Sunday, May 3, 2009 - Poplar Bluff MO
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Lava field dawn, Valley of Fires, Carrizozo NM, April 28, 2009
It's still raining but forward progress is being made
The leaks still leak but the wind dropped during the day and my gas mileage picked up a little.
With a little luck I'll see some sun tomorrow. Yippeee!
Interesting signage at the Wal-Mart here in Poplar Bluff. One sign says no truck parking. The other says No parking or loitering outside business hours. The catch is the store is open 24 hours and yes I can park here overnight (I asked). Clever. I recall one other Wal-Mart, though not which one, with a similar ambiguous wording that had the effect of reducing RV overnights without actually prohibiting them. Must be a response to some community issue.
Night camp
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Poplar Bluff MO
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #19, 333 S Westwood, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 - (573) 686-6420
- Nice level parking - to the right side of the lot away from the store
- Verizon cell phone service- Very good
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service - Good service
- Locate this Walmart on my Night Camps map
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.