We have another snow day. #insertrandomcursewordshere Our district, from one end to another, is approximately 30 miles wide, and really encompasses all of what I see as typical here in Iowa. On one end, pretty wide open flat area, the... Continue Reading →
Just like that, I'm out of the running..... Just like that, a streak of 66 straight days, 2 years plus 2 days, of the challenge are broken.... Just like that..... *p*ssedoff I'm a fairly competitive person, so throw the word... Continue Reading →
First, something mindless and fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvY4o8XUPsI&lc=z232gvpqmkydtvql5acdp432jip2dd0jhasoe4glezlw03c010c.1519496819918993 We came across this gem as we were investigating Hulu for the first time. It's part of the Big Block SingSong series, a 15 minute clip of silly songs. This was the first one... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we learned with Trevor Ragan (@train_ugly) of Train Ugly. It was a great day of learning, I can't say anything otherwise. Jungle tigers, zoo tigers, lizard brains, and so many more pieces of research and data to push ourselves... Continue Reading →
Last Friday was a snow day, a glorious, beautiful snow day. I don't know how many snow days I've had over my career, but last Friday was one that was special. I can't explain why it what it was. We... Continue Reading →
Warning: Giant venting going on here. If you are in a good place, you may want to stop here! 🙂 My writing has been off for the last month, and I was trying to decide which to post: a snarky... Continue Reading →
Hello there bloggers and readers of blogs! 🙂 Like I mentioned in an earlier blog, I've written this post a number of time. Each time I wrote it, it just seems trite and insignificant. The word meant little to me... Continue Reading →
#ugh Hey readers! Long time, no blog! I've got a ton of topics, nothing hugely positive or uplifting: Almost positive change in coming in my professional life. Our state legislature is about to follow Kansas and number of other states... Continue Reading →
On December 10, the three members of our family still at home sang with our community choir parts from Handel's Messiah. We've done this now for five years, our oldest daughter pulling us into it, our youngest continuing the tradition. We... Continue Reading →
