June 8, 2008
Catching up…
Well, I feel like I have been ignoring my little blog… actually, I have been, but only due to business and other stuff taking up so much time. This blog is principally for family and friends, so I have no intention of entertaining you, the reader, with fabulous stories of familial adventures…. but I will at least fill in some of the details of what we have done over the past couple of months:
1) Connor has finished grade 4 - on the Principal’s Honor Roll. Way to go Connor!
2) Connor has also started taking a 2 hour Chinese language class on Saturday’s - amazingly, he wanted to do it and we are more than happy to have him learn a third language.
3) BTW - in case anyone close to us did not know, Connor’s basketball team placed third in the NJB end-of-season Tournament. Connor’s bball skillz switch turned on (just like the Celtic’s Powe did tonight against the Lakers) and he finished strong with 14 points and 10 rebounds… helping get his team a very hard fought win.
4) I finally got my wife to come camping with Connor and I, and we spent a great weekend camping on the floor of Yosemite Valley - crowded but gorgeous weather and a gorgeous place. I am not sure Christina enjoyed it all that much, but she had to enjoy the weather and the views:
5) Finally getting the pool together as the weather is getting warm and it is time to start thinking about swimming!
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March 9, 2008
NJB Tournament
Live blogging…
First two games yesterday were 1-1, with the Lakers in the lost bracket- but they redeemed thmselves with a great game and a double double by Connor (11 and 10).
Today they are playing a team they had played twice before - both double overtime game. But both times they won.
And they win! 38-37, no overtime this time, but Connor scored 9 points in the 4th period to single handedly kept us in the game. Another double double for Connor.
They are playing for third place this afternoon. .. Since their first game in the tournament
Exciting!
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January 27, 2008
The Internets are a dangerous place for probulation
Nice title, but…. the other day my son had borrowed my laptop to surf the ‘net, principally to hang out at nick.com. This is, of course, ok.
What happened next is worth noting… he decided to, like other little boys, try out some other domain names to see what they had in them, specifically www.pee.com and www.poo.com. Well, you can guess the results… not good. I commend him in that he brought my attention to the sites he visited and said he found them “bad” (that will last for another 2-3 years, max)… but it still provides me a sobering reminder to watch what your kids do on the ‘net.
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January 13, 2008
Basketball letdown…
Well, I shouldn’t have spoken out of turn, as Connor’s team faced a serious opponent today… and lost (41-34). Connor was recovering from a cold and a bout of digestive “liquidation”… and as a result was a little run down and it showed. Still, he scored 6 points and was a positive force on the floor.
I am sure they will turn it around for the next game…
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January 13, 2008
Another season of basketball is upon us!
Connor is back again this year with his NJB team - the Lakers. We had a little team trauma this year, as the coach got shipped off to Iraq… this is the first time someone that close to us is directly impacted by the war. I do not think he was ready for actual deployment, but it happened.
Regardless, the new coach has stepped right into LeRoy’s shoes and is doing a great job… most of the kids need conditioning as much as skills coaching and he is making them run! I should be running with them 
As I write, we are getting ready for our fifth game of the season, and we are going in 3-1….
Of note is the change in rules from “rookie” league to his Division 3 team… the rim is full regulation, they call travel and double dribble rigorously, and games cannot end in a tie. This leads to low scoring games (one of his games was won 12-9) and in the game just before the Christmas break… overtime periods… in the case of that game - 3 overtimes! Talk about a nail-biter! Thankfully, they won (29-28), as losing such a hard fought game can be a crushing experience - although a learning one as well.
Go Lakers!
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October 24, 2007
This is not a political blog
But, this article just resonates…. seriously, let’s get a little perspective. It is hard to be united in any way when there are cemented ideologies that divide us.
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October 20, 2007
Connor turns 9!!
this is just a live note… The party is in full swing and the cacophony is deafening…16 kids running and screaming at the local gym.
Soon time to get pizza.
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October 20, 2007
Comments about Live-blogging with an iPhone and the spelling bee
First, we are very proud of Connor, as he was rock solid and did not hesitate when spelling his words… he was surprised when he was eliminated on “Platform” as he believes he spelled it correctly as does Christina (I was busy taking photos, so I did not hear accurately. Regardless, we did not feel it was appropriate to question the judges, and we did not want to be “those parents”.
Live-blogging with the iPhone works pretty well… but there are some tough bits… specifically data input in landscape mode is pretty tough, leaving you only a small sliver of the actual content to see. I am also upset about not being able to post photos from the iPhone to my blog… I will caste about to see if there is a way. Since the screen is small and I did not have my cheater glasses… I made a fair number of typing errors… but I will leave them in there…
Anywho, there is a birth day party for Connor’s 9th today, maybe I will give it another shot.
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October 19, 2007
Fifth round!
The tension mounts!
Oh, did i mention that i encentivised my son with the promise of cold hard cash for amking further into the competition, he is mow getting $100.00. I do not want to make a mercernary out of him..butif he works for it…!
We are now down to 20 or so kids…yow.
And he is out in the 6th round with the word platform… Although we heard it correctly…apparently the judges did MOT.
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October 19, 2007
Fourth round!!
wow - I have great faith in Connor, but I sis not expect him to get this far, as he tested so poorly at home.
Last round word: “flower”.
This round word: “darkness”
On to the fifth round!!
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