tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361661589440484462024-03-12T20:02:29.131-05:00To Write a MockingbirdHow volunteers came together to copy the acclaimed novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" word-for-word with <strong>ONE PENCIL.</strong> It began May 4, 2007 at the <a href="hollidaysburglibrary.org">Hollidaysburg Area Public Library</a> and concluded on June 6.YaGoof!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07492509860555195560noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-52262616203874001532007-06-13T20:17:00.000-05:002007-06-13T20:39:36.210-05:00We made the DiscoBlog!Click <a href="http://discovermagazine.com/blogs/discoblog/archive/2007/06/12/discover-proven-wrong2014one-pencil-can-write-a-book/?searchterm=pencil">here</a> to read a <span style="font-weight: bold;">GREAT</span> entry about <span style="font-style: italic;">To Write a Mockingbird</span> at the Discover.com blog—the DiscoBlog!Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-33379978933535339212007-06-07T12:01:00.000-05:002007-06-07T22:17:22.238-05:00Chief webhead at DISCOVER sends props!Dear Mr. Eldred,<br /><br />I'm the Web editor for <span style="font-style: italic;">Discover</span>, and I just heard about your impressive<br />feat: writing all of <span style="font-style: italic;">To Kill a Mockingbird</span> with one pencil. I'm glad you<br />picked up the implicit challenge from the article, and rarely have I<br />been so happy to found out that we were wrong.<br /><br />I want to blog about your one-pencil challenge and link to your blog. I<br />wanted to ask if you might link back to our 20 Things story, probably<br />from the quoted section in the upper-right of the blog.<br /><br />Congratuations on your record-setting triumph.<br /><br />Best,<br />Amos Kenigsberg<br /><br />* * *<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks, Mr. K, for the kind words and for suggesting the link! It's now in place, just where you suggested. We look forward to reading your blog.<br /><br />Readers: Find Amos Kenigsberg blogging <a href="http://discovermagazine.com/blogs/discoblog">here</a>.<br /></span>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-59818647845910249482007-06-06T09:23:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:51.977-05:00Our final word count is ...<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >100,388<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">That's our final count of the words in <span style="font-style: italic;">To Kill a Mockingbird</span>. Our pencil copied every last one.<br /><br />This includes the title "To Kill a Mockingbird" and the Section Titles "Part One" and "Part Two."<br /><br />It takes in 405 pages of text in this edition, for an average of just about 248 words per page.<br /><br />Our copying consumed 573 sheets of paper, giving an average of about 175 words copied per page.<br /><br />We involved 26 volunteers for the first 32 continuous hours, copying about 32,000 words.<br /><br />5 volunteers completed the task over the course of the following 4 weeks, in approximately 60 more hours. Probably more when you include the task of counting the words.<br /><br />Please note that <span style="font-weight: bold;">OUR</span> count was 100,388 words. We feel this is accurate within 500 words. It's possible that another count would be different simply due to human error, as well as to different choices about how to count words, particulary hyphenated words or uses of dialect or common speech. For example, how many words would you count in each of the following uses?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">one-shot</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">sweat-streaked</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">'t's right</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">he'da</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">m'shoes</span><br /><br />We counted two words in each case. In cases like this, our process was to "translate" and count the words represented. For example:<br /><br />'<span style="font-style: italic;">t's right = That's right</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">he'da = he'd have</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">m'shoes = my shoes</span><br /><br />Anyway, we've reached our major goal and intend to retire the pencil. It certainly has more words left in it, but it's fought the good fight and we want to have enough left to display in the library!<br /><br />Actually, our original goal was simply to test the claim in <span style="font-style: italic;">Discover</span> magazine that the average pencil can write 45,000 words. We're amazed to have written well more than double that number.<br /><br />This entire project has been a challenge, a blast and a grind. It was wonderful to join with many volunteers and to amuse and surprise those hearing our story. We hope to do more pencil events, involve many more people and draw more attention to the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library and it's soon-to-launch building campaign.