Well, I am officially beat. Just got back from an elementary school. I did seven presentations today, for kids ranging from kindergarten up to fifth grade. The morning consisted of five straight 30-minute sessions with a five-minute break in between. The afternoon sessions were a bit longer, since I had older kids who can usually sit still for slightly more than two-point-seven nanoseconds. Not that I'm complaining. I love doing it. I'm just...tired. The challenging thing is repeating the exact same presentation five times in a row while trying to make it sound fresh for each group. I think I can pretty much do the whole thing in my sleep by this point. It's funny how smooth it becomes after awhile. I settle into a rhythmic cadence, and find myself gesturing and pausing and raising and lowering my voice at the same moments in each presentation. Like a veteran stand-up comedian, I know exactly what things I say that are going to get a laugh, and I've learned how to say them in such a …
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