating times getting SAWPed
• makes progress on a Clapotis
• regresses on a warp
• and falls in love (all over again) with Jane Eyre.

Thanks to Becky (my Bastille Babe), Tikabelle, Irish Clover, Paper, Knitting2Relax, Teresa (my doppelganger), Heidi, and Julie--don't forget to swing by her Podcast! Next week--should all go according to plan--another bonus interview for you and (finally) the Knitting Disaster Essays! (There's still room for more! Send 'em in!)

And again, many thanks for your donations and support. Especially now when I'm not-quite-so-gainfully-employed, it's a blessing.

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Bach's Goldberg Variations, writers are fun to hang out with, but you're afraid of our competition, My first Odeo!

Looking for a dime and trying not to be a martyr. (Now you'll have to listen. That won't make any sense otherwise!)

Disclaimer for this week's episode below.

Get your pattern in the Knitting Pattern-a-day Calendar* and go check out Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...

a really scary article Teresa sent in, To be or not to be? At U.S. colleges, it's increasingly 'not' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Other Views

OH! I forgot to say on the 'Cast--there's still one knitting book out there just waiting for a knitting disaster story. I have two...will you be the third?! Send 'em in. Don't be shy!

Oh, and Chapters 21 and 22 of Book the Second! But, sadly, no Chip or Andy...not this week. They'll be back though. Promise!

Don't forget to check out Julie's podcast!

*The 411: $500 will be awarded as First place for both calendars; there are also 2nd and 3rd place prizes; and all contributors whose patterns are used will receive a 2009 calendar.

Please go to our website at http://www.knittingpatternaday.com and learn more about the submission requirements and our contest. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will gladly answer your questions.

You can also download the informational PDF if you're interested. Good luck--and let me know if you win!!!

Disclaimer: The "teacher as martyr" reference comes from an article I read years ago--and an idea that's still being discussed--that teachers are only "allowed" to fall into two categories: martyrs and saints.

It went on to say that in any other profession this would be unacceptable, but that for some reason, teachers tend to work (and work well) within those confines. Which means when they no longer have the time or energy to be either, they have to quit. I am not saying that all teachers are martyrs, just that there are some (myself included) who fit that category.

There are others (rarely ELA teachers) who manage to have a life and be a teacher. I could never find the balance. Follow up with this entry from Michael Fullan's book, Change Forces.

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With love to my family and especially my sons who remind me often that they are my very best things.

I get a little verklempt about Ovid as Theatre.

Today, a little rambling, what I'll do with the start of my "summer vacation", the return of Andy and Chip! (Did I tell you I wrote fan mail to Chip? He didn't write back. My heart is broken.)

Chapters 18, 19, and 20 of Book The Second...we're closing in on that revolution, folks!

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And, um...weaving too. Like I needed another pastime...

Begging for a knitted farm. And did I tell you about this fantastic book?!

And, finally, I have to share my Sock Yarn Love from Katie's store (this is Desert Olive and Sincerity in the Juliet yarn, 75% superwash and 25% nylon...and it's so soft you'll wonder where they hid the nylon...).

Yay Katie! And a belated thank you to Rachael who dyed some sock yarn for me--gorgeous Kool Aid colors! MORE SOCKS! Whoo hoo! (And Rachael, if your DH convinces you to come to AZ--and you should...it's a dry heat--be sure to let me know when and where!)

And the essay I refer to in the 'Cast. Don't forget.

If you want a copy of When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters you have to send me your most outrageous knitting horror story.

My sister and husband--impartial to the intricacies of knitting and your names, but very good writers--will pick the three best for me to read on the next episode, and those three lucky folks will receive their own copy. Gratis! (You can thank the publishing company.)

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Soon (I hope) I'll post an interview with Jessica of Ravelry.com--a new website for knitters and crocheters which is in Beta now.

You can sign up on the waiting list, though. And, um...you'll probably want to. But don't let the definition make your head hurt--notice the odd little usage overlap below? Ow!

And, because I'm still an English Teacher at heart

A little art to make you think... Debra sent in a "convergence of art, science, and craft." Really. Pics here. "HoyaGirl" left a message I couldn't reply to asked if she should go ahead and start the paperwork for her Clear Credential.

My thoughts: It's never too early to start banging your head against the bureaucratic wall that is Public Education--it's a noble sort of calling that I'm proud to call my own.

My former student Anahad, and my Sister have BOTH released books this month! And an amazing bird for you and a huge elephant seal!

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Show notes for 52 and 53 are jumbled in here.

Sorry 'bout that... WWMDfK? I'll tell you what!

Check this out--thank you Jenna! Don't forget to visit ShopYarnLove! New yarns coming soon! Nummy! And grab a t-shirt while you're at it!

Updates on Turning Forty (yeah, it's in caps) and how much I miss The Met.

Koigu! On Sale! My wonderful Daddy! Hope you caught the interview with Adina Klein from Knit1 we got in on the get-out-the-word event for their new "Green" issue (seriously, NAYY, you should pick this one up--even if you don't knit).

Can I tell you how excited (read: terrified) I was? A badger for a Swap Buddy and more on that on my regular blog.

My Goofy (see the fifth comment) Sister. (And Cool Rosslyn Church Info and video!)

When Knitters Come Unhinged. (Dark Lord? Cute?)

Anything in your life feel like a circle of hell? Take a look at The Onion.

I loved this and found it again recently when emailing with a listener. Clevah!

For you Golden Compass Fans: and my fear of "children in peril: I think you can click there or here and either agree or disagree with it's shape--then watch it transform.

And, never least! An Episode Fifty-two link to Becky's work at Librivox. Without here, I kid you not, you'd all be sitting there this week saying, "HUH?! WHA???".

Bless you Becky, for saving our ears! I'll play you out with her rendition of "The Tuft of Flowers" by Robert Frost. Her fave.

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Show notes for 52 and 53 are jumbled in here.

Sorry 'bout that... WWMDfK? I'll tell you what!

Check this out--thank you Jenna! Don't forget to visit ShopYarnLove! New yarns coming soon! Nummy! And grab a t-shirt while you're at it!

Updates on Turning Forty (yeah, it's in caps) and how much I miss The Met.

Koigu! On Sale! My wonderful Daddy! Hope you caught the interview with Adina Klein from Knit1 we got in on the get-out-the-word event for their new "Green" issue (seriously, NAYY, you should pick this one up--even if you don't knit).

Can I tell you how excited (read: terrified) I was? A badger for a Swap Buddy and more on that on my regular blog.

My Goofy (see the fifth comment) Sister. (And Cool Rosslyn Church Info and video!)

When Knitters Come Unhinged. (Dark Lord? Cute?)

Anything in your life feel like a circle of hell? Take a look at The Onion.

I loved this and found it again recently when emailing with a listener. Clevah!

For you Golden Compass Fans: and my fear of "children in peril: I think you can click there or here and either agree or disagree with it's shape--then watch it transform.

And, never least! An Episode Fifty-two link to Becky's work at Librivox. Without here, I kid you not, you'd all be sitting there this week saying, "HUH?! WHA???".

Bless you Becky, for saving our ears! I'll play you out with her rendition of "The Tuft of Flowers" by Robert Frost. Her fave.

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