<br /><br />See? You never know what might be going on down at the library!<br /><br />P.S. This may sound like a final post, but it's not. What for updates!<br /><br /><br /></span>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-75853732760445972732007-06-06T06:40:00.000-05:002007-06-06T06:56:18.030-05:00FINISHED!We've copied the book to the end! Whew ...<br /><br />We're still finishing the word count. For now, please enjoy these pictures. More facts and figures will follow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafTk1HLAI/AAAAAAAAAKc/0kLUFdVjW0s/s1600-h/PencilFINALcropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafTk1HLAI/AAAAAAAAAKc/0kLUFdVjW0s/s400/PencilFINALcropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072917188932217858" border="0" /></a>The pencil in the "Bi-conderoga" mode that allows writing with a stub: The metal ferrule of another pencil joins the stub to an unsharpened pencil, and the combination is stabilized with tape and a splint (the shaft of a cotton swab).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rmae_01HK7I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/zZb9q1r7Hw4/s1600-h/Stubcropped2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rmae_01HK7I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/zZb9q1r7Hw4/s400/Stubcropped2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072916849629801394" border="0" /></a>The official final length: 1-3/16 inches (or 1.219 inches).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK8I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/hbYZVfXuFRY/s1600-h/PencilSTUBfinal+cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK8I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/hbYZVfXuFRY/s400/PencilSTUBfinal+cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072916853924768706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK9I/AAAAAAAAAKE/Gc6HYkcH894/s1600-h/Pencilclose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK9I/AAAAAAAAAKE/Gc6HYkcH894/s400/Pencilclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072916853924768722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK-I/AAAAAAAAAKM/3dkkewaHPPU/s1600-h/CompletedCopy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAE1HK-I/AAAAAAAAAKM/3dkkewaHPPU/s400/CompletedCopy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072916853924768738" border="0" /></a>The completed manuscript has 573 sheets of paper and is 2" thick. And did we ever put the "manual" in manuscript!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAU1HK_I/AAAAAAAAAKU/eA3WBhl3z7I/s1600-h/Last+page.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RmafAU1HK_I/AAAAAAAAAKU/eA3WBhl3z7I/s400/Last+page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072916858219736050" border="0" /></a><br />The final page, written by five different volunteers.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-26606348973815890762007-06-05T13:27:00.001-05:002007-06-05T13:47:33.017-05:00We expect to finish copying the ENTIRE BOOK by tonight!We've copied through page 393, and the story ends halfway through page 407. Only 14 more pages to go!<br /><br />We're shooting to finish the actual word count by tomorrow.<br /><br />Current estimated word count: <span style="font-weight: bold;">96,678</span><br /><br />Final estimated word count: <span style="font-weight: bold;">99,630</span>YaGoof!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07492509860555195560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-27681745799105817002007-06-04T06:57:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:02.654-05:00Latest estimate: 90,000+ wordsWe reached a count of 75,000 words on page 307. Text actually starts on page 3, so that makes 305 pages of text, for an words-per-page average of just about 246. We've copied through page 370, so our latest estimated word count is 370 x 246 words, or <strong>91,020.</strong> <br /><br />Note: That would be more than double the number of words (45,000) that Discover magazine said we could expect from the pencil.<br /><br />The pencil is harder to measure now, taped up as it is in the Biconderoga (not to mention splinted for stability) but its length is about 1.25"Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-52770820690176467752007-05-30T05:38:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:02.655-05:00Word count update: 70,000-plus! (we think)We've passed page 300 in the book and have once again outpaced the counting of the words. Using the last words-per-page average that we calculated (249 words per page) gives an estimate of around 75,000 words. Just to be conservative for now, it's safe to say that we've blown by 70,000 words.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-24463004938151891322007-05-23T20:07:00.001-05:002007-06-07T12:08:02.655-05:00Word count update51,700.