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My daughter just started first grade and they suggest that each kid do a yearlong school project on anything they want and then present it to the class at the end of the year. My daughter decided to study bats. She has plenty of time, over 8 months to be exact, but she wants to do everything now. She's excited. I think this is on the heels of Batfest. We checked that it. It was really just "vendors on a bridge", that's what they shoud call it. That's all any of our festivals are any more. some port a pottys, a couple of mediocre bands, some vendors and some crafts. Â Boom, you have a festival.
Anyway, to get her excited about this project, I purchased a bat house, which we are going to hang in our backyard. Did you know a bat colony can eat 600 mosquito's in an hour!  I also bought her a taxidermic bat. The kids in the class when really get a kick out of this and my daughter will love showing this off. I've attached the pics of both the house and bat we bought.
I was in the Doctors office getting follow up on my tendinitis on my right foot today. I had some time in the waiting room and started flipping through the new issue of Parent Wise Magazine. This is the magazine that was very kind to ask me to do a fathers day article in June. I was reading the article from the editor, Kim Pleticha and I think all mothers out there will appreciate it.br /She does a great job of painting a picture and sharing with you just how frustrating motherhood can be on a daily basis and how one woman reaching out to her changed her world. This is a fantastic story.br /Click below to load the pdf file and read the article by Kim on pg. 2. If you can relate to this article at all, I'm sure she would love to hear from you. editor@parentwiseaustin.combr /br /http://parentwiseaustin.com/Archive/2007/08_August/2007_08_PWA.pdf
I was in the Doctors office getting follow up on my tendinitis on my right foot today. I had some time in the waiting room and started flipping through the new issue of Parent Wise Magazine. This is the magazine that was very kind to ask me to do a fathers day article in June. I was reading the article from the editor, Kim Pleticha and I think all mothers out there will appreciate it. She does a great job of painting a picture and sharing with you just how frustrating motherhood can be on a daily basis and how one woman reaching out to her changed her world. This is a fantastic story. Click below to load the pdf file and read the article by Kim on pg. 2. If you can relate to this article at all, I'm sure she would love to hear from you. editor@parentwiseaustin.com
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I loved this show back in the early 90's. I used to stay up into the wee hours watching it on late night cable. Gladiators where such big stars it compelled me to go see the live tour at Reunion arena in Dallas. Can't wait til this is back! God bless Gladiators.
a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RsEE8QulLsI/AAAAAAAAA_A/tRTeGrKRibU/s1600-h/bark57.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RsEE8QulLsI/AAAAAAAAA_A/tRTeGrKRibU/s320/bark57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098361686489116354" border="0" //abr /I can't get over how good this cd is. Craziest thing, I fell in love with this cd before I even knew they were from Austin. If you are like me and grew up and cool, edgy brit pop with cool choppy sounds, you will love this cd. I don't know why there isn't more buzz on this disc. I have been listening to it more than anything else in my collection these days.br /There are so many killer tracks on this cd. In an era where bands seem to rush something out becuase there is one great song to get out, it's nice to have so many incredible songs on one cd.br /You can listen to a few tracks for free on their myspace page a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofileamp;friendID=2093868"here:/abr /If you are bold enough to trust me and go grab their new cd, listen to the song "hellowdrama". It's interesting because these guys obviously have a knack for good melodies, but this song is like three killer hooks rolled into one song. It's weird as far as putting out hits, but really fun to listen to over and over without getting bored with too catchy of a song.br /Hope to hear more about these Austinites soon.
I can't get over how good this cd is. Craziest thing, I fell in love with this cd before I even knew they were from Austin. If you are like me and grew up and cool, edgy brit pop with cool choppy sounds, you will love this cd. I don't know why there isn't more buzz on this disc. I have been listening to it more than anything else in my collection these days. There are so many killer tracks on this cd. In an era where bands seem to rush something out becuase there is one great song to get out, it's nice to have so many incredible songs on one cd. You can listen to a few tracks for free on their myspace page here: If you are bold enough to trust me and go grab their new cd, listen to the song "hellowdrama". It's interesting because these guys obviously have a knack for good melodies, but this song is like three killer hooks rolled into one song. It's weird as far as putting out hits, but really fun to listen to over and over without getting bored with too catchy of a song. Hope to hear more about these Austinites soon.
