I don’t think I’ve ever had an article written about anything I’ve done before. But, lo and behold, this morning Shelley and I made the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and–I guess–several other papers. Who would have thought that research in college writing classes would be interesting outside of the academy?

CCCC will be offering childcare for the first time at the convention in San Francisco. The deadline for registration for childcare is January 1st, and at this point nobody has registered yet.
The CCCC officers are concerned that if we don’t have much registration then we will have to withdraw childcare for the convention (and CCCC would still have to pay the down payment to the provider). Please spread the word to folks you think might be interested in this service. The Executive Committee is offering childcare on a pilot basis for this convention, and we’d like to make it as much of a success as possible. Our goal is to have about 20 children registered for each of the 3 days of the convention.

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for how to advertise this service best, and I’d be happy to pass these along to the EC.

Here is the information from the CCCC website:

“This year we are offering an on-site activity center for childcare, Camp CCCC, during the convention from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday right in the Hilton Hotel. Children ages 6 months to 12 years old are welcome. The center, staffed by experienced CPR and Pediatric First Aid certified professionals, will provide age-appropriate entertaining and educational activities, including storytelling, hands-on crafts, games, the “Build It Zone,” and the “Boogie It Zone.” Infant care stations, rest areas, and “SecurChild®” photo check-in and check-out will ensure a safe, secure environment.”

You can register for half-day or full-day care.  Registration deadline is January 1, 2009.  To get more information about facilities and to register for childcare, go to www.accentoca.com/campcccc09

Thanks to Alan Levine, I found this weather forecast website, which really tells me all I need to know. Forget the pop-up ads and multiple clicks on weather.com. All I really want to know is whether it’s going to rain.