Tuesday I have out a sheet with block in the middle. Each hour of the week got a block. The goal was to try and identify, as much as possible, how each of us was using our time.

Quotes while everyone was writing:

“I need to come up with a new life.”
“Damn, why do I have so much free time?”
“We would have so much more time if…”
“I don’t know where the rest of my time goes.”
“I just upped my me time.”
“I just deleted my youtube app. Again.”

Act one: We agreed to make some kitchen caddies for the Culinary Center at the Free Library of Philadelphia. We have some preliminary specifications and have some initial designs. The director there lets us know that we should probably not build out of wood for cleaning/sanitary reasons — hard to clean and keep germ free.

Everything stops. Kids worry. I worry

Act two: We’re reading William Kamkwanba’s The Boy who Harnessed the Wind. It’s going reasonably well. His ingenious methods of solving problems — using hot metal as a drill — and re-using all materials — melted PVC can be formed into anything — are part of the reason why we picked this book. And I hope the book serves as inspiration for the students.

Act three: KH bursts out with idea: why don’t we build caddy out of PVC?

I should retire today. Just grow vegetables or something.