Being in DC, one would think that I would want to spend the evening of Independence Day watching the fireworks over the Washington Monument on the National Mall. And for may of the Indiana delegates, that is exactly what they did. I, on the other hand, decided that I didn't want to sit in rain on wet grass and instead watched the fireworks on TV from the Dubliner Irish Pub while eating a Monte Cristo.
It was another long day of meetings with our two hour Indiana meeting from 7-9 a.m. and then the we had the Representative Assembly beginning at 10 a.m. In an unprecedented action, the RA was over by 3:45 p.m. That's right, 3:45. I've never gotten out that early. Ever.
The most interesting part of the day was when the New Jersey delegation presented NEA General Counsel and all around stern man Bob Chanin was presented with a Bob Chanin Caucus t-shirt. If you're not familiar with Bob Chanin, he is very forceful when speaking and a favorite of NEA members. Rarely does he speak that the delegation doesn't laugh or cheer. And never does Bob crack a smile. I tried to find a video of him online to no avail.Tomorrow the plan is to get up and work out at 5 a.m. before our first meeting.
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