Monthly Archives: October 2006
Publication Day [Books]
Today is big. See, my boy Trench has achieved something special today. His book, The Book Thief: The True Crimes of Daniel Spiegelman, has finally been published. You can get it on Amazon right now–but hurry they only have one … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Friends
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Florida Starts Off Slow [Travel]
Once again, I’m traveling for work–this time to the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa near Naples, Florida. This is our annual retreat and is usually a good time. But it didn’t start off so hot. We couldn’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Disappointing People, Me, Rant, Travel
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Intra-Club Rivalry [Speed]
Madysen does not have another team from her club in D1 this year, so we don’t get any of the really intense intra-club games. Speed played his intra-club team, Texas FC 95, on Tuesday night. When he was on his other team … Continue reading
Posted in Soccer, Speed
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Carnival Highjinx [Holly]
Following Madysen’s and Speed’s big wins on Saturday, Holly and the kids and Madysen’s teammate AK went to the Hyer Elementary School Carnival–I was on my return flight from London. Everyone had fun at the various games, etc. Layla and … Continue reading
Soccer In My Absence [Soccer]
While I was in London watching professional soccer, Layla was at home playing recreational soccer. With all the travel I’ve been doing, I’ve only seen two of her six or seven games (the only two they didn’t lose–I told you … Continue reading
Posted in Layla, Madysen, Soccer, Speed
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London Is Calling [Travel]
If I’m going to be doing a lot of traveling for work, London is pretty alright with me. Sure, I had to take the red-eye flight to London, and it was a 70-hour trip for a 7-hour deposition, but London … Continue reading
Posted in Me, Soccer, Travel
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Emma’s Sport Of Choice [Gymnastics]
As many readers may recall, Emma is a virtual Tinkerbell–what some might call vim and vigor, others sass. So, the idea that she can be talked into something or even persuaded as to the value of anything is laughable. As … Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Gymnastics
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The Site Goes Bigtime [Administration]
Due to WordPress’s most recent feature addition, you’ll note that the main domain name here has changed to ninophile.com. The old address (ninophile.wordpress.com) still works, but the new one is much sleeker. Neat!
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Cross Country [Madysen]
A few weeks ago, Madysen ran in her second cross country meet. (The first.) There were something like 50-60 runners. Madysen ran the 2 miles in a little more than 15 minutes, finishing 17th–just a few places out of medaling … Continue reading
New Home, New School, Only Some New Portraits [Portraits]
Prior to the 2006-07 school year, we had purchased school pictures of the kids. See, e.g., the 2005-06 school portraits. But for whatever reason, we only got some school pictures for this year. I know things were crazy with the move … Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Layla, Portrait, School
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