QUOTE(Grits @ May 29 2011, 07:30 AM)

QUOTE(treydog @ May 28 2011, 04:05 PM)

Well- what with a birthday just past, it is probably time to update my picture... Those with weak constitutions are warned....
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/treydogtropical.jpg/And yes, as a matter of fact, I DID get that shirt for my birthday. Why do you ask?
Birthday shirt FTW!! And a nice verdant backdrop to showcase it.

Interesting story about the background.... The maple tree directly behind me is the one 15 feet from our front door that died back. So early in the spring, I was up on a ladder with ropes and saws, cutting off the two sides of the main fork. And trying desperately to not hit the house, the car, the ladder- or myself. Since I am still writing (and posting) long-winded explanations- SUCCESS!
Now we plan to cut it down just a little further and place our "See Rock City" birdhouse on top.
My last teaching foray was Early American Lit.- but I think the students enjoyed my readings of the Anne Bradstreet and Charles Brockden Brown. We also watched
1776 (the musical) on DVD. I have been known to run
Othello past my freshmen students- the school had the version that stared Anthony Hopkins.