Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Casino del Sol, Tucson AZ
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Flash of Light, Plomosa Road, Quartzsite AZ, January 29, 2012
Lightning strikes twice
It's my turn in the barrel - I've been up all night with a variant of whatever Jane has and now at dawn it's time to decide if she's well enough to fly and if I'm well enough to drive her the 150 miles to the airport in Tucson. We decide we're both up for it, dose up on Kaopectate and head out across Phoenix before rush hour and play it by ear from there.
The plan worked - we got to the airport about noon, giving me time to crash for a couple hours and Jane time to get herself gathered up to fly out at 4:45. Phew! - we made it. Happy Groundhog Day.
Night camp
Boondocked - Casino del Sol, 5655 West Valencia Rd, Tucson AZ
- Good Verizon cell phone and Broadband service are available here at Casino del Sol
- Locate Casino del Sol on my Night Camps map
- 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.