Today was a lovely day in the 70’s in Denver and, on mile 40 of a 50 mile ride, this guy passes me on a $7000 bike. Dale Crum! I haven’t seen this dean of TPRS, expert in classroom management, for years, since I left Jefferson County.
For those who don’t know Dale, he goes back to the very beginning with Blaine and Krashen and the early nineties and he is my connection to Susan Gross, so I kind of owe him my sanity. For those who know Dale, he is looking great with 35 less pounds on his frame, the usual snappy beard, and he”s just about to make 5000 miles for the year (that last for Ben Lev and other riders who know how many miles that is!).
Anyway, I am just plain happy now to have caught up with Dale on those last ten miles of today’s ride. I just feel like we are all so connected in the web of life! We didn’t talk much about TPRS and work, we mainly talked about other things. I can now say that it is officially a great day in Denver!