i am looking to my class each week now and i am happy with the progress i have made so far. for example, a windup alarm clock is a mechanical thing. i can’t wait to hear what’s in store!! the world around us ultimately amounts to a group of a few hundred folks—a few thousand for some of us, suppose. and it looks so pretty too! i was completely out of my element. in a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt and pecans. i could almost feel the sting of his yellow wooden ruler across my knuckles. 