Monthly Archives: January 2007
Off To Celtic Cup [Soccer]
Madysen is so lucky. She gets to miss school today (Friday) and Monday to—of all things—play in Celtic Cup with her club team. Holly was gracious enough to take us to the airport this morning (and hopefully she’ll be gracious … Continue reading
Online Defensive Driving Class Is Informative And A Whip [Me]
During a near-office closing ice storm recently in Dallas, I spent the day taking a defensive driving course online. As mandated by state law, it has to be six hours long. Problem is, apparently they don’t have six hours of … Continue reading
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Sweet Soccer Follows Near Death Soccer [Me]
So last week, I almost seriously injured my seriously out-of-shape self trying to play in two indoor games in one day. Having moderately recovered by this last Saturday, we were playing the top team several seasons running. We have some … Continue reading
Watching While I Work [TV]
Ever since law school, I’ve taken to having movies, TV shows, or music playing as I work. Otherwise, I get heavily distracted by the silence and the near silent creaks (ambient noise?) that surround us. And at the office, I … Continue reading
Posted in Me, Office, TV
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MacBook Pro [Technology]
When I started this blog early last year, I remarked that I really wanted to make the switch to Macs. Well, earlier this week, I got a new laptop—my first ever personally owned Apple—a 15” MacBook Pro. I’ve worked on … Continue reading
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Christmas Bleg Answered [Funny]
More than four months ago, I posted a bleg for old Christmas letters that we had sent out over the years. Prior to that, I had looked for them but hadn’t located several. And I had even asked Holly if … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Funny, Holidays, Holly
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Cato And The Liberty Fund [Books]
I received the new catalog from the Liberty Fund the other day. The Liberty Fund is, in its own words, “a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals.” … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History
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Lacrosse Is Officially Underway [Speed]
Speed has officially started his career as a lacrosse player. Last night was the first practice for the 5th/6th grade teams. Since tryouts ended and he found out he made the cut, he has actually done quite a bit of work … Continue reading
Posted in Lacrosse, Speed
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Final Two 8th Grade Games [Soccer]
Over the extended weekend, Madysen played the final two soccer games of the 8th grade HP season. On Friday, they played a club team, Blackwatch 93, at HP Highlander Stadium. They introduced all of the girls over the PA system. Madysen claims … Continue reading
Posted in Madysen, School, Soccer
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Administrative Note On Dates [Administration]
While I do my best to recount the funny and interesting events in the Nino family as they happen, I also try to recount some things that happened pre-blog. But with the idea of creating this virtual scrapbook, it would … Continue reading
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