Drawn out, Schaefer said it would take up two chalkboards, but on the sheet in his pocket, it was boiled down to a formula for how much Mayweather would earn, based on how many people bought the fight and what the other revenue streams brought in.
Dinner is invariably packed, and there are plans to expand the offerings; one chalkboard lists various French classics — pot-au-feu, bouillabaisse, cassoulet — that aren't yet on the menu.
The wood and aluminum desk has three chalkboard sides, a translucent lid and a surface large enough for a laptop and paper, since "computer and traditional styles of learning are going on simultaneously," Ms. Gans said.
Billed as "Anything We Want: Fiona Apple & Blake Mills," Monday's set featured four musicians, 16 songs, one chalkboard (on which she wrote, "Teach me how to be free") and a crowded, respectful hall.
"I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck.
At the Espresso Café Boulevard in the city's pedestrian zone, the owner, Kristin Zinser, had two large chalkboards set up on the cobbled street recently.
In the lobby were two big chalkboards with "MY DREAM IS …" written at the top, and a dozen blanks for people to fill in.
While you might not want to paint all four walls in chalkboard paint, one wall (or a small wall that's by a door or closet) could be fun.
Or, as Coach Herman Edwards of the Jets wrote on the chalkboard two games ago: This is one of those corny football expressions -- note that the acronym is WIN -- that have permeated the locker room of the Jets (3-2) and played a part in the two-game winning streak they will put on the line against the St . LouisRams (5-0) on Sunday.
Cut it out as usual and paint it with two coats of chalkboard paint.