As I mentioned in my previous blog, I recently visited the Alterations store. It is cleverly called "Alterations". I have noticed that Alterations stores put no effort whatsoever into naming their businesses. They are generally named Alterations, A-Alterations or sometimes they go out on a limb and call them AAA-Alterations.br /Nail salons are equally un-inventive. They are often called just Nails, Nails and more or possibly even Nails, Nails, Nails.br /But the privately owned hair salons. These are creative geniuses who love a good pun. They crack me up with their silly names. Here are some of my favorites:br /br /p style="line-height: 200%;"span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" bBangs For The Memoriesbr / Best Little Hair Housebr / Blood Sweat Shearsbr /Clippity Do Dabr / Cliptomaniabr /Comb One Comb Allbr / Combing Attractionsbr /Directors Cutbr / Dye Hardbr /From Hair To Eternitybr //b/spanspan style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" bHair amp; Nowbr / Hair amp; Therebr /Hair Forcebr / Hairs Johnnybr /Hairraiserbr /Hair-Rifficbr / Hair Saybr / Hair's Lookin' At You Kidbr /Hair Today Hair Tomorrowbr /Hairway To Heavenbr / Hair We Arebr /His And Hairsbr /Homecombing Queenbr / Julius Scissorbr / Locks Of Luckbr / The Locks Smithbr /MillionHairsbr /Scissors Palacebr /Shearlocks Homebr / Sophisticutsbr /The Hair Portbr /To Dye Forbr / Well-Comb Allbr /br //b/span/p
As I mentioned in my previous blog, I recently visited the Alterations store. It is cleverly called "Alterations". I have noticed that Alterations stores put no effort whatsoever into naming their businesses. They are generally named Alterations, A-Alterations or sometimes they go out on a limb and call them AAA-Alterations. Nail salons are equally un-inventive. They are often called just Nails, Nails and more or possibly even Nails, Nails, Nails. But the privately owned hair salons. These are creative geniuses who love a good pun. They crack me up with their silly names. Here are some of my favorites:
Bangs For The Memories Best Little Hair House Blood Sweat & Shears Clippity Do Da Cliptomania Comb One Comb All Combing Attractions Directors Cut Dye Hard From Hair To Eternity Hair & Now Hair & There Hair Force Hairs Johnny Hairraiser Hair-Riffic Hair Say Hair's Lookin' At You Kid Hair Today Hair Tomorrow Hairway To Heaven Hair We Are His And Hairs Homecombing Queen Julius Scissor Locks Of Luck The Locks Smith MillionHairs Scissors Palace Shearlocks Home Sophisticuts The Hair Port To Dye For Well-Comb All
Two reasons. Yesterday I took three pair of jeans to the alterations place. A year ago I would have told you that you were insane if you were a guy and getting jeans altered. Jeans are high fashion now and I've fallen into the trap. I went jeans shopping with my wife and she made it sound so simple and matter of fact that this is what you do with a new pair of jeans. They are still at the alterations store. I get them tomorrow. As if they weren't expensive enough, I am going to add another 20-25 dollars to have them hemmed. I miss the "off the rack" days. Can we please go back? Once you bite the bullet on one fancy pair of jeans there's no turning back. If you are a guy and you don't own any high end jeans, don't do it. Don't get them. Honestly, once you have one pair you have to have 10 so people don't notice that you are wearing the same pair of fancy jeans over and over. This world sucks.br /br /The other reason you know I'm gay is because I have started paying attention to song lyrics. Lately, if I hear a melody that draws me in I want to know what the song is all about. Why did I start doing this? I am currently trying to figure out this song by The Shins. Please respond if you can figure out what the heck it means. I love the flow of the song and it's currently one of my favorite songs. I just don't know what the heck it means. Please help. Also, buy the song and/or cd. So worth it.br /br /span style="font-size:85%;"b"Red Rabbits"/bbr /br /Hurled to the center of the Earth again,br /The place where it's hot, love,br /You know, it hurts to breathe in,br /And the watershed you balance on is begging it,br /Well did he ever know,br /Will he ever know?br /br /The trees in the moonshine are a