Jacob’s now finishing up 1st grade. He’s got four teachers who primarily instruct him, and since Laureen’s been on the receiving end of teacher gifts that are sometimes useless (“A Starbucks card! Enough for two Trientas! But I don’t drink coffee! Thank You!”), we resorted to the generic “put $20 on a Visa gift card” …
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The End of The World
I’m not entirely sure why there’s been so much angst going on about the supposed end of the world predicted by some literalist somewhere. We’ve had groups of people believe many times over believe such things, and one of two things has happened: 1. They are embarrassed. 2. They kill themselves. My viewpoint on this …
Our Alma Mater, We Will Cheer
This one’s primarily for my high school acquaintances/friends/”I recognize your name”s. Backstory: My mom teaches in EMS ISD. She’s been there 25 years. This year, she’s retiring. So is Mr. Shipp. Every year, they have an awards ceremony to honor the teachers in various ways: teacher of the year, five years of service, etc. I …
Jacob the Enforcer
Last night, Jacob asked me if he could go get some tape and scissors. I said, “OK”, because every father wants their kid to do something constructive with their lives. (Bad joke, yes.) Jacob then hung a sign on his door: “please don’t come in here”. After a while, he asked me how to spell …
Jacob’s an author
It’s a good story about a frog. And it’s prey. I can’t display the pages without the consent of the author.
Jessie’s Going To Walnut Glen
Her acceptance letter. Let us not mention that the word “Talented” is misspelled.
The Soul of a Balloon
Today, I was at Little Gym, being the parent-on-duty for Jessie and her dance class. The lobby had a few parents and younger siblings, and one of them had a blue balloon, filled with helium, on a thin ribbon. The configuration of the room combined with the length of the ribbon made it just ever …
The Texas version of Big Air
Random thoughts as I try to get back to sleep
It’s about 12:30 a.m. Friday morning. I’ve just given Jessie some cough and cold medicine to hopefully clear her head and relieve her cough. Jacob seems to have gotten over his, but both of the kids spent a great deal of time outside today. They’ve created a slide using the rope on the tree fort …
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Shooting Yourself in the Foot, Texas Style
The upcoming Texas legislative session is going to be interesting, to put it mildly. Even though our governor assured us during his campaign that Texas was in great shape and there’s lots of money coming in, it turns out that if we spent this next fiscal year at the same level we did last year, …
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