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Friday, March 28, 2014

The Milwaukee Wave has cut ties with Keith Tozer, their coach of 21 seasons and the winningest coach in North American indoor soccer history.



Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Younger Kids Learn about 9/11

A week or so ago - the night before we played with the Play-doh - Lisa discussed the events of 9/11 with Junie and Smiley. While both were interested, the subject clearly bothered Smiley and I haven't heard him ask many questions since then. Junie, however, has continued to inquire about it, so today I took her to the library and borrowed two children's books on 9/11. While it is well past her normal bedtime, I can hear Lisa reading one of the books to her now. LK keeps interrupting to ask questions . . .

Flight 370

 CNN is reporting that Flight 370 has been found and that "all lives are lost".

CORRECTION: the report now states that it's last known location has been determined from satellite data and that it was too far out in the ocean to have landed anywhere safely. Hmmmm....not quite the same thing as 'found', so why all the certainty?

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Quote

 "This isn't about privacy; when you post content online, you give up the right to privacy. This is about propriety; it's about having manners, knowing your place, and respecting boundaries. Just because someone posts wedding pictures doesn't mean you criticize the bride's dress" - Ruben Navarrette, Jr.

 Our van is at my mechanic's house getting repaired. I had a nice walk home and now hope to sit on my butt until its time to walk and pick it up.

Angelcakes and LuLu

 




 A train rumbling past during my walk home



 Turn down the what? ?

LuLu and Angelcakes

 




 Turn down the what? ?

Our van is at my mechanic's house getting repaired. I had a nice walk home and now hope to sit on my butt until its time to walk and pick it up.

Here's a train that came rumbling past during my walk home.


Saturday, March 22, 2014

Yuck


 

Russia invades Ukraine

 While the media fawns over the admittedly sad - and literal - loss of a passenger jet, buried beneath that ever present headline is a moderately sized article that will tell you about Russian forces storming two Ukrainian naval bases, seizing that nation's sole submarine, and claiming the two bases as Russian territory. What does Washington say? "The White House reacted by urging Russia to open talks with the Ukrainian government." Ah, shades of 1938, no?

 "I can't wait to relive this all later on Facebook"- -Mike Ste---e.

 One of the stops on my birthday. 




Friday, March 21, 2014

 It was disgusting how Anya and Mondo treated Natalia yesterday on PR: Under the Gunn. Shame on them both.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Argggh!

 Kids sick, heading home early. G'damnit


NOTE: this was a (sensible social) lie. They weren't "sick" - the school discovered LuLu and Junie had head lice, and our emergency contact (Grandma J) wouldn't pick them up once the school called to let her know LOL

- 2024

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Two Pics

Dan has always taken the best pictures of me...but they always show waaaay too much cleavage. If I took the pic it just magically wouldn't appear, lol.and the second pic he took. I wish he would have taken all my school pictures growing up, lol... Lisa




Tuesday, March 18, 2014

 This has been a trying day, a "close up shop and go home" kind of an experience. I think I jinxed myself by putting that motivational quote on my FB wall today. Anyway, details later.

OTOH, I did earn a B on my Civil Procedure midterm, ensuring that I can earn no lower than a 'D' in the class. That's even if I earn a zero on the final, which is a performance, knock on wood, I think I can surpass.

And the Gosselin's are back, this time restylized as "Kate Plus 8"


St Paddy's Treats

Junie with her box of St Patrick's Day treats for school




DWTS

 We watched the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars last night. Some quick thoughts: I'm not liking Erin Andrews brash style of hosting, I think Billy Dee Williams danced like he was already in the grave, the ice dancers are gonna be tough to beat (as is Danica McKellar), Drew Carey will do well but finish in the quarter finals, and Candace Cameron Bure, who I never NEVER thought was attractive before, was not only a great dancer but gorgeous! All in all I'd rate the dance level a 7 and the show itself a 5 . . . you can do better DWTS!

Three days later, and I'm still genuinely upset that Tomasz Adamek lost a decision to Vyacheslav Glazkov. Glazkov deserved the win, since he owned nearly every round, but it's tough to see Tomasz Adamek drop to 49-3 and descend in the rankings.