dark lattice,br /So you catalog in the angle you notice,br /In a vacuum you recharge to record this,br /So you won't make it easy on me.br /br /And I can't go into this no more,br /It puts too many thorns on my mind,br /And the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor,br /We've pissed on far too many sprites,br /And they're all standing up for their rights.br /br /Born on a desert floor, you've the deepest thirst,br /And you came to my sweet shore to indulge it,br /With the wan and dreaming eyes of an orphan,br /But there is not enough,br /There is not enough.br /br /Out of a gunnysack for red rabbits,br /Into the crucible to be rendered an emulsion,br /And we can't allow a chance they'd restore themselves,br /So we can't make it easy on you.br /br /Undaunted, you bathed in hollow cries,br /The boils were swollen, sunburned eyes,br /A reward for letting nothing under their skin,br /So help me, I don't know, I might,br /Just give the old dark side a try.br /br /Don't cast your warring eyes on the shore,br /Did we even the score?br /I still owe you for the hole in the floor,br /And the ghost in the hall,br /Who decides who paddles over the falls?br /Yeah, who makes the call,br /Who makes the call?br /br /Well, I know there's an eventualbr /Release from every scale of crime,br /But the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor,br /We've pissed on far too many good intentions held by clever sprites,br /And they're all standing up for their rights./span
Two reasons. Yesterday I took three pair of jeans to the alterations place. A year ago I would have told you that you were insane if you were a guy and getting jeans altered. Jeans are high fashion now and I've fallen into the trap. I went jeans shopping with my wife and she made it sound so simple and matter of fact that this is what you do with a new pair of jeans. They are still at the alterations store. I get them tomorrow. As if they weren't expensive enough, I am going to add another 20-25 dollars to have them hemmed. I miss the "off the rack" days. Can we please go back? Once you bite the bullet on one fancy pair of jeans there's no turning back. If you are a guy and you don't own any high end jeans, don't do it. Don't get them. Honestly, once you have one pair you have to have 10 so people don't notice that you are wearing the same pair of fancy jeans over and over. This world sucks.
The other reason you know I'm gay is because I have started paying attention to song lyrics. Lately, if I hear a melody that draws me in I want to know what the song is all about. Why did I start doing this? I am currently trying to figure out this song by The Shins. Please respond if you can figure out what the heck it means. I love the flow of the song and it's currently one of my favorite songs. I just don't know what the heck it means. Please help. Also, buy the song and/or cd. So worth it.
"Red Rabbits"
Hurled to the center of the Earth again, The place where it's hot, love, You know, it hurts to breathe in, And the watershed you balance on is begging it, Well did he ever know, Will he ever know?
The trees in the moonshine are a dark lattice, So you catalog in the angle you notice, In a vacuum you recharge to record this, So you won't make it easy on me.
And I can't go into this no more, It puts too many thorns on my mind, And the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor, We've pissed on far too many sprites, And they're all standing up for their rights.
Born on a desert floor, you've the deepest thirst, And you came to my sweet shore to indulge it, With the wan and dreaming eyes of an orphan, But there is not enough, There is not enough.
Out of a gunnysack for red rabbits, Into the crucible to be rendered an emulsion, And we can't allow a chance they'd restore themselves, So we can't make it easy on you.
Undaunted, you bathed in hollow cries, The boils were swollen, sunburned eyes, A reward for letting nothing under their skin, So help me, I don't know, I might, Just give the old dark side a try.
Don't cast your warring eyes on the shore, Did we even the score? I still owe you for the hole in the floor, And the ghost in the hall, Who decides who paddles over the falls? Yeah, who makes the call, Who makes the call?
