My daughter is about to marry Agent Z.
Don’t ask… even Palestinian terrorists are afraid of this guy!
It all happens in August… for details, click here.
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Iraq — remember that war?
The coming election will be about the economy, we are told, and we roll our eyes and ponder that thought as the price of gasoline begins to approach the price of gold (or so it seems). Global warming tax hikes, summer gas tax rollbacks, economic woes, housing foreclosures, even starving horses all over the west (because their owners can no longer afford to feed them)– it’s the economy, everybody!
Read this article. Yes, I know, you are Continue reading “Iraq — remember that war?”
A Knife Somewhere
Two luminaries of the Democratic Party are now endorsing Hillary Clinton as the ideal VP pick for BHO, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president. Her “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” are given as the primary reason, meaning the 18M+ voters who chose her over Obama. The fear, of course, is that some portion of those voters will switch to the GOP, out of spite or a genuine mistrust of a man who has virtually no foreign policy, economic or military experience.
Sen. Obama will not be consulting this blog for advice, I’m sure, but perhaps a few of his supporters might. To them I offer Continue reading “A Knife Somewhere”
Lydia in China
Over the summer Lydia will be updating her own blog; you can read about all her adventures at Lydia-China.10thGen.org. If and when we get photos and news, we will do some cross-posting here as well. For those of you who might be wondering, she will actually be in China for the start of the Olympic Games, but will not see them herself.
We miss you already, Lydia! 🙂
A few roses to stop and smell
“Take time to stop and smell the roses,” to me means to pay attention to and enjoy the little, everyday things of life. So here are a few of those that have happened in the past weeks, for you to enjoy, and for our family to remember. Continue reading “A few roses to stop and smell”
My Last Week of School
Dear Friends and Family,
NOTICE: This is the last weekly e-mail you will get from me until I get back from China (I think) because I am going to get my own blog page where I can easily upload pictures, so you get to visit that once a week and read my post. However, I know that the internet is a little weird in China because the government messes with it, so if for some reason I can not access my blog in China, or you can not access it or something, I will go back to weekly e-mails. We will figure all that out when the time comes, but just don’t be alarmed if you don’t get anymore e-mails from me. I will let everyone know the web address of my blog once I get it (probably sometime this week).
Back to the main message. Yeah! Continue reading “My Last Week of School”
Your daugher might be an accountant or a nurse…
Our’s drives a backhoe. We’re so proud of her!
In the fall she begins a new career teaching at a private school, so this is a woman of diverse skills. Wait till the little boys in her class find out what she used to do! 🙂
1st graders in the kitchen
What happens when you give a bunch of kids in the kitchen some broccoli, Playdoh and brightly colored paint? How about … sea slugs! In this image by David Doubilet, you have to ask your self what exactly you’re looking at. Is that branchie looking thing in the back a tail, or lungs? Actually, kids aren’t likely to create anything this beautiful, and neither is Lady Random Chance, in my view. To see these guys in all their glory, along with lots of their friends, check out this National Geographic gallery.
A New Experience
Dear friends and family,
Sorry about the delay, I’ve been filming a movie. Really. My Chinese class is making a short movie for the Asian Festival next Saturday, and we were filming most of today, from about 10 am -3pm. And then yesterday, I spent 13 hours at Continue reading “A New Experience”
Ticking on towards summer
Ok, here’s me catching up on posting my updates, this is last week, so you’ve probably already read it in an e-mail
Dear Friends and Family,
Yes, I believe I got a little more sleep this week, thank you very much. I had a Chinese oral presentation Monday and an Arabic quiz Friday, but that was the extent of my difficulties this week. Next week I have another psych midterm, but it shouldn’t be too hard. I’m also busy with the never ending task of applying for scholarships, which even though I don’t get most of them, it is good writing experience.
Really the only exciting thing that happened this week Continue reading “Ticking on towards summer”