It seems I've strayed a bit from my cartooning, art, Teachers College theme, but only slightly. When I taught at TC, I was particularly interested in folk music - Dylan, Baez, Buffy Sainte Marie, and many others. Some of my students may have even "enjoyed" a folk rock unit in some of my courses. One of my favorite discoveries of the Sixties was Odetta. I had more-or-less forgotten about her until I read of her death this year. I went to iTunes and bought a number of her songs; what a treat! Here is a sample of her work. I found that posting music to Blogs, however, is not easy; I had to make a video using stills and adding an iTunes sound track. We'll see if it works.
TCers will notice changes. I have changed. You will notice I am older (not wiser) and retired. In the background is a new look Forrester Hall. While it was a bit of a shock at first, and it will be for those returning after a long absence, it has settled in and is an exciting place for new students. The entrance is bright and airy. and the classrooms have been modernized. Forrester has entered the IT world.Today's challenge is to upload a video. Several years ago I did a powerpoint presentation on our three cats. They were about fifteen at the time. Fosboury and Digger went to Cat Heaven last year, but the third, Twiggy, is alive and well and running the house. We obtained Digger and Twiggy from the Agricultural College; Fosbury was a foundling, raised by our daughter, who flew home from the West Coast for a comfortable nice retirement. Cats have been an important part of our family and household for a long time. I converted the powerpoint to a video; hope it works and you enjoy it.
to video and we'll see if theyI have been trying to get a Canadian flag waving in the breeze. I found one on Youtube, but not sure how people normally save or send them. I now have it as a Quicktime Movie and we'll see if it plays. It seemed a patriotic thing to do on Canada Day! Hope you all enjoy the holiday. I'll return to cartoons and lighter stuff tomorrow.