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-46094890036659316892007-05-23T07:06:00.001-05:002007-06-07T12:08:02.656-05:00Word count update49,700.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-2767613435479988762007-05-21T19:54:00.000-05:002007-05-21T19:56:04.768-05:00Word count update47,000.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-81539452607118672822007-05-21T15:59:00.000-05:002007-05-21T19:59:20.100-05:00Big winner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlIJqQtACZI/AAAAAAAAAJk/i89ywronth8/s1600-h/more+248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlIJqQtACZI/AAAAAAAAAJk/i89ywronth8/s400/more+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067123152388098450" border="0" /></a><br />We just received this great picture of Andrew Lashinsky, the lucky lad who won the huge wooden pencil that was one of the decorations in the Library during the book copying.<br /><br />Andrew is one-third of a set of triplets, so you <span style="font-style: italic;">know</span> that at least two members of his household may be envious of his good fortune!Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-42430611848815814892007-05-20T12:12:00.001-05:002007-05-21T19:58:14.545-05:00Definitely an above average pencilWe passed 45,000 words--the number mentioned in the Discover magazine article as average for a pencil--at about 8:20 on May 18. Ethan Eldred was writing at the time.<br /><br />Here's a picture of the word: <span style="font-style: italic;">hot</span>. It's circled but still hard to see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlIjigtACaI/AAAAAAAAAJs/fmck1FyYHYw/s1600-h/hot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlIjigtACaI/AAAAAAAAAJs/fmck1FyYHYw/s400/hot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067151606546434466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here's a picture of the pencil after passing 45,000 words. What a champ!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlCCFwtACXI/AAAAAAAAAJU/GJqoeVscbtI/s1600-h/Pencil45Ksmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RlCCFwtACXI/AAAAAAAAAJU/GJqoeVscbtI/s400/Pencil45Ksmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066692616276412786" border="0" /></a>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-28348484646103247142007-05-14T20:29:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:31.904-05:00The counting has caught up with the writing!<span>Words written so far:</span> 41,518<br /><span>The page we've reached in the book:</span> 170<br /><span>Actual number of pages from which we've copied, starting with the title page:</span> 167<br /><span>Average words per page:</span> 249<br /><span>Length of pencil remaining:</span> 3.125"<br /><span>Pages of filler paper used:</span> 221<br /><span>The most recent sentence written:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">It was a happy cemetery.<br /><br /></span><span>Finally ... the big reason that the number of words per page keeps dropping (pointed out by a friend ... Thanks, Carl!): </span>There's more dialogue than in the earlier pages, and dialogue takes up more room on a page, because of all the paragraph breaks.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-23194046106516829752007-05-13T22:22:00.000-05:002007-05-13T22:30:11.263-05:00End of Sunday updateI wish this were moving faster, but other areas of life keep intruding, and word-counting and word-copying are both slow endeavors. : )<br /><br />I <span style="font-style: italic;">can</span> report that we've copied up through the middle of page 168 in the edition that we're using, and that we still have over 3 inches of pencil to write with.<br /><br />And we've counted up through the bottom of page 147. The total of counted words stands at 36,700. The projected total of written words stands at 41,745.<br /><br />The average count of words per page keeps declining. That must be because Scout's vocabulary includes more long words as she ages somewhat through the book. Also, the farther you go, the more long legal terms there are!Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-81173948080940636782007-05-11T11:11:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:51.977-05:00Word-counting updateOur estimate of words written keeps changing as we keep writing and counting. Through 65 pages of text in our edition, we have counted 17,600 words for an average of about 257 words per page. We have copied the text through page 155, so if the average word count holds steady, we've already written 39,823 words. We still have a lot of pencil left and expect to complete the copying this weekend.Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-61176107303861142752007-05-07T20:59:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:09:19.524-05:00A final list of our writers!Thanks to all!