{"id":5513,"date":"2022-04-07T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2022-04-17T18:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T23:41:54","slug":"two-days-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=5513","title":{"rendered":"Two Days in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I finally visited two schools in Arlington, Tennessee, that were almost three years in the making. After a couple of postponements (one of which being because of a little thing called the Pandemic), I began with <a href=\"https:\/\/arlingtones.acsk-12.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Arlington Elementary (opens in a new tab)\">Arlington Elementary<\/a>! Not only did they furnish me with my own personal parking spot, but they also welcomed me with this cool backdrop for my presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-7_Fotor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"393\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-7_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-7_Fotor.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-7_Fotor-300x118.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-7_Fotor-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Excellent work by Mrs. Perdue, based on my Night at the Museum: Night of the Dragons book. Note the top dragon based on movie film while the bottom one is made from book pages. Very creative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-3_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5515\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-3_Fotor.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-3_Fotor-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-3_Fotor-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I performed four shows and signed tons of books between each one. Even though there were a couple of technical issues, Mr. Overby was there to save the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"514\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1298.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1298.jpg 820w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1298-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1298-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Gerhardt for keeping in touch with me through the years and finally having me out (along with the Arlington Elementary PTA) and for the generous gift bag! Thanks to Kellen and Collin for the 5th grade introductions\u2014good job guys. Thanks to the coaches for the use of the gym (let me know who finally won the burping contest). And the biggest thanks to all the Arlington Elementary Tigers! I hope you enjoy reading all the books I signed for you. And remember, I\u2019m always making more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-4_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5517\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-4_Fotor.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-4_Fotor-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/part0-4_Fotor-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here I am sporting my Arlington T-shirt back on the ranch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_131e_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5518\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_131e_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_131e_Fotor-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I finally visited two schools in Arlington, Tennessee, that were almost three years in the making. After a couple of postponements (one of which being because of a little thing called the Pandemic), I began with Arlington Elementary! 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