Monthly Archives: December 2007

80′s Excess and 2007 Entertainment Favs

Posted on December 31, 2007 by ninophile

A few months ago I realized that I was on pace to read a lot of books (about 50) this year. Soon thereafter, other events intervened, but I ended up finishing my 45th book last week. The book? James B. … Continue reading →

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The Final Weekend of 07: Soccer, Dinner, and a Movie

Posted on December 30, 2007 by ninophile

We had a fun final weekend of 2007, so I’ll recap briefly. On Saturday, Layla had an indoor soccer game. I didn’t take any pictures since the photos don’t come out so hot. Regardless, they won handily 6-1 or 8-1 … Continue reading →

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Christmas: Virtual Sports Versus Virtual Rock

Posted on December 28, 2007 by ninophile

After weekend trips to Houston and Oklahoma to celebrate the season with family, we were home on Christmas Eve and Day so as to avoid any confusion for Santa. (For clarity’s sake–of course, is it more clear to give additional … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Erick

Posted on December 27, 2007 by ninophile

Last weekend, we made the annual Christmas pilgrimage to Erick to see Holly’s grandparents (and everyone else who shows up). Much to the kids’ delight it snowed on Saturday, though there was no accumulation. After everyone except for Emma–who cried … Continue reading →

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Christmas Letter 2007

Posted on December 24, 2007 by ninophile

It’s that time of year again. Yes, it time for the Christmas Letter in its seventh annual appearance. It’s been a good year for the Nino family–and much too busy to even cover the highlights in two pages. Nevertheless, I … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Houston

Posted on December 18, 2007 by ninophile

Last weekend, we all headed down to Houston to have Christmas at my parents. Unfortunately for story-telling purposes, nothing went to horribly wrong. On Saturday, the entire fourteen person crew had lunch at Asian City–where else might one have a … Continue reading →

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A Surgical Bookend

Posted on December 10, 2007 by ninophile

Almost seven months after the accident and surgery to repair Holly’s shattered wrist, this morning she underwent surgery to remove the plate and 10(!) screws used to heal her wrist. Though she has nearly full use of the wrist, she … Continue reading →

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Indoor Soccer Begins

Posted on December 9, 2007 by ninophile

Have you been missing soccer around these parts? Um, nevermind. Don’t answer that. On Saturday, Layla had her first indoor game (she played small-sided indoor this summer, but it was very different), and it took the team a while to … Continue reading →

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Books: Taxes, Conspiracies, and Losers

Posted on December 9, 2007 by ninophile

I’m all for simplifying our tax code. There really is no argument against doing so generally. The argument is over how one might do so. In fact, implementing simplification is where many people simply throw their hands in the air … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up 7th Grade Football

Posted on December 4, 2007 by ninophile

I’m thinking I’m really making progress on the whole “crazy involved parent” thing. Maybe as little as a year ago, I’d spout off the W-L record, all of the various games scores, and give insightful commentary as to how the … Continue reading →

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