<br /><ol><li>Jeffrey Ketner</li><li>Shirley Bowser<br /></li><li>Crystal Crissman</li><li>Rev. Marlys Hershberger</li><li>Anna Sylvester</li><li>Donna Riggen</li><li>Suzanne Sylvester</li><li>Pamela Johnson</li><li>Janice Albright</li><li>Connie Letscher</li><li>John Letscher</li><li>Janet Eldred</li><li>Ethan Eldred</li><li>Don Ruggery, Jr.,</li><li>Julie Ansley</li><li>Mark Michrina</li><li>Carl DeCaspers<br /></li><li>Joyce Eger</li><li>Mary Ann Keagy</li><li>Ann Blough<br /></li><li>Diane Witmeyer</li><li>Michelle Ewing</li><li>Marissa Ewing</li><li>Ken Sheppard</li><li>Keith Eldred</li><li>Emmett Eldred<br /></li></ol>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-4239621614559024602007-05-07T20:30:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:51.977-05:00The copying continues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj_S9LXw2RI/AAAAAAAAAJM/AS1iQXYKiCU/s1600-h/Tug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj_S9LXw2RI/AAAAAAAAAJM/AS1iQXYKiCU/s400/Tug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061996454654040338" border="0" /></a><br />Here we see Emmett Eldred, Keith's son, wielding the Biconderoga at Keith's kitchen table, the new site for copying. The pencil endures! As of our last report, we had copied through page 132 or our edition. Now we've copied through page 205.<br /><br />We've also started a careful count of the words in the book. Through 23 pages of our edition, the word count is 6600, or about 287 per page. If that rate holds steady, we've already written out nearly 59,000 words--well beyond the 45,000 stated in <span style="font-style: italic;">Discovery</span> magazine!Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-16412052375706592022007-05-05T19:46:00.000-05:002007-06-09T15:24:27.327-05:00A report after 32 hours into the effortWe were fortunate to have an excellent pencil sharpener at hand in the Library. We heartily recommend the <a href="http://www.royalsupplies.com/products/DESK/16924K.html">Royal P40</a>. The best feature is the little light labeled "SHARPENED." As soon as we saw that light flicker, our pencil was declared SHARPENED and thrust back into action.<br /><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rjzzu7Xw19I/AAAAAAAAAGs/OSvGul3OBtc/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061188068794488786" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rjzzu7Xw19I/AAAAAAAAAGs/OSvGul3OBtc/s400/023.JPG" border="0"></a></p>As reflected in the chart below, we measured the pencil before each sharpening, and sometimes after. We used a borrowed Vernier caliper that measures to one-thousandth of an inch, though we general measured only to a tenth or a hundredth of an inch. Eventually, we realized that sharpening often didn't measurably decrease the length but only tapered the wood and the lead. The reduction in length comes as the lead itself wears away. We've sharpened the pencil 32 times in 32 hours, exactly once per hour--not by design; it just worked out that way. <p></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0_qrXw2OI/AAAAAAAAAI0/mCzW6sqcslc/s1600-h/our_pencil_is_melting.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061271558663756002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0_qrXw2OI/AAAAAAAAAI0/mCzW6sqcslc/s400/our_pencil_is_melting.png" border="0"></a>Click <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pQ44LY5R1jmNLaP7u1tP_TQ">here</a> to see the raw data. Note the sudden drop in overall length of the pencil toward the end, before the decreases become regular once again. That's when the ferrule and eraser came off!<br /></p><p> As of this posting, the latest measurement is 3.26 inches. The pencil started out at 6.65 inches minus the ferrule (That measurement actually comes from an identical pencil with the ferrule removed), so the total decrease is just about 3.4 inches. Over 32 hours, that averages out to a decrease of .11 inches per hour. So a 6.65-inch pencil would take 60.5 hours to wear away. That means we're only a little over half-way done!<br /><br />Now, another factor is the changing ergonomic situation. That's a fancy way of saying that it's harder to write with a pencil stub. On the other hand, there are two simple answers to that:<br /><br /><strong>ANSWER 1: Switch to a second pencil</strong><br />Hang on, this is not a cop-out. Think about it. We simply need to wear away 3.26 more inches of lead. If we do it in a second, easier-to-handle pencil, that's still the equivalent of using up the original pencil.<br /><br /><strong>ANSWER 2: The Bi-Conderoga</strong><br />Stub + Ferrule + A pencil with the ferrule removed + Stabilizing Tape = A more manageable pencil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj5GrrXw2QI/AAAAAAAAAJE/3tmkAD7ZrYU/s1600-h/Biconderoga+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj5GrrXw2QI/AAAAAAAAAJE/3tmkAD7ZrYU/s400/Biconderoga+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061560747401730306" border="0"></a><br />We couldn't expect to wear away the whole length, because we need to have something to hang onto to insert the pencil into Royal P40! We're still figuring out how much we more we could wear away, but at most it would be 2 inches. Our current estimate of our total words written, having worn away 3.4 inches of pencil, is 29,000 words. So wearing away two more inches would give us 17,000 words, lifting our total OVER the target of 45,000 words.