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Fancy Biscuits

3 days ago
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My daughter and I made biscuits this morning.

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They were from the old Junior League of Lake Charles cookbook, Pirate's Pantry.

Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana

Junior League of Lake Charles

Marshes to Mansions

They have a new cookbook out, Marshes to Mansions. My sister has a few recipes in that one. It's odd that my sisters are in Junior League--it seems like such a grown up thing to do...then I remember that we are grown ups!

The biscuits, by the way, were great!

Half a Mufalotta

Nov 28, 2009
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What I had for lunch yesterday.

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Pronia's, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Nov 28, 2009
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What I had for lunch yesterday.

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Flamingo Tree

Nov 27, 2009
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My mom, in Louisiana, sets up a flamingo tree every year for the last several years. It started half jokingly as a small tree in addition to the regular one, but seems to have become the centerpiece.

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"Bohemian Rhapsody," by Muppets

Nov 24, 2009
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The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody [1080p]

Funny! Got to love Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem jammin'!

Word Processor 0.1

Nov 23, 2009
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Only the second time I've seen one in my predominantly paperless office.

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Success!

Nov 18, 2009
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For those who haven't followed my last few posts, this morning, at 6 AM, Cincinnati Public Schools' magnet schools had open registration. We wanted to make sure we secured a slot for kindergarten. It is not uncommon for folks to camp out for days to get a slot. The one we targeted, Sands Montessori is a popular choice, with 65 applicants to all grades by the time registration opened.

I started my vigil at 1 PM the day before, in a tent. There were some who had been there since 11 AM the day before that. We were allowed to move inside at around 6 PM. It was a neat group of folks to sit around and talk to. We were all a bit punchy by the time registration was called.

And, we succeeded in getting my daughter registered!

The school is part of a community I think we want to be part of. The parent's organization fed us. The principle spent the night in her office with us (and her dog), so we'd be able to spend the night. Every parent I've met have seemed to be committed to their child's education.

It's this commitment I think makes the "lining up," first-come, first-serve method of application beneficial. By having the parents physically having to get some skin in the game--actually having to camp out, rather than write a check or participate in a lottery, you get the parents who are likely to be involved in other areas.

I'm glad that my wife and I are among those parents now.

Upgraded Accomodations

Nov 17, 2009
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They're letting us sleep in the school.

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Minor Leakage

Nov 17, 2009
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But, for a free tent, it's doing quite well. Here in the Sands Montessori line, we have what my dad would call a "slow, soaking rain." setting up the tent on arrival was a good call.