Nicki's Thoughts, Art & Friends

The restaurant we ate at on competition night was wonderful.  It was within walking distance of the hotel.  It was full of all kinds of local people – prom attendees eating prior, retirees having dinner, families eating out. The Malibu Grill in Bloomington, Indiana was worth the few minutes it took the staff to set [...]

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So, as I said before, I put up a profile on cupid.com.  I have had profiles on other internet dating sites before so this is not new. I found someone on there I know.  I am not what he is looking for for a number of reason.  I do, though, feel like I should respond [...]

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Once we got to campus, we unloaded the bus.  We had breakfast foods, snacks, binders, all kinds of things that were necessary for the day.  As the last two of us were walking up to the team room, one student came back.  He was sure he had left his books on the bus for the [...]

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Well, there would be lots of images taht could be in the photo spot today.  The day began early.  At about 11:30 pm Friday night I was at the front desk of the Hilton Gardens in Bloomington, Indiana.  I wanted to be able to use the restaurant ice machine at 5 am rather than the [...]

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Typing while traveling was fun.  The final straw has occurred.  We have explored campus.  It looked huge on the map but in reality is not bad.  I think the 15 minutes between events is more than enough time, even for the slowest of the students.  We found all the locations and, as the boys say, [...]

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Yesterday it was movies.  Today it is “Stadium Arcadium” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers – brand new album and atop the Billboard album chart. A good listen and dulls the boredom of the road.   Yesterday it was NY, PA – a little as we went around Lake Erie, and the OH as we [...]

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Wasn’t that the lyrics of a song in the late 70s ?  Well, whether it was or not, Indiana’s calling as we finished our first day of travel to National Science Olympiad competition in Bloomington, Indiana.    Coming from upstate NY, there is probably no easy way to get to Indiana.  I am sure there [...]

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Okay, so when the 17 year old asked why I was low on money, I pointed out the $120 in gas since last Thurs.  I went to Niagara Falls to pick up my older daughter from college.  Even managed to get gas on the Indian reservation up there which is much less expensive than normal [...]

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Okay, so I posted a profile a few days ago.  I am not sure I like this.  I am finding that the men I would be interested in are not on there.  Not sure whether I should remove the profile or just see what comes my way.  I realize it has been less than a [...]

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