Since I work all day on the computer, I seldom play games. Last year or the year before, though, one of my kids introduced me to a game site – Grab.com. At Christmastime, my daughter at college would send me challenges to see if I could be her at a game called “Night Before Christmas.”… Continue reading Games on the Computer
For the past ten years or so, my spring road trip season has focused around soccer. Vacations were planned and other items done by the soccer schedule. Now that the soccer player is in college, that is the fall road trip season. This year, my road trip season started yesterday. I took a day trip… Continue reading The Spring Road Trip Season Begins
While I sometimes curse that my 18 year old is too independent, I think it is important for parents to raise children who know how to live and move without their parents around to tell them how. To that end, the oldest five of my six children – the youngest to some extent also, have… Continue reading Raising Independent Children
Do I dare tempt fate? I have managed to clear a space in the laundry room – no small feat – and want to bring in from storage the boxes with spring/summer clothing in them and swap out the winter items. What happens when I do this? Unfortunately, history has proven that I end up… Continue reading Do I dare tempt fate?
I swear, even if I didn’t have high school students in the music program, I would still go to the annual Prism concert. Our high school music program is rather good. It is the culmination of a long history of good music programs. In a school district with a student population of approximately 2700, the… Continue reading My Favorite Concert of the Year
Yesterday, I admitted to leaving the television on as background noise throughout the day as I work. I even listed what I tend to listen to as noise. My oldest is home today and missing a class on films. He was told he was going to miss the viewing of Taxi Driver. This has never… Continue reading Background Noise
Okay, so I am not “the man” in the bar watching four games at a time but it is almost time for the 7:10 pm tip offs and our favorite team is set to go…Go Purple Eagles!! Unfortunately, I don’t have bar patrons to comment on but comment I will on the games. I am… Continue reading Live Blog – NCAA Tourney
While the Niagara University Purple Eagle men’s basketball team was unhappy to be playing in the play-in game for the NCAA tournament, they did meet up with an unexpected acquaintance. The University of Dayton pep band – who had played for Niagara at NIT events at HSBC Arena several years ago – met up with… Continue reading Thank you, U of Dayton
My daughter was all excited. First, her sister’s women’s soccer team won their conference championship at the end of October last year. The team and university members were gathered in the lower level of the Gallagher Center to watch the selection show. The team – which plays in a small Division 1 conference – was… Continue reading Dancing but is it really?
Several blog titles of mine deal with March Madness, though not all refer to NCAA basketball. This one does and this year, in particular, it will be special. This year March Madness has a special slant to it. My daughter’s college team won their conference championship so will be heading to the dance. It happens… Continue reading March Madness Arrives
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