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  • Ummm, this week….not much….to say…

    Nothing to say all week.  Nothing to say today.  I watched the debate Tuesday night and was alarmed by McCain.  No, say it as it was.  The moment I saw the expression on his face as he entered the stage, I felt dread on a scale that surprised me.  Subsequently, I have been increasingly disturbed…

  • Fernbank Science Center Planetarium, October 3 2008

    Fernbank Science Center Planetarium Light box enlargement Oct 2008 Man, Machine and Shadow, The Planetarium Light box enlargement This evening we saw, at Fernbank, Marsquest. H.o.p. loved it. Marty enjoyed it. I sat and wondered what in the hell we’re doing going to Mars, but I still rather enjoyed the show as well, though I’ve…

  • Perhaps the most difficult subject we’re homeschooling this year

    Perhaps the most difficult subject we’re homeschooling this year

    Above is the most difficult subject we’re trying to begin to learn this year. The Baxoje language, of which only a handful of speakers remain. One of my long term projects has been assisting Jimm GoodTracks with his Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website, which I’ve done for a number of years. He has been compiling a…

  • The Last Night of September 2008

    The Last Night of September 2008

    The Last Night of September 2008 Sept 2008 A photo accompanies this post. If you don’t see it, click on the header. H.o.p. made a movie while I chatted with George. When we came out it was just as the sun was setting, movers were moving someone into an apartment on the floor above us.…

  • Welcome to Presidential Debate Night at Our Apartment

    Welcome to Presidential Debate Night at Our Apartment

    Welcome to Presidential Debate Night at Our Apartment Sept 2008 View On White

  • In Which I Discuss Palin with a Republican

    The Face of Delta Sept 2008 Marty’s back from New York. He brought a couple trinkets for H.o.p., who was delighted. There are two Skyteam symbols on the Delta toy, each ahead of the forward doors, but they end up looking like X eyes, like in a cartoon where a character is passed out cold.…

  • A Precarious Perch at Twilight

    A Precarious Perch at Twilight

    A Precarious Perch at Twilight Sept 2008 Enlargement Brave man on a ladder at a Midtown intersection at twilight. This evening on our walk H.o.p. entertained himself making movies of Yoshi, a little toy figure of his. Yoshi was tossed up and down and thrown across the sidewalk and walked fences and cavorted in trees.…

  • Why I Love This Old Apartment Building

    Marty’s off to New York for a couple of days and, as H.o.p. was going to be missing him, Marty prepared yesterday a big pot of red beans that would simmer and simmer and simmer and be prime eating by the time Marty was doing the sound check for his gig. So while Marty was…

  • Pen preferences

    I was going to just comment then thought I’d write a post pointing back over to Quasifictional who today talks about her affection for fountain pens. H.o.p. will only use Sanford Uniball fine pens. I actually settled on the Uniball many years ago, before H.o.p. was born, when I sometimes still wrote with a pen,…

  • Yes, there's bullying in the homeschooling world, too

    So…the Zoo Atlanta program, part 2. It wasn’t all fun and games. The dim spot was H.o.p. said several of the boys bullied him in the bathroom over his long hair, they kept pushing him out, saying, “You’ve got long hair, you’re a girl, you can’t come in here”, and didn’t stop until an older…

  • Programs for homeschoolers at Zoo Atlanta

    Programs for homeschoolers at Zoo Atlanta

    Tuesday was Homeschool day at Zoo Atlanta and they have a brand new program called Homeschool Academy. Join Zoo Atlanta for an afternoon of learning and discovery designed specifically for home school students. The HomeSchool Academy is a unique program allowing students to explore animal and science concepts in a fun, interactive environment. Programs are…

  • We’re Doing Our Math and Right Now H.o.p.’s liking it

    Since we began our homeschooling year at the end of August/beginning of September, I’ve just not had the time for much of anything but homeschool, which means projects like the UFO interviews have gone back burner for now. We are especially deep into math right now. Gotta tell you, last year we got Timez Attack…