Tuesday, May 26, 2009

More Hopscotch

295...296/297...298...





h/t JS of A2 - photo from jweise

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Congratulations Em!

World famous Team Two brings the honors home from the County Envirothon:






h/t bam

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Monday, May 25, 2009

In Memory of Trevor


Thinking today of all the veterans in our family - Dad, both Grandfathers, Uncle Don, Uncle Jim.

Thinking we ought to have Mother's cousin Trevor Endsley still here, telling jokes and enjoying life. But his plane went down in WWII. I hope we will always count the cost before sending young people off to war.

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photo by mountainbread

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Hopscotch - Lessons Learned




Taught the neighborhood kids how to play hopscotch - of course they caught on right away!

We didnt get as far as how to throw your small stone onto a particular number. They just followed me on the 1, 2-3, 4, 5-6, 7, 8-9 10 with great glee. I left them streaming across the colored chalk grid.

They were so enchanted I didnt have the heart to explain to them they were "supposed" to turn around and go backwards also and they "should" use small stones.

We all won this game.

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photo by lincolnblues

Beautiful Guitar Work



Tommy Emmanuel / J.Shimabukuro: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

So beautiful - and you can see in their faces, they know they've got something good here.

h/t Tom F.

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The College Search

Good times. Remembering long hours thinking about my children's future.




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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Three Trillion Dollars Later

Three trillion dollars later, what do we have to show for it?

threetrillion1.jpg

Friday, May 22, 2009

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...



The universe is so beautiful.

Sombrero Galaxy - Hubble photograph

The Game of Monopoly, Revised

BillShrinkGuy has a hilarious interpretation of Monopoly, upgraded for modern times [click link to see it large]:

h/t kamd



crossposted at firedoglake oxdown 8 may 2009