Last Hodge Podge of September

Welcome to the Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you want to play along and  answer the questions, please share by adding your link at the end of Joyce's post. Be sure to leave a comment for the blogger linking before you because comments beget comments. Everyone loves some good old fashioned bloggy loving.

1. Have you ever been to and/or lived near the desert? What did you think? Travel and Leisure lists the 'coolest' American desert towns as-  Palm Springs CA, Virgina City NE, Bend OR, Winslow AZ, Marfa TX, Grand Junction CO, Silver City NM, Moab UT, Taos NM, Yakima WA, Borrego Springs CA, Terlingua TX, and St. George UT, and Tubac AZ
Have you been to any of these? Would you like to visit a desert town? Which on the list would you most like to see?  I've been to the desert a few times...I have stood on the corner in Winslow, AZ a couple of times.  I have spent a great amount of time in Yakima, WA since I spent the summer in Walla Walla  going to school.  I have been to 48 of the 50 states and have seen a lot of desert.  I have never been to Moab and would love to go.
2. What's a plan or project you've deserted in the past year?  Besides blogging more consistently....it would have to be getting my craft room in order.3. Desert-dessert? Share two or three words you find yourself having to think twice about when it comes to spelling.
Principal and Principle.  If I am not thinking I will miss this one.  Capitol and Capital would be the other one.4. High and dry, like watching paint dry, dry run, dry as dust, not a dry eye in the house...which phrase can you relate to currently? Explain.  Dry run.  I have been in a lot of training session on methods to teach where we have gotten into groups and done dry runs.5. How often do you frequent the dry cleaners? Starch or no starch?   Once every month or so I take Frank's suits.  He likes light starch in his shirts. 6. What's a food or beverage you enjoy that's named for a place?  New England Clam Chowder and Boston Cream Pie.
 7. Do you need solitude?  Sometimes.  I love being around people, but I like aloneness too.
 8.  Insert your own random thought here.  Next week is Homecoming at both schools I work at.  It is a big deal and a crazy week.  What was Homecoming like when you were in school?  My senior year the Youth for Christ club I was in won the float competition.