Month: November 2007
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NaBloPoMo Day 20 – Volunteering
Over the weekend the homeschool co-op where our sons participate in sports was vandalized. Broken windows, broken doors, tagging and general mayhem seemed to be the end result of the vandalism. It was bad enough that it happened but especially disappointing because the co-op had just completed renovations which began in April 2007. Thanks to…
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NaPodPoMo #20 The Cone of Silence
A conversation with my sister who has a layover in Phoenix reminds me of Get Smart’s Cone of Silence. Considering the amount of noise in public places and the lack of privacy I think this is a technology whose time has come. What do you think? Â Play mp3 Feed
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NaBloPoMo Day 19 – Cutting it Close
I’ve noticed that each day, I’m waiting until the 11th hour (literally ) to place both my NaPodPoMo & NaBloPoMo posts each day. I happen to be a bit of a procrastinator by nature so it comes as no surprise that this is the case. However after doing this for 19 days in a row…
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NaPodPoMo#19 – Service
What started at as a simple night out with the family for dinner turned into a eventful service filled evening. Kudos to Gregory Michael of the Outback Steakhouse off of I-10 in San Antonio. Thanks for a memorable evening. Play mp3 FeedÂ
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NaBloPoMo Day 18 – Contributions
My youngest son is in a Christian Youth Band at a local church organized by his guitar teacher. Over the course of the last 2 1/2 months, I’ve watched this group of young musicians go from individual players to a harmonized group. It’s been an amazing transformation especially consider that they only practice together 1x…
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NaPodPoMo#18 -Technology: When we can’t live without it
A brief observation my sister had while sitting in an airport during a layover reminds me of the movie Spaceballs. Play mp3 FeedÂ
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NaBloPoMo Day 17 Shopping
I was at the grocery store today and was overwhelmed by all the Thanksgiving items prominently displayed throughout the store. Turkeys in carts made me realize that on Thursday it will be Thanksgiving. I’m having a hard time coming to grips with the time of year. Not sure if its because of the busy schedule…
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NaPodPoMo #17 Apples iPhone and Delayed Gratification
Watching my husband wait ever so patiently to pick up his iPhone was a real lesson for me. Play mp3 Feed Thanks for taking part by participating in and listening to the NaPodPoMo experience.
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NaBloPoMo Day 16 – Rock-n-Roll Marathon San Antonio
As you may or may not know I have participated in two Half-Marathons (13.1 miles). The first was the Inauguaral P.F. Chang’s Rock-n-Roll Marathon in Phoenix, AZ 2004 then it was off to the Greater Hartford Marathon in Hartford, CT 2006. Since the pattern so far has been to do one of these every two…
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NaPodPoMo #16 – Decisions
Watching my son make a decision between an XBox360 or a PS3 has me pondering decision making in general. Play mp3 FeedÂ