Have you seen this guy on TV?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ia7TF2yVQU
Great story. His daughter has taken over & this am on CBS News Sunday she said that #1) She wishes she had taken over while he was still alive so that they had been able to work together & #2) That she often times feels he is on the fringes watching her.
I have felt my own Dad's presence lately, especially when I am on my way home from school & I am reflecting on my teaching day. I think that he would be proud of me; how how hard I have been working, how well I have been teaching.
I would never want to go back in time & be with him. He was a tortured man & I am way better off NOT having been with him. But there was a side of him that was "Dad" that I miss from time to time. I guess, like the daughter above, I wish I would at least have told him that while he was alive.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Kites on a roll.
So I ordered 20 kites on a roll for science club ( for next year) & made the sample kite. Actually, Dan & I made it.
Can't fly it yet, but I sure had fun decorating it!!!!
Are you watching the hockey game ? A barn burner....
F
Breck just won first time in history a team has won B'B state hockey championships. Good for them :)
Can't fly it yet, but I sure had fun decorating it!!!!
Are you watching the hockey game ? A barn burner....
F
Breck just won first time in history a team has won B'B state hockey championships. Good for them :)
WE HAVE TICKETS!!!!!!
July 4th against the Tampa Bay Rays.... woot!!!
Haven' an adventurrrrrrrrre!!!
Takin' the light raillllllllll....
goin' to Target Fiiiiield....
Get us some nooooooooooooose bleeeeeeeeeeeeds...... 4th of Julyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Yikes!
Only two more days to craziness....
What I did during break:
Got a 45 minute massage with Lori Flint at Serenity Massage.
Did laundry.
Went to Cub now Cashwise.
Went to Walgreens.
Went to KMart. Didn't purchase anything of interest so won't list. OK. Toilet paper. Happy????
Stopped in at school.
Got a half hour massage with Lori Flint at Serenity Massage.
Watched Lower Learning an absolutely awful movie that I subsequently bought for .48 cents from Amazon. Seriously. It is terrible. Interested?
Did NOT go to a Meyer get together & avoided getting an awful bug that three relatives that I know of of Dan's (including Dan) have come down with...ha ha. Losers!!!
Successfully assembled a motor kit the kids had trouble with at science club. I
re wrote the directions. A teacher didn't write those directions!!!!
Watched Boys HS State Hockey.
Woke up early but was able to fall back asleep until at least 8:30 every morning.
Was up until past midnight (edit)TWO nights!!!.
Watched Boys HS State Hockey.
Chatted/ posted on the walls of Jamie, Danielle & Jessica reminiscing about the two Lilith Fair concerts I took them to in '97 &'99. Hoping to reunite at the all new Lilith in either in MPLS or Denver this summer.
Made cinnamon rolls.
Ate half of said cinnamon rolls. Am no longer craving brown sugar & butter. Guess I won't be eating oatmeal for breakfast for a little while!!!
Went to Perkins in Buffalo. Don't drink their espresso ...it is terrible.
Toured downtown Buffalo and Maple Lake. I thought that Maple Lake was large. It is not. It is tiny.
Called my Mom.
Switched - out some magnets on a tank bag for Flash. Works better.:)
Have been doing mental calisthenics all week working up the gumption to call Lisa this coming Sunday. **** called her. Has pnemonia but she is a tough fucker. I feel good****
Graded papers & recorded them.
Did laundry.
Made a KITE!!!!!
And I still have a weekend!!! Yeah!!!!!
Flash. Charging "little bike's" battery hoping to get it at least to the mailboxes. Baby steps...WOOT!!!!
Will ride my GZ today ( Sunday.... SUN day) and am nervous. I spent 3-4 minutes wondering why I couldn't back it up..... had the hand brake on...oops.
MAY have found an appropriate windshield for Flash at a great price. I still need to work out the details.
Scrubbed the upstairs bathroom... ewwwwwwwwwww.
Made two weeks worth of STRONG lattee.
Reserved a motel for May 15th.... Jess graduates YES!!!!!!
Opened all the windows.... WOW!!!!! Fresh AIR!!!
Rode the GZ around the "block" twice. It started right up.
Flew the kite. It's a beaut. & will be a fun project.
Ready for the home stretch!!!
What I did during break:
Got a 45 minute massage with Lori Flint at Serenity Massage.
Did laundry.
Went to Cub now Cashwise.
Went to Walgreens.
Went to KMart. Didn't purchase anything of interest so won't list. OK. Toilet paper. Happy????
Stopped in at school.
Got a half hour massage with Lori Flint at Serenity Massage.
Watched Lower Learning an absolutely awful movie that I subsequently bought for .48 cents from Amazon. Seriously. It is terrible. Interested?
Did NOT go to a Meyer get together & avoided getting an awful bug that three relatives that I know of of Dan's (including Dan) have come down with...ha ha. Losers!!!