<br /><br />To be continued ... We're going to sleep on all this and form our strategy tomorrow. </p>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-21300305593610693812007-05-05T19:10:00.000-05:002007-05-05T19:25:42.501-05:00What fuels Mockingbird writers besides love of literature?<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>FOOD!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0etrXw2MI/AAAAAAAAAIk/IUhVj-VGgzs/s1600-h/Mockingbird+Pictures+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061235326319646914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0etrXw2MI/AAAAAAAAAIk/IUhVj-VGgzs/s400/Mockingbird+Pictures+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0etbXw2LI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zP5ecrYDGkc/s1600-h/Mockingbird+Pictures+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061235322024679602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0etbXw2LI/AAAAAAAAAIc/zP5ecrYDGkc/s400/Mockingbird+Pictures+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0et7Xw2NI/AAAAAAAAAIs/ZIRutMLbCvo/s1600-h/Mockingbird+Pictures+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061235330614614226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0et7Xw2NI/AAAAAAAAAIs/ZIRutMLbCvo/s400/Mockingbird+Pictures+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzzOrXw16I/AAAAAAAAAGU/65cBR5jpEiM/s1600-h/016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061187514743707554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzzOrXw16I/AAAAAAAAAGU/65cBR5jpEiM/s400/016.jpg" border="0" /></a>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-76299371397401394742007-05-05T19:04:00.000-05:002007-05-05T19:05:45.259-05:00Samples from the 163 pages SO FAR<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0a3LXw2II/AAAAAAAAAIE/XaTPf6mPTkM/s1600-h/100_1735.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061231091481892994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0a3LXw2II/AAAAAAAAAIE/XaTPf6mPTkM/s400/100_1735.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0a3bXw2JI/AAAAAAAAAIM/HR9DLcnsBAo/s1600-h/100_1736.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061231095776860306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0a3bXw2JI/AAAAAAAAAIM/HR9DLcnsBAo/s400/100_1736.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0aubXw2DI/AAAAAAAAAHc/OaDzopaK1KE/s1600-h/100_1737.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061230941158037554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0aubXw2DI/AAAAAAAAAHc/OaDzopaK1KE/s400/100_1737.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0aurXw2EI/AAAAAAAAAHk/xkJmsL48x0I/s1600-h/100_1738.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061230945453004866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0aurXw2EI/AAAAAAAAAHk/xkJmsL48x0I/s400/100_1738.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0au7Xw2FI/AAAAAAAAAHs/CRnf93U7UUo/s1600-h/100_1739.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061230949747972178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0au7Xw2FI/AAAAAAAAAHs/CRnf93U7UUo/s400/100_1739.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0avLXw2GI/AAAAAAAAAH0/x6wba2N_4y4/s1600-h/100_1740.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061230954042939490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0avLXw2GI/AAAAAAAAAH0/x6wba2N_4y4/s400/100_1740.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0avbXw2HI/AAAAAAAAAH8/aPPy1tDZfqE/s1600-h/100_1741.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061230958337906802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0avbXw2HI/AAAAAAAAAH8/aPPy1tDZfqE/s400/100_1741.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After 30 hours of continuous writing, the pencil measures in at 3.45 inches. There's lots of narrative left in that baby yet!</div><div> </div></div>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-36473317141801346322007-05-05T18:52:00.000-05:002007-05-05T18:58:08.221-05:00The pencil just went topless!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0Z17Xw2CI/AAAAAAAAAHU/AJEFYvPon3I/s1600-h/zFerrule+off.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061229970495428642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0Z17Xw2CI/AAAAAAAAAHU/AJEFYvPon3I/s400/zFerrule+off.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Check it out: the metal band and eraser separated from the pencil while Ken was starting a fresh page. It was bound to happen after more than 29 hours of continuous use.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now, we're operating with a golf pencil!