Hi there. Brief update: Laureen has accepted a job next year with Garland ISD teaching in their alternative high school. This marks the end of her tenure at Hood Middle School in Dallas. The move came about suddenly, but it seems to be a fit that answers prayers. Less of a drive, more discipline and …
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Coming and going home
This last weekend was an interesting one. Saturday, I went over to Ft. Worth to spend the night at my parents’ house because Sunday we were driving to Oklahoma for my step-grandfather’s 80th birthday party.For those of you living in the Dallas area who travel north on 35: AAAAAAAGHH! There is pretty massive southbound construction …
Lack of recent updates
Greetings, I’ve been somewhat reticent in updating the site. This is primarily because I am a lazy human being who feels very stressed out by…everything. What we did for Mother’s Day You know, this holiday snuck up on me this year. We went to go see my mom, and Laureen got in a good call …
Teaching, 8th grade proms, etc.
Welcome to another day in the continuing struggle of my wife. Believe it or not, Laureen teaches in a place that holds an eighth grade prom. I kinda wondered about that, but I realized that sadly, for some of these kids, that’s as far as they’re going to go, whether it be by choice or …
Life after dog
There’s a big sense of calm around the house, but also a big sense of loss, still. I hear stories almost nightly about missing the jingling of his collar, or how he looked startled when the drugs hit his vein, or about how some things just remind us of him. (admission: I’m tearing up a …
Obituary for Rambo Jones
Rambo “Bo-Bo” Augustus Dotson Jones Jan. 1, 1996 – April 21, 2003 Rambo Jones was put to sleep yesterday at 5:15 p.m. at Springhill Veterinary Clinic by injection. Rambo lived a full 7-plus years of life, becoming a member of the Jones household when he was four months old on April 15, 1996. He was …
Reuters, The Bastion of Bias
I don’t know anymore. Maybe Reuters has been kicked in the teeth by AP and UPI along with the instant news networks too many times, but they’re pretty much doing away with sensible reporting and headline writing. Chris Wright has documented some of Reuters headlines showing obvious democratic bias, but today I’d like to show …
Why reality shows suck, and also why they don’t suck
We get Time Magazine at home, and this particular week featured a short blurb on proposed Reality shows that are or are being considered for production. Proud admission of something many people would consider beneath themselves: I like reality shows–some of them. Basically, let’s run down the reality shows that have happened. I may forget …
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The war with Iraq: a continuing question
Two questions: Number one: Where’s Osama bin Laden? Remember him? The guy actually behind the 9-11 strikes? Number two: Is anyone else as skeptical as I am of the rush to label any drum of chemicals “possible weapons of mass destruction”? We’re not looking for smoking guns. We’re looking for justifications for what we’ve done. …
A dog with bite
Laureen and I have a chow-chow, approx. 7 years old, named Bo-Bo. His name was changed from Rambo in a deliberate move to de-aggress him (okay, it might not be a word, but I’m trying to capture the “je ne c’est what?” of the thing here). Prior to Wednesday night, I’d been bitten twice by …