This has already been a busy week around our house. A good friend came over today and helped fix/maintain/improve our sink. It’s amazing how much stuff is seemingly obvious to a man with a wrench, but oh so carefully and thoughtfully hidden to a man who isn’t looking. A small water leak caused a tremendous …
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On the Controversy of Obama Addressing Schoolchildren
First off, I primarily want to respect other people’s opinions while giving them the chance to respect mine. That may be impossible, but at least I can try. If you’ve been in a cave the past week or so, there’s a large amount of controversy across the state about President Obama addressing the schoolchildren of …
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In Memoriam: Chris Haycocks
Chris Haycocks, my uncle, passed away today at 7:30 a.m. He was an interesting man who loved his family, rugby, and mining. He taught mining science for the longest time at Virginia Tech and also lived in Africa for a stretch. While he could be acerbic in his wit, he was still a good man …
First Day Of School Pic Gallery
Jacob’s first day of school, plus Jessie with the iPhone pics.
So, How Was That First Day, Son?
There are some times when you’re reminded that you’re dealing with a single-track boy. Trying to get him to answer questions about his day is like pulling teeth in terms of frustration. I’m certain that he will only become less communicative as a teenager. Here’s our dinner conversation: “So how was school, Jacob?” “Good.” “What …
Jacob, School, and Reversing the Field
This note comes courtesy of Laureen: Ok-looks like homeschooling is officially on hold. Seems like Mrs. Fuller is dearly beloved by all the staff, and judging by the number of older kids who stopped by to say hello to her at meet-the-teacher tonight, her students love her, too. Jacob’s class has 15 girls, 7 boys, …
Ready, Fire, Aim
I’ve begun to post links to things that amuse me at http://www.lopeyland.com again. This time, it’s one link a day in order to keep myself sane. Feel free to head over there and check it out. Also, I’m doing some writing now, so if you look under the free-for-all section, you can read the current …
Site Updates
I’ve updated the site to use WordPress 2.8.3 and also updated the theme to a more recent version of it. There was an issue where the sidebar had disappeared; this was due to cut-and-paste from html to my blog introduced rogue html element tags. If you have no clue what that means, that’s okay. The …
More Vacation Galleries
Yee-hah. I have a story about the continental divide that is probably better saved for another day, but… Riding the Cumbres & Toltec railroad Riding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge plus others Incidentally, Bike Week in Sturgis begins this upcoming weekend. A LOT of bikers are in Durango (where we are now), making their …
Vacation Pictures
This gallery will hold the pictures. It’s got 82 from the first two days of travel with stops in Texico, NM, Santa Rosa, NM, and on the road to Chama, NM. Hope you enjoy. Or not. Your choice.