Time Travel: A Primer, Lesson 6, Music Man- Time Out for a Field Trip,

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If You Don't Mind Me Sayin' So, this peppermint striped amaryllis sent me spinning straight back to the year 1912 in River City, Iowa. Suddenly I find myself there in the middle of the train station, a looker-on to the arrival in town of The Music Man. Is it the huge striped-candy blossom that makes me think about the barbershop quartet rehearsing in their shirtsleeves ? Perhaps it's the memory of Winthrop's heartbreaking lisp when he is forced to greet his elder sister, Marian's, piano student who's named after this belladona lily, that sent me tumbling back in time.

Shortly after I was married, an elderly neighbor giggled when she told me that the amaryllis is also called a "naked lady", because of the way that the foliage dies down before it comes into bloom. Surely Mayor Shinn's wife and her righteous cohorts in River City would have been just as shocked by that, as they were when they found that Marian Paroo allowed the town youth to check out library books by Chaucer, Raelais and BaaaaaaaaalZAC! Quick, who else knows the ladies part in "Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little" to counter against the barbershop quartet's "Good Night Ladies"?

Extra credit to all students who return from the trip with a shiny new instrument delivered by the Wells Fargo Wagon. Band rehearsal on Seventy-Six Trombones (which I indeed once played in band at the age of 10) will commence on Saturday. Until then, remember to practice the professor's "Think System".

Goodnight my Someone.

Innocence is the Keeper

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Innocence is the Keeper

Innocence is not shy

Grand Canyon Compositae

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Innocence is not shy about taking her stand in the world

Innocence es M'hija

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Innocence es m'hija

Innocence is every woman's daughter, determined to understand.

Some Days

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Some days are more challenging than others. Above is an altered photo from a trip we took to Alcatraz. No matter how hard my own projects may be or how much slower they go than I wish they would, it's good to remember how good I've got it!

Time Travel: A Primer, Lesson 5, CLIMB ABOARD

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Simply Execute the Code and CLIMB ABOARD

Dear Class,

A few students have contacted me in regards to challenges following up on yesterday's simple class assignment found in the online class journal. A few simple steps backwards in time shouldn't be that all difficult a task. I think a few of you have not been paying strict attention to the details of this class. Facebook is fine for use at home, but you should not have it running on your laptop during the lecture. However, the Dean of the Time and Space Department, has directed me to provide remedial instruction to those of you dullard- err, I mean those of you well-educated students who cannot complete this simple assignment.

The C language code is, of course, intuitively obvious. Perhaps the hints in the console output below will help you. Remember the fees your parents are paying to send you to college and stay abreast of your reading and homework from now on.

Expecting better results,

Your Professor - The Simple Romantic

..... Assignment Hints..............

simple-romantics-imac:ch03 simpleRomantic$ gcc CalculateTimeTravel2.c -o Travel

simple-romantics-imac:ch03 simpleRomantic$ ./Travel

After 0 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2009

After 1 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2008

After 2 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2007

After 3 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2006

After 4 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2005

After 5 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2004

After 6 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2003

After 7 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2002

After 8 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2001

After 9 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 2000

After 10 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1999

After 11 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1998

After 12 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1997

After 13 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1996

After 14 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1995

After 15 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1994

After 16 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1993

After 17 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1992

After 18 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1991

After 19 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1990

After 20 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1989

After 21 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1988

After 22 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1987

After 23 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1986

After 24 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1985

After 25 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1984

After 26 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1983

After 27 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1982

After 28 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1981

After 29 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1980

After 30 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1979

After 31 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1978

After 32 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1977

After 33 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1976

After 34 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1975

After 35 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1974

After 36 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1973

After 37 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1972

After 38 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1971

After 39 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1970

After 40 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1969

After 41 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1968

After 42 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1967

After 43 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1966

After 44 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1965

After 45 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1964

After 46 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1963

After 47 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1962

After 48 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1961

After 49 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1960

After 50 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1959

After 51 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1958

After 52 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1957

After 53 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1956

After 54 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1955

After 55 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1954

After 56 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1953

After 57 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1952

After 58 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1951

After 59 minutes traveling through time from 2010 you are currently in the year 1950

simple-romantics-imac:ch03 simpleRomantic$

Get the idea now?

Good. Please hop in the carriage and let's get moving

Time Travel: A Primer, Lesson 4, Resources

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