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I thought I would be further along by now
43 years ago today, my Mother was in some of the worst pain of her life...giving birth to me. It is through her willingness to endure that pain (and the patience of my Father) that I am here today. I have done a lot of dumb shit in my time, but I also like to think I have done some good as well. Many thanks to my friends and family for making ( Read more... ) -
Potty Post
Ummm, non-parents beware.
We just had a morning to night, accident free day! You have no idea how happy this makes me (and Robbin too). No diapers, just underwear. Yes, I am talking about Isabeau, not myself...at least this time. Just though I would share this.
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Friday Musings
Fridays are days of reflection for me. I think back over the last week and catalog my successes and failures to hopefully learn from these. This week, I took a good look at how much my daughter has changed. From being a premature peanut, to a miniature person. Here is a before and after picture (The hand on Isabeau's head is EquusRegia's):
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Pink Rain
Nothing like a new raincoat with a matching umbrella to stomp around in puddles. My appologies to anyone not interested....I am having a Daddy moment.
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For those of Iron Will....
I have to admit it. I am a game junky. Role playing, MUDs, board games, card games, and yes, computer games. Obviously, one shouldn't install games on their work PC, but I have found an alternative. Whenever I have a few minutes to myself at work, I now go to Addictinggames.com. This is a HUGE selection of flash games that range from mundane ( Read more... ) -
Verbage
Ok, I admit that I love the OK Cupid tests. Here are the results from the Commonly Confused words test:
Advanced
You scored 92% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 73% Expert!
You have an extremely good understanding of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level commonly confused English words, getting at least 75% of each of these ( Read more... ) -
Jawon-a Read?
Well, I'm back from my first day back at school. It was nostalgic riding the yellow school bus (no, not the short one) to my "power lunch". My student, Jawon, is a very nice, bright 2nd grader. He apparently randomly chose books to read as one of them we read 5-6 pages and lost interest. Of course, I was aware this would happen with a ( Read more... ) -
Fry-Day
I start with a pretty cool program next week called "Power Lunch". This is associated with the WITS organization (Working In The Schools) here in Chicago. Every Tuesday, I take my lunch hour and read to my assigned student and encourage them to develop a love of reading. Obviously, this is at a public school within a low-income area and the ( Read more... ) -
Bumper Stickers we would like to see
Happy Birthday Equusregia! Happy Thursday to everyone else.
Bumper stickers we would love to see...
Jesus loves you...but everyone else thinks you are an ass ( Read more... )