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>By the way, the proper name for the metal band is <em>ferrule.</em> </div><div> </div>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-11957722701215962192007-05-05T18:28:00.000-05:002007-05-05T18:41:33.549-05:00Thanks to all our writers! (Part 4)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0TqbXw1_I/AAAAAAAAAG8/IAKEse9g-qg/s1600-h/MA+and+Ann.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061223175857166322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0TqbXw1_I/AAAAAAAAAG8/IAKEse9g-qg/s400/MA+and+Ann.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0TqrXw2AI/AAAAAAAAAHE/AlRfmk7x9EM/s1600-h/Diane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061223180152133634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0TqrXw2AI/AAAAAAAAAHE/AlRfmk7x9EM/s400/Diane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0Tq7Xw2BI/AAAAAAAAAHM/UEo885aWwSU/s1600-h/Ewings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061223184447100946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0Tq7Xw2BI/AAAAAAAAAHM/UEo885aWwSU/s400/Ewings.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-2983343255193584552007-05-05T15:43:00.000-05:002007-05-05T16:05:23.896-05:00How low can you go?This low!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzwC7Xw15I/AAAAAAAAAGM/kER6_1LBVPA/s1600-h/057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061184014345361298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzwC7Xw15I/AAAAAAAAAGM/kER6_1LBVPA/s400/057.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark Michrina, writing in the Saturday 9:00 am slot, really got the lead out! He finally reached a point where he simply could not leave any more marks!Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-73778801670887852222007-05-05T14:25:00.000-05:002007-05-05T19:08:53.867-05:00Thanks to all our writers! (Part 3)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rjzaq7Xw1yI/AAAAAAAAAFU/drjgY8ROFxc/s1600-h/029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061160512284317474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rjzaq7Xw1yI/AAAAAAAAAFU/drjgY8ROFxc/s400/029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzarLXw1zI/AAAAAAAAAFc/j71it6TIE2g/s1600-h/031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061160516579284786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzarLXw1zI/AAAAAAAAAFc/j71it6TIE2g/s400/031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0cUrXw2KI/AAAAAAAAAIU/cb_qMfR4e9k/s1600-h/zMark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061232697799661730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/Rj0cUrXw2KI/AAAAAAAAAIU/cb_qMfR4e9k/s400/zMark.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzarbXw10I/AAAAAAAAAFk/xRiab46vSZE/s1600-h/035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061160520874252098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzarbXw10I/AAAAAAAAAFk/xRiab46vSZE/s400/035.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzbX7Xw13I/AAAAAAAAAF8/ZiRUU3MbZA0/s1600-h/036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061161285378430834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzbX7Xw13I/AAAAAAAAAF8/ZiRUU3MbZA0/s400/036.jpg" border="0" /></a>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836166158944048446.post-20498282452260228612007-05-05T14:16:00.000-05:002007-05-05T14:24:57.386-05:00Thanks to all of our writers! (Part 2)<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYdrXw1pI/AAAAAAAAAEM/SGHsBFyU74E/s1600-h/012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061158085627795090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYdrXw1pI/AAAAAAAAAEM/SGHsBFyU74E/s400/012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYd7Xw1qI/AAAAAAAAAEU/c0t9OjFUj7o/s1600-h/013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061158089922762402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYd7Xw1qI/AAAAAAAAAEU/c0t9OjFUj7o/s400/013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYerXw1rI/AAAAAAAAAEc/chwFYGSSBdc/s1600-h/015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061158102807664306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzYerXw1rI/AAAAAAAAAEc/chwFYGSSBdc/s400/015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzY5rXw1uI/AAAAAAAAAE0/Z0hB3V9jYvo/s1600-h/018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061158566664132322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzY5rXw1uI/AAAAAAAAAE0/Z0hB3V9jYvo/s400/018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzY57Xw1vI/AAAAAAAAAE8/ukWc-lvkNz0/s1600-h/019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061158570959099634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoqOrnNfg8c/RjzY57Xw1vI/AAAAAAAAAE8/ukWc-lvkNz0/s400/019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Keith Eldredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913048860574500011noreply@blogger.com0