Today is tutor Thursday. Every Thursday I visit our elementary school down the street and help with Ms Long’s second grade class. I come in to help them with their reading. It is a good working relationship since I am at about second grade reading level myself. These kids are so wonderful and say whatever comes into their head. The teacher instructed them to call me Mr. Dan

My first visit was 2 days after I had some skin “spots” removed on my face and forehead. I was not in the classroom more than 3 minutes when one of the kids asked “what’s wrong with your face”. I explained briefly and non technically when he said “oh – I thought you had pimples”. My tutoring had begun.

Today I was wearing a Looney Toons tie – I thought the kids would like it. Peg informed me later that “you know, they have no clue who those characters are, in fact the teacher probably doesn’t know who they are – those were from a long time ago”. Well maybe so, but the kids liked it anyway. One of the older kids (5th grader) passed by me and stopped and looked at my tie. He looked up at me and said “nice tie – you rock”.  I have found my peer group – elementary school.

Speaking of “a long time ago”, one of my idols when I was in elementary school – Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) died today. I was a member of the club – I had the Davy Crockett  cap, and play rifle etc. I must have seen every episode. I used to take our sharp kitchen knives to the back yard and throw them at trees trying to make them stick like Davy Crockett did. Mom was not pleased. I won’t share that with my second graders.