I have scheduled 5 professional development events this summer. (I pay for all of them out of pocket.  Totally worth it.) I’m leaving for events number 2 and 3 later today.

First up, a weekend at Great Camp Sagamore in the Adirondacks.  Sagamore was a “wild” retreat for the absurdly wealthy titans of the Progressive Era including some of the Vanderbilts.  I’m interested to learn about the history of the place and of the people. There will be hiking, tours, and a lecture or two.  Preston is coming with me for this adventure. I’m not sure he realized just how “educational” this trip would be prior to agreeing to attend. Too late. I bet Tom Buchanan would have liked Sagamore in its heyday.

Preston will drop me at Bard College on Sunday for my third event of the summer: IWT’s Revolutionary Grammar.