[FRIAM] word of the day: "Eschatology"

Sat Jun 6 22:45:08 EDT 2020

No.  A lot of people in new England don’t know about New Mexico, but it is on the “rind” of the country, so hard to draw the outline of the country without encountering it.  So, I didn’t miss New Mexico.  And it’s not one of the teeny-tiny states, either. 

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Nicholas Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

Clark University

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 8:35 PM
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On Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 8:34 PM <thompnickson2 at gmail.com <mailto:thompnickson2 at gmail.com> > wrote:

Steve,

When I was on sabbatical in England and feeling Very homesick, I set about to draw a memory map of the United States.  I was really pleased with the result, and showed off with pride to my family.  One of my children pointed out to me that I had only 49 states.   Can you guess which one I left out? 

N

Nicholas Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

Clark University

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com <mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com> > On Behalf Of Steve Smith
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 6:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] word of the day: "Eschatology"

Nick -

One day, during geography, I raised my hand and said, “How come north/south America and Europe/Africa sort of fit together?”  General merriment on all sides, including the teacher’s.  

Did she do that to YOU, also? 

Nah, but my 4th grade teacher drew her own maps on mimeograph.  When we were studying Europe, she left out Switzerland.   When she handed out the unmarked maps as homework and asked us to fill in the country names and place/identify their capitals, I noticed she had left out Switzerland!   I raised my hand, waited for her to call on me, then politely (or possibly too eagerly) asked "Where is Switzerland?".   I don't remember what happened next... but she basically told me to "shut up".   I did.   But I did not do *any more* Geography homework (or at least her hand-drawn map) assignments for the rest of the year.  

When I flunked (who gets an F in a class in 4th grade?) the class, my parents intervened and made the deal with her that she would pass me if/when I did all the homework that summer.   It grated the hell out of me, but I remember whipping out the whole year of assignments in the first week (or so) because we didn't not do what our parents told us to, even if we sometimes didn't do what our teachers told us to do.  I had, after all, paid attention in class and *read the book* as I was as fascinated with geography as anything else...   I held the line on the Europe-sans-Switzerland assignment and my parents acquiesced.  I *LIKE* to think that Ms. McCarty was more careful with her maps after I (innocently) asked her about "Switzerland?".   

Later she told me to shut up when she was teaching "weather" and my father had just shown me (he took daily meteorological readings at the USFS offices)  about wet-bulb temperature and even alcohol thermometers (which are preferred over mercury ones for very low temperature use)...  the "shut up" came when I raised my hand and asked if the thermometer she was showing us was mercury or alcohol.   I think she said "there is no such thing" before she told me to shut up.   I don't know why she ever called on me, but then one could ask why I ever bothered to raise my hand.   I think I did cut way back on that as the year progressed.

Did your first grade teacher break a ruler on your knuckles for having bad penmanship (age 6) ?   And I didn't even go to Catholic School!  Her name was Mrs. Hay and *should have been* a Nun...

- Steve

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