Competition is over. My job is done. Now, for the three teams that are going on to state competition, the real work begins. Science Olympiad is a wonderful national program. Every school who starts is aiming, this year, for a trip to Witchita State in Kansas. Everyone wants to win and be at the national… Continue reading And now the real work begins…
I suppose the actual title of this entry should be when will they listen, not we, as I did listen. I am concerned that the “they” in this matter did not. Here is the situation. There are high school aged girls singing in the adult choir at the Catholic church. This is after the local… Continue reading When will we listen?
… and no, at least not at this point in time, I am not talking about the annual collegiate basketball March Madness. I am talking about the annual ritual at my house of Division B Science Olympiad Regionals. About seven years ago, I started volunteering as a coach for my school district’s division B (meaning… Continue reading It’s That Time of Year…
Okay, I am hoping against hope that I can stay up long enough to see who wins Best Picture. I am sure this awards show will be just like the Grammys – I saw an hour. Actually, I should get to see more than an hour of the Oscars. It is Sunday night, a school… Continue reading And the Oscar goes to…
I remember the long gas lines. I remember getting gas only on days that corresponded with the last number on your license plate (odd/even). I know I am dating myself but having had an environmental outlook and education since I was young, these things tended to be more in my mind than other things that… Continue reading 70’s Energy Crisis Hangover
I always thought this was a question I needed to examine only for college breaks. Believe it or not, last year with three kids in college, none of them had the same spring break. This made dealing with the external things – extra laundry, more food at meals – was not difficult. The more difficult… Continue reading How do you, as a parent, live with a college student?
Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right? Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras – real in the bead-throwing/bead-collecting, alcohol drinking, breast baring way. So here are the childhood… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
At the prompting of the Yahoo! 360 people, I will discuss finding love online. I will also tell you a bit about some parts of it. The long and short of it is that I have not found love online. It is not for lack of trying. I did the Yahoo! Personals for a while.… Continue reading Have you found love online?
Well, I thought I had an image but can’t find one. I love snow. It is amazing I have managed to live through this winter so far. It was in the 50s at the beginning of January. We have had negligible snowfall since October. It has just been weird. Cold, we have had. Snow, we… Continue reading Let it Snow, Let it Snow, LET IT SNOW!!!
I have to admit I do not like watching basketball on television. I am not even sure I like watching basketball in person but if I have to, college ball is the way to go. So it is a cold February Saturday and I am flipping around – anything to not watch another episode of… Continue reading Mountaineer Basketball
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