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Cheese
Last Thanksgiving those of us in attendance in DC (VA to be technicaly correct) gave thanks for cheese. And some other things. This chart is for us.
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Board Game Update
After recovering from the recent board game failings, I ventured back out and played Soren in chess twice yesterday. Result: two losses. One was quick, the second was longer game that I thought I was winning, but that came to a sudden and unsuccessful end. -
2/12/11
Just two hours to my Zip Code Day! -
Favorite Songs of 2010
Only a bit over a month into the new year, and I'm putting up my favorite songs list for last year. Not bad. I may even get taxes finished soon if banks will cooperate with getting 1099s in. I listened to less new music this year, mostly as a result of the fact I came into possession of an iPOD Touch and have been finally getting around to ripping ( Read more... ) -
Your January 2011 Post
Ok, so I am rededicated to getting at least a weekly post of some sort up. This week: S was out of school for a week. Two teacher development days, followed by three days of snow. I made it to DC for work on two of those days, but schools nonetheless closed ( Read more... ) -
Nebraska Gear
Years ago I had a Nebraska hat. When I was in Oklahoma yesterday I had the chance to buy one. And that seemed like the perfect place to do so, in commemoration of the old NU-OU rivalry. -
Legos
S is in his room building with Legos right now. But 2010 may be the first year in forever that no Legos are on his Christmas list. -
Parent-Teacher Conferences
When S was at the Amigos school in Cambridge, it was a tight-knit group of kids and parents within a relatively small program. It was a very unique social situation that we were sad to lose (and particularly for S to lose) when we moved. I attended parent-teacher conferences for him yesterday. As you may know, he's in a smaller program (the ( Read more... ) -
Southwest travel
Coming up in December, my Big 12 South Tour. First week, Houston. Second week, Oklahoma City. Third week, Lubbock. Why no Austin?
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Atlantic Subscription
Being the "Preferred Subscriber" that I am, The Atlantic's latest bid to get me to resubscribe is to include a free gift subscription. If you're interested in the gift subscription, speak up. First come, first served.