Comments on: 50 States – Leg 3: Macksville, Kansas (The Middle of Somewhere) http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/ Ocean Conservation in Action - The Site of David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor" Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Elmore http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-9942 Terry Elmore Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:17:15 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-9942 Thank you for visiting Macksville's school and for your kean observations. Macksvilleites do deeply love the center of nowhere. I attended school there from 1949-1955. I think of it every day and have a zillion stories I have shared with family, friends and co workers. I am even currently planning on making at least one last visit there even though I realize that none of my friends or relatives are around any more. I was taught in Macksville that if you look at the globe you will see the U. S. is pictured in center of the globe. Draw an x over U. S. and you see Kansas...draw an x over Kansas and you see Stafford County...draw another x and you find Macksville! WOW...center of the world! I left Macksville, moved to Denver, joined the Navy to see the oceans and the world. Ended up teaching history, geography, English...and counseling until I retired. Still love and miss Macksville! Macksville's schools gave me a background to succeed anywhere! Thank you for visiting Macksville’s school and for your kean observations. Macksvilleites do deeply love the center of nowhere. I attended school there from 1949-1955. I think of it every day and have a zillion stories I have shared with family, friends and co workers.

I am even currently planning on making at least one last visit there even though I realize that none of my friends or relatives are around any more.

I was taught in Macksville that if you look at the globe you will see the U. S. is pictured in center of the globe. Draw an x over U. S. and you see Kansas…draw an x over Kansas and you see Stafford County…draw another x and you find Macksville! WOW…center of the world!

I left Macksville, moved to Denver, joined the Navy to see the oceans and the world. Ended up teaching history, geography, English…and counseling until I retired. Still love and miss Macksville! Macksville’s schools gave me a background to succeed anywhere!

]]> By: Louise Kearney http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8074 Louise Kearney Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:07:20 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-8074 What an awesome opportunity for students to visit with you. I enjoyed reading of your experience in Macksville, Kansas! My K-12 education was in the Macksville school district. Thanks for including the tornado video as well. What an awesome opportunity for students to visit with you. I enjoyed reading of your experience in Macksville, Kansas! My K-12 education was in the Macksville school district. Thanks for including the tornado video as well.

]]> By: bonnie bradley http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8065 bonnie bradley Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:07:00 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-8065 Ocean Doctor, it is really good to see u do this. I was looking for something concering in Macksville, and I came accross this. I went to school in Macksville. It was very interesting high school years. 69-73 just wanted to say thank you Bonnie (Donley) Bradley Ocean Doctor, it is really good to see u do this. I was looking for something concering in Macksville, and I came accross this. I went to school in Macksville. It was very interesting high school years. 69-73

just wanted to say thank you
Bonnie (Donley) Bradley

]]> By: 50 States - Leg 4, Stop 1: Rapid City, South Dakota (Beach House in the Sky) | OceanDoctor http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 50 States - Leg 4, Stop 1: Rapid City, South Dakota (Beach House in the Sky) | OceanDoctor Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:03:31 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-1462 [...] The next morning I arrived at an enormous building complex bearing the name "Rapid City Central High School." The cavernous interior was teeming with students…2,300 of them. I thought to myself that this school is 23 times the size of the high school I had just visited the previous Friday in Macksville, Kansas. [...] [...] The next morning I arrived at an enormous building complex bearing the name "Rapid City Central High School." The cavernous interior was teeming with students…2,300 of them. I thought to myself that this school is 23 times the size of the high school I had just visited the previous Friday in Macksville, Kansas. [...]

]]> By: Amy Southerland http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Amy Southerland Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:15:52 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-1440 Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience in Kansas. This post is even better than legs 1 & 2. Although maybe I'm prejudiced since I'm from the middle of nowhere (well, Kansas City, Kansas). That last paragraph even made me a little teary-eyed. If you keep blogging like this for the entire expedition, you'll have a book! (and a good one, too). Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience in Kansas. This post is even better than legs 1 & 2. Although maybe I’m prejudiced since I’m from the middle of nowhere (well, Kansas City, Kansas). That last paragraph even made me a little teary-eyed. If you keep blogging like this for the entire expedition, you’ll have a book! (and a good one, too).

]]> By: Sveta http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Sveta Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:44:04 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-1437 Well, yet another masterpiece from the Ocean Doctor! What a read! You keep us all, your fans and followers "begging" for more as your travels across the country proceed. Of course, every time you blog you describe in your absolutely unique style "fish out of water" experiences, your favorite genre in the movies and the path you seem to be be following throughout your whole life. Great insight into thoughts, ideas and aspirations of young people who were very open to new ideas and obviously found your talk to be fascinating. As always you made it informative and challenging. Even though your were wearing your "PhD hat", you were a living proof that science, environment and oceans can be as thrilling and majestic as anything that make these kids "tick". It was a two-way street communication which I am sure had left a deep impact on the students. Bravo! Well, yet another masterpiece from the Ocean Doctor! What a read! You keep us all, your fans and followers “begging” for more as your travels across the country proceed. Of course, every time you blog you describe in your absolutely unique style “fish out of water” experiences, your favorite genre in the movies and the path you seem to be be following throughout your whole life. Great insight into thoughts, ideas and aspirations of young people who were very open to new ideas and obviously found your talk to be fascinating. As always you made it informative and challenging. Even though your were wearing your “PhD hat”, you were a living proof that science, environment and oceans can be as thrilling and majestic as anything that make these kids “tick”. It was a two-way street communication which I am sure had left a deep impact on the students. Bravo!

]]> By: David http://oceandoctor.org/50-states-leg-3-macksville-kansas-the-middle-of-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 David Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:49:48 +0000 http://oceandoctor.org/?p=75#comment-1436 hey oceandoctor... what a delightful report! great job being the ocean ambassador to the middle of somewhere. toward the end of your report you mentioned the way in which even america's heartland connects directly to the gulf of mexico. was there any particular discussion about the nature of the connection... the way agricultural inputs directly affect (deteriorate) the ecological health of the gulf (especially northern but throughout as well)? given the attitudes about the livestock tax, i'm guessing there's little enthusiasm for modified practices to mitigate these necessary "evils" but i don't want to jump to conclusions. can't wait for the next next-leg report! be happy and well! -d hey oceandoctor… what a delightful report! great job being the ocean ambassador to the middle of somewhere.
toward the end of your report you mentioned the way in which even america’s heartland connects directly to the gulf of mexico. was there any particular discussion about the nature of the connection… the way agricultural inputs directly affect (deteriorate) the ecological health of the gulf (especially northern but throughout as well)? given the attitudes about the livestock tax, i’m guessing there’s little enthusiasm for modified practices to mitigate these necessary “evils” but i don’t want to jump to conclusions.
can’t wait for the next next-leg report!
be happy and well!
-d

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