Gemma D. Alexander

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pandemic, pandemic homeschool, Sisters Scents, summer vacation, virtual travel

Summer Expectations Vs. Reality

You know those “Expectation vs. Reality” memes? I need one for my summer. I mean, I already knew it wasn’t going to involve exciting trips to far-off places or music festivals. But I thought, based on our success with remote learning during the school year, that I could pull off an interesting and educational summer at home. I certainly had big plans that seemed cool when I made them up. And I don’t think the summer we had was bad. It just didn’t look anything like my plans. What else is new, right?

Scope

Not very many people watched the movie A Knight’s Tale, and even fewer liked it. But I’ve always felt it was a much-misunderstood gem. Just like the character of Chaucer in that story, who gave us this wonderful quote. (The character did, that is. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the real Chaucer who said it).

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Judicial Vesting – Constitution Article 3 §1

On Wednesdays I used to study the Constitution. Most recently, I looked at Article 2 §4 which was about impeachment. That was in December, 2018 and even though I burned out and quit writing Constitution posts, they keep showing up in the top 10 posts in my monthly stats. I’m a little worried that I’m attracting the wrong sort of people – Calling Forth the Militia seems to get more hits than Impeachment. But whatever. I’m educating myself. So, starting now, I’m learning about Article 3 §1, which has nothing to do with waistcoats. Article 3 §1 establishes the judicial branch of federal government.

Bucolic

This lovely, riparian scene appears quite bucolic. But it’s actually the slope beside the festival parking lot cum campground at the Eistnaflug heavy music festival in Iceland. Which actually says a lot about the festival, and about the country.

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Arizona, Bisbee, breweries, travel

Old Bisbee Brewing Company

I was a kid when I lived in Arizona, so I don’t really know anything about its drinking culture. But I never had the sense of it as a craft brewing kind of place. So I was a little bit surprised to find The Old Bisbee Brewing Company, a microbrewery with intriguing and unfamiliar flavors when I returned for a touristy visit. I don’t remember exactly what this was – I think it had something to do with pears? – but it was tasty and unique and we bought extra to bring home.

Of course it was in Bisbee. As a shop lady in a neighboring town told me, “They’re kind of weird down there in Bisbee.”

Bisbee is my kind of town.

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