I just wanted to put up a quick note here that I haven’t abandoned the blog. Been a bit busy and just haven’t had anything I’ve wanted to blog about. Some idea on whats going on: Aristeia In the final line-item editing stage. Mostly grammatical work. Not much for me Read more…
I wrote awhile ago about the growing resistance to the excessive testing in schools over the last decade. Now, the resistance is spreading. Today in Colorado, a massive student walkout of the states TCAP test is being orchestrated. Either by simply walking out of the test or skipping school entirely Read more…
My desktop has had some problems for awhile now. I’m not exactly sure what’s wrong but it often blue screens. The other day Windows wouldn’t boot up. It powered up and went through the motherboards start up screen followed by the Windows logo and a failure to launch. I’d been Read more…
I recently had a weird experience. My Mom said “LOL” on a Facebook post. My first thought was that mothers shouldn’t be doing that. Then I thought about it, realizing that I am a parent now and it would be just as weird, maybe weirder, if my father had done Read more…
I rode a bike yesterday for the first time in at least 10 years. It’s true, you really don’t forget how to do it. Though, that doesn’t mean your muscles will appreciate it. Following the advice of my doctor, I got a bike to use for exercising instead of running. Read more…
Well, its now been one year since my son was born. One year of being a parent. One year of life for him. In that time he’s gone from not being able to move to walking, communicating with gestures and even feed himself certain things. It’s quite amazing. but I Read more…
For the last year or so I’ve been running as part of my effort to lose some weight and get into a shape that is not round. It’s gone reasonably well as I can now get through an entire 5k without stopping. I’m not fast, as it takes me almost Read more…
The Save Texas Schools group is putting together a rally on Feb 23 to oppose Governor Perry’s plan to begin a voucher system here in Texas. The school system here is in serious trouble after the horrendous budget cuts that have been levied on them and the onerous test burden Read more…
Oh the new year. A time for reflection and speculation. What does 2013 have in store for us? Games Starting out on the shallow side of things, let’s look at the world of gaming. What am I looking forward to in 2013? Predestination Stardrive X-Rebirth Repopulation You’ll notice only one Read more…
The end of the year is upon us. The world did not end so we have 2013 and beyond to look forward to. But before we do let’s take a look back at 2012. (For reference, here’s my 2012 outlook and 2011 review) Life By far the biggest change of 2012 Read more…