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Making Memories
After Daughter snagged her first deer, my father-in-law (FIL) checked with the property owner of his deer lease to see if he could bring his grandkids out to do a youth hunt (spike and doe). Lease...
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Happier ears
Remember how Daughter got a drum set? It’s a good entry-level set, Pearl Forum. But like anything entry-level, shortcuts are made to enable it to be affordable. Crappy heads, crappy cymbals. But in a...
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So apparently I like Ethiopian food
I don’t know how I initially got the yen to try Ethiopian food, but I did… some long time ago. I heard about this one restaurant, Taste of Ethiopia. It’s not in Austin, it’s in Pflugerville, which is...
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Clearing the backlog
I’ve had a bunch of links backing up in my queue, things I wanted to post about. Just going to clear them all in one fell swoop. It’s a smorgasbord. “What’s Behind The Shocking Collapse in Violent...
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Every Day Carry for kids
My kids are all old enough to start carrying some things on their person on a regular basis. I searched around for topics of “every day carry” (EDC) for kids. There’s not a lot out there. So time to...
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I’ve wasted how much of my life?!?
I just learned the Ian Knot. How much of my life have I wasted tying shoes the “standard” way? If you don’t know what the Ian Knot is, watch: Youngest is still struggling with shoelace tying....
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Squee!
We have ducklings. The muscovy hen that nested just outside our front door? The eggs finally hatched this past Saturday. Being as they’re all still new, she hasn’t been out of the nest with them that...
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And then there were 11
Those ducklings that hatched a few days ago? We’re down by 3. Only 11 left. This morning as I left the house to walk to the gym, I saw why. There’s some sort of predator bird. I crossed the street, and...
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Don’t be like them
As Daughter progresses in her drumming, she gets exposed to more bands, more dummers. And more opportunities to talk to her about drug and alcohol abuse. John Bonham? Don’t be like him. Steven Adler?...
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My View: Homeschooling: Marching to the beat of a different drummer
Reblogged from Schools of Thought: By Joyce Burges, Special to CNN Editor’s Note: Joyce Burges is the co-founder of the National Black Home Educators, an organization that empowers parents to educate...
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Upping my geek cred
Apparently my geek (nerd?) credibility has been slipping. So I made up for it today by taking the family to the Sherwood Forest Faire. I’ve never done a “Renaissance Faire” before, believe it or not....
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Socialization
Whenever people learn we homeschool our kids, the follow-up response tends to be something asking about… Socialization. “But what about socialization?” My response these days is that we let our...
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Lone Star School of Music
I originally wrote this over at Yelp, and since it’s my review there I felt it only right I also post it here. Plus, I can give an update. When searching for a music school for my children, I chose...
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on rudeness
I need to vent. I normally don’t post other things on Sundays, but I had to get this off my chest. Today Youngest had his first piano recital. He did just fine, and I’m more proud of him for learning...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 2012 Winter Tour Review
Yesterday afternoon the family went to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This is our fourth time seeing them in concert, and it’s always an enjoyable experience. But this time was a lot more enjoyable —...
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Fun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. Had a wonderful day with the family today....
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Hooray for Government Schooling
They aren’t public schools, they are government schools. And they are not places of learning. If life was nothing but standardized testing, which the budget depended upon, then maybe we’d be...
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Admitting fault
We take a break from the typical topics of guns and weight lifting to talk about something else. I’m not perfect. I’m happy to admit it. I don’t expect you to be perfect either. And, I’ve worked to...
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Why are you choosing and promoting ignorance?
The best way to reduce gun accidents is for everyone, not just gun owners, to learn the basics of gun safety. Yet those in favor of “reasonable gun laws” object to any discussion of including the...
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Training young shooters
I’m sure some people get the vapors at the mere thought of teaching children how to shoot a gun. Well, would you rather children have education and knowledge? or ignorance? Tim sent me this video over...
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