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Sorry, but I've been pretty tired lately. I'm sure you can understand why. I usually can stay up 'til the wee hours of the night, but those wee hours are now filled with diaper changes and bottle feedings and burping and trying to hold on to my sanity. Oh, shoot!! Baby's crying....
We have...
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No politics here. No naughty words here. No controversy here(I hope - if anyone finds this one worth debate, they need to get a life!)
I bailed the last two days of this week, skipped school (work actually) in the name of spring break.
"Spring Break" - WTF - we're talking 8 & 10 year olds...
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It's been quite a sad week for me as it is every year about this time. One of my closest friends is not available for our daily chats, rants, boasting, etc. that we share usually. It's spring break time and my oldest son and good friend Mason is not with us for a few days. That's the part that...
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It's Friday! It's lunchtime! I'm hungry! And what do I have for lunch today? Well thanks to a kind friend, I am looking forward to having a chile relleno for lunch.
Chile relleno - Chile relleno, literally "stuffed chile", is a dish of Mexican cuisine, consisting of a roasted green poblano...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day...
As a young man, I spent some time with some colorful Irish men for a few years in a few bars here and there. They always left me with some advice.
1. Put on a Pogues album today. Sure there are better Irish bands out there. But no one was as fun as Shane Macgowan...
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Now that the gay rights folks have had such success in the courts, the polygamy groups and hollering, "We get equal rights. You can't discriminate against us if you let them do what they do."
At least these are man with woman, and woman, and woman, and woman, and woman, and... regardless what...
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Some random—and kinda creepy—St. Patrick's Day photo
Eat, drink green beer, wear green clothing, do whatever you want to do...But if I see you, I'll pinch you whether you're wearing green or not.
Having said that, I wish you all a happy St. Patrick's Day and a relaxing weekend!
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With Victoria being a college town, and a city that seems to be growing larger by the minute, it would be safe to assume that you would be able to find wireless Internet access (also known as 'wifi hotspots') all over the place. Boy was I wrong.
For those of you who are wondering why I care...
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(UPDATE: Just to let some of you know - I had some people complain about not being able to see/read my blog because the letters were too small. So now you know why the letters are so big. I now return you to your regularly scheduled blog.)I grew up in Shiner. I know it is not exactly true, but I...
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Thought I'd dedicate this post to free items found online that you never really think about, but once you discover them they can really make your day.
Lego Building Instructions and Catalogs - this can be a valuable resource if you have lost the instruction booklet that comes with a Lego set....
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Just caught a piece in today's Chronicle, about the fabled "don't drink the water" custom that has existed since as long as I can remember. Anybody who has lived around here for any length of time, has personally experienced, or has heard horror stories about the pitfalls that await you after a...
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The title of this one by a fifth grader at Hopkins Elementary tore me up.
"NEVER WANTED." "One day I was at school. It was picture day. My favorite day. Then all of a sudden my mom picked me up and said, "We're going to go get some lunch.
"I knew something was wrong because she was smiling...
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I’m trying something new. Here’s my first official foray into fiction. I am not sure where this piece will lead me. Perhaps a short story, a novella, or even a full-length novel at some point. Who knows? I’m just toying with words right now. Feedback is welcomed and...
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This shy second grader from Roland Elementary penned this: "My dog's name was mason. He got ran over by a cop car and he wasw flat like a noospaper but he was still alive but he was bleting. His fase was skrached.
"We had to take him to the hospetel and he was not fine because he was all...
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It was my good fortune to spend some time at the Boys & Girls Club in Victoria yesterday. My mission was to encourage and hopefully tutor young writers. My opening comments included, “I’m here to learn from you and hopefully you’ll learn something from me.” Boy, was that an...
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