Well, I know there's an eventual Release from every scale of crime, But the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor, We've pissed on far too many good intentions held by clever sprites, And they're all standing up for their rights.
I got a filling at the dentist a couple hours ago. I am trying to drink a delicious beer, a Firemans Four to be exact. It keeps dribbling down my chin. I'm such a loser.br /I have been dairy free for over two years now. I have recently discovered goat and sheep cheese. Life is good again. These are very different from the the simple cheddar I used to eat, topped with jalapeno slices. Goat and sheep cheese are much more of the "rotting foot" variety, the kind of cheese my dad likes to eat.br /So, here I sit with beer dribbling out of the left corner of my mouth and I shovel rotten foot into the right side. Life doesn't get any better than this.br /br /I just read John Mayers more recent blog about his sound engineer. John's blogs always crack me up. He's now on my "people I would like to meet" list.br /br /http://www.johnmayer.com/blog
I got a filling at the dentist a couple hours ago. I am trying to drink a delicious beer, a Firemans Four to be exact. It keeps dribbling down my chin. I'm such a loser. I have been dairy free for over two years now. I have recently discovered goat and sheep cheese. Life is good again. These are very different from the the simple cheddar I used to eat, topped with jalapeno slices. Goat and sheep cheese are much more of the "rotting foot" variety, the kind of cheese my dad likes to eat. So, here I sit with beer dribbling out of the left corner of my mouth and I shovel rotten foot into the right side. Life doesn't get any better than this.
I just read John Mayers more recent blog about his sound engineer. John's blogs always crack me up. He's now on my "people I would like to meet" list.
Hey, I've hit the 100 blogs mark! (marching band enters stage left) Pretty exciting.br /I've felt a bit absent lately as far as contributing any original thoughts. Mainly because... I haven't had any original thoughts. I've really been in full blown loser mode lately. Hopefully, I will snap out of it soon.br /I must share with you my new simple request of all people who use the phone. When you call someone, ask one of these three questions immediately.br /br /Do you have a second?br /Are you in the middle of something?br /Can you talk right now?br /br /Also it's important to listen to their answer to this question. Try to be considerate of the fact that the friend/co-worker/loved one might be in the middle of something. I know several people who NEVER ask me one of these questions. This leads me to not answer the phone as often as I would like or it keeps my short and irritated on my end and that's not good for either of us.br /br /I hope this doesn't come across as snotty. It's something I try to do when I'm placing the call.
Hey, I've hit the 100 blogs mark! (marching band enters stage left) Pretty exciting. I've felt a bit absent lately as far as contributing any original thoughts. Mainly because... I haven't had any original thoughts. I've really been in full blown loser mode lately. Hopefully, I will snap out of it soon. I must share with you my new simple request of all people who use the phone. When you call someone, ask one of these three questions immediately.
Do you have a second? Are you in the middle of something? Can you talk right now?
Also it's important to listen to their answer to this question. Try to be considerate of the fact that the friend/co-worker/loved one might be in the middle of something. I know several people who NEVER ask me one of these questions. This leads me to not answer the phone as often as I would like or it keeps my short and irritated on my end and that's not good for either of us.
I hope this doesn't come across as snotty. It's something I try to do when I'm placing the call.
This is a great video you that you all might enjoy. I know that my friend PJ puts a lot of time and effort into shooting video all season to give people a behind the scenes look at bike racing. Here's some killer footage from this years Tour De France. I love watching this stuff unfold over three weeks. Here's an easy what to see what happened in a hurry. br /br /object height="350" width="425"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o6KMZJb-puA"param name="wmode" value="transparent"embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o6KMZJb-puA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"/embed/object
This is a great video you that you all might enjoy. I know that my friend PJ puts a lot of time and effort into shooting video all season to give people a behind the scenes look at bike racing. Here's some killer footage from this years Tour De France. I love watching this stuff unfold over three weeks. Here's an easy what to see what happened in a hurry.