Successfully assembled a motor kit the kids had trouble with at science club. I
re wrote the directions. A teacher didn't write those directions!!!!
Watched Boys HS State Hockey.
Woke up early but was able to fall back asleep until at least 8:30 every morning.
Was up until past midnight (edit)TWO nights!!!.
Watched Boys HS State Hockey.
Chatted/ posted on the walls of Jamie, Danielle & Jessica reminiscing about the two Lilith Fair concerts I took them to in '97 &'99. Hoping to reunite at the all new Lilith in either in MPLS or Denver this summer.
Made cinnamon rolls.
Ate half of said cinnamon rolls. Am no longer craving brown sugar & butter. Guess I won't be eating oatmeal for breakfast for a little while!!!
Went to Perkins in Buffalo. Don't drink their espresso ...it is terrible.
Toured downtown Buffalo and Maple Lake. I thought that Maple Lake was large. It is not. It is tiny.
Called my Mom.
Switched - out some magnets on a tank bag for Flash. Works better.:)
Have been doing mental calisthenics all week working up the gumption to call Lisa this coming Sunday. **** called her. Has pnemonia but she is a tough fucker. I feel good****
Graded papers & recorded them.
Did laundry.
Made a KITE!!!!!
And I still have a weekend!!! Yeah!!!!!
Flash. Charging "little bike's" battery hoping to get it at least to the mailboxes. Baby steps...WOOT!!!!
Will ride my GZ today ( Sunday.... SUN day) and am nervous. I spent 3-4 minutes wondering why I couldn't back it up..... had the hand brake on...oops.
MAY have found an appropriate windshield for Flash at a great price. I still need to work out the details.
Scrubbed the upstairs bathroom... ewwwwwwwwwww.
Made two weeks worth of STRONG lattee.
Reserved a motel for May 15th.... Jess graduates YES!!!!!!
Opened all the windows.... WOW!!!!! Fresh AIR!!!
Rode the GZ around the "block" twice. It started right up.
Flew the kite. It's a beaut. & will be a fun project.
Ready for the home stretch!!!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
LDS
I think he LIKES it!!!!! WOOT!!!!
LoDownSinner
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Holy Mother of Pearl!!!!
Wow!!!!!
The banjo arrived yesterday, with just enough time for me to start stringing it before leaving for class.
All I have to say at this point is what a gorgeous instrument! This has got to be one of the most beautiful instruments I've ever had the privilege of attempting to play.
When we got home last night I tuned her up and am so impressed by the tone and playability. I always say that "different guitars have different songs in them." Well, after plinking on George's banjo for a month or so, I was able to kind of stumble my way though Cripple Creek on a good day. This instrument? The song just flowed out of her, and then she prompted for more. I sat around strumming and picking for a few minutes and all kind of songs jumped out; a cool 12-bar blues was begging to be unleashed (something I'd never attempted on a banjo before) and actually sounded great even with my inept attempts at alternating rolls, and The Ballad of Jed Clampett forced it's way out through my fingers in a rudimentary way - something I've always wanted to play, but never tried.
She's even inspiring me to try some Bela Fleck tunes. The girl's multi-lingual, seems like she speaks all genres of music from blugrass to jazz.
In short - what a wonderful instrument!!!
Oh yeah, she has a name - MaryJo!!!!
LoDownSinner
RiderCoach
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 19,597
Images: 2
Holy Mother of Pearl!!!!
Wow!!!!!
The banjo arrived yesterday, with just enough time for me to start stringing it before leaving for class.
All I have to say at this point is what a gorgeous instrument! This has got to be one of the most beautiful instruments I've ever had the privilege of attempting to play.
When we got home last night I tuned her up and am so impressed by the tone and playability. I always say that "different guitars have different songs in them." Well, after plinking on George's banjo for a month or so, I was able to kind of stumble my way though Cripple Creek on a good day. This instrument? The song just flowed out of her, and then she prompted for more. I sat around strumming and picking for a few minutes and all kind of songs jumped out; a cool 12-bar blues was begging to be unleashed (something I'd never attempted on a banjo before) and actually sounded great even with my inept attempts at alternating rolls, and The Ballad of Jed Clampett forced it's way out through my fingers in a rudimentary way - something I've always wanted to play, but never tried.
She's even inspiring me to try some Bela Fleck tunes. The girl's multi-lingual, seems like she speaks all genres of music from blugrass to jazz.
In short - what a wonderful instrument!!!
Oh yeah, she has a name - MaryJo!!!!
Friday, March 5, 2010
ahhhhhhhhhhh
A quiet start to a Friday morning on the last day before a long break. A gift!!!
FlashG waiting for the ice to melt....Have a good break everyone? ( ok all 3-4 of you who actually might read this damn thing.
M:)
FlashG waiting for the ice to melt....Have a good break everyone? ( ok all 3-4 of you who actually might read this damn thing.
M:)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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