Monthly Archives: April 2006
Um, What’s The Nino Thing All About? [Administration]
Some may wonder–what’s up with the Nino/ninophile thing? We aren’t really the Nino family; we aren’t even Italian or Hispanic. Well, here’s the straight dope: I am, as many of you know, extremely conservative politically and judicially (there is a … Continue reading
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The Christmas Letter 2005 Ushers In The Blog [Archives]
Tomorrow (April 26, 2007) is the first anniversary of this blog–Yeah!–and I thought it was appropriate to look back at its inspiration. You may remember that the 2003 Christmas letter was somewhat late in arriving and that the 2004 letter … Continue reading
Sting White 94 Takes Second At Adidas Women’s Invitational [Soccer]
Madysen and I headed off to Nashville this past weekend for a soccer tournament with Sting White 94 and returned with hardware. Not a bad way to spend a weekend. I bought a new digital camera on the way to … Continue reading
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Raison Detra–As Nathan Arizona Might Say [Archives]
Friends and family might recall that semi-annual episodic missives have detailed the trials and tribulations of the Nino family. As the end times rapidly approach (as marked by Al Gore having invented the Internet), I thought that distribution via Pony Express … Continue reading
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First Post-Redux [Administration]
Some four months ago, I started a blog on blogger.com that never amounted to much. I was never happy with the title, and I was on the fence about getting an Apple computer and blogging via iLife. Four months later, … Continue reading
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Huh? 1st Place with 2nd Place Trophies? [Archives]
You are looking at the U12 LHGCL Spring 2006 Champions. Kind of. After a tough fall and better January/February of tournament play, the spring league season was great–6 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie in one of the toughest leagues … Continue reading
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Easter 2006 [Archives]
[Note: For no good reason, over time I had 6 distinct posts about Easter 2006. I've reworked this one post to consolidate them all into one.] My office has an annual Easter picnic complete with an egg hunt, face painters, balloon … Continue reading
Emma’s Bluebonnets Portraits [Archives]
Pretty sure these were taken in the spring of Emma’s last year at Children’s Workshop. She was cute. [Originally posted May 27, 2011]
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The Dallas Arboretum Has Odd Looking Tulips [Archives]
Holly has wanted to go to the Dallas Arboretum for a long time. Some might say that we’ve been busy to go, others (cough, Holly) might say that I’ve been a stick in the mud about going. All that is … Continue reading
Soccer Without A Soccer Ball [Archives]
Last fall, Madysen told me that she wanted to run track this spring. I was shocked and explained that track is a 2-hour soccer practice without any balls, shooting, or scrimmaging. It’s simply run and line it up to run … Continue reading
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