The first job I selected for the fourth district I am now in may still be coming, but the second job was a two-day job for 8th grade language arts. It was at the school where I know a few of the kids from my church. As it turns out the school is only about […]
That’s right!! This weekend on two different channels broadcast from the same city, they are having a Holiday Music Preview in preparation for their annual 24/7 marathon of merriment which begings the day after turkey and all the way through December 25th. One of the tunes is one in a long series of parodies to
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I tend to be up late at night writing these blogs. Recently I’ve been using my little computer light instead of the room light. This gives me just enough light to find the special keys on the keyboard that I don’t have a feel for in touch typing. Working with computers for the past 20+
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Tonight, a great friend and I went to see my niece and nephew in their elementary school’s production of Schoolhouse Rock, Live! Ok, so it was the juniorfied version of the show. phooey! A year ago our community theatre did a production of the full 21 song-filled show in which I was the central character,
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No one as far as I know asked the question posed in the title, but today I certainly felt that way, as the nerd that is, not the one asking the question. I suspect my brother felt the same way. You see, we went to the funeral of someone we have never met. As such,
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Tonight saw the return of our semi-regular game night. I will not comment on the night itself but on one of the challenges I was asked to perform outside of the games. Somehow, we got off on the tangent of James Bond. I was asked to list all of the villains in the 21 (now
No Mr. Bond, I Expect You To DIIIIIIIE!!! Read More »
Unlike previous posts of mine, this one is being written to compliment the status of gas prices these days. Here in NW Ohio, we ‘re paying $1.99 for gas – it was actually weird looking to see a 1 up there on the price board at the gas station. But I’m really happy about it,
Life is a journey, be it driving down the highway, or sailing the seas. Not always a smooth journey, or the most pleasant, but it is the the path we must take. For me the journey is made easier by those who share my path. Our paths converge and diverge with others all through our
My dad got home from the hosptial this afternoon (HOORAY!!). I think Mom was getting annoyed driving the 45 minutes to see him sleep and mumble through the day. Yesterday, the doctor was concerned that Dad’s blood pressure was erratic (at times high at others low). Mom asked the doctor when he might be coming
Wednesday was one of those specials days. That is, subbing for a gym teacher. But first, let me talk about the days before this one. Monday, I took a full day job at one of the furthest schools from me. It was a bit of a mixed bag as well as a slight disappointment. I
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