"Murphy was an optimist!"
Another of Doug’s Mantras May 9, 2007 9:53 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Being Dad, PhilosophySomething else the children hear me drone out over and over: "If you force it, it will break."
add a commentOf Grasshoppers May 9, 2007 12:10 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Should I become super, sugar nice or repulsively mean?
Master: You get what you give.
Fire at Bearden High School May 8, 2007 10:24 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Education, Family, Food, Tommy(Ok. Not a fair title but I made you look! Alternate titles: "Hot class at BHS" "Tommy Burns the String at Both Ends" "Tommy Scrambles Over an Open Fire")
Tommy’s wildlife class has been learning how to build fires on campus..an activity that would get most kids expelled. Today his class will have a fire building contest where groups have to build a fire up and burn a string 2 feet high. Tommy has done this on camping trips and should do well. After they burn their strings they get to cook on the open fire. Tommy choose to scramble eggs on his fire.
This morning we prepared his orange by slicing off the top third. Then we used a grapefruit knife to separate most of the meat from the skin so that this did not burden him during class. We put the sliced top back on and held it in place with rubber bands to keep the juices in during school. The recipe calls for 2 eggs so I sent 4. I could not find a egg carrier so I sliced up the egg carton to be a protective case. Tommy did not want any seasoning. We packaged the eggs and the orange carefully in an insulated container with ice packs. In the pocket of the container we put a plastic fork, aluminum foil (wraps around the orange while it cooks in the coals), and printed instructions. While others eat hot dogs and marshmallows, Tommy will be living it up with scrambled eggs!
Update: Tommy did well!
add a commentWe do it b/c you’re older, and we’re not May 7, 2007 3:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Cool Sites, Of InterestHead over to Blogitude and wish Mark a happy birthday!
1 comment so farMarijuana Cave Making Rounds – again May 7, 2007 7:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Touchy SubjectsRick Archer did a piece on the marijuana cave with more details than any other article to date. He wanted to know how they got busted. Turns out my original theory was correct!
1 comment so farthe total cost of the Iraq war may reach $456 billion in September May 7, 2007 6:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy SubjectsAspie fired over a soft drink May 6, 2007 10:25 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Aspergers, Of InterestJackie Lang, with Asperger’s syndrome, was fired from Subway after trying to console an upset friend. On her break, she brought her friend a drink without paying for it and ended up spending 2 hours in a jail cell, got fired, and faces criminal charges. The story is here.
5commentsLOST: One question May 5, 2007 10:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesIf everyone was found dead, where are Walt and Michael?
2commentsMay 4, 2007 3:21 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : UncategorizedSurgery done. Two teeth pulled. 5 crowns.
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From the mouths of babes May 4, 2007 11:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, From the mouths of babesAmy: "Do we have Life Alert?"
add a commentDid the governor get involved in the rezoning? May 4, 2007 9:28 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Education, Health, Local Politics, Politics, Touchy SubjectsI am at a client location so I cannot confirm the information but someone was just asking me for details about the governor stepping up this morning to offer another solution regarding rezoning. Has anyone heard anything similar? Perhaps the person asking the question munged a couple of unrelated news stories.
2commentsI would have considered you but… May 4, 2007 7:05 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Religion / Spirituality, Touchy Subjects, United StatesRaise your hand if you are ready to get off the stage.
add a commentAh! Nostaligia! May 3, 2007 11:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cary, Daily Life, HistoryWhen I was 8 or 9 I would ride my bike down to Ashworth’s and order a hotdog and a fountain cherry coke. It felt so big to come home and tell Mom, "I’ve already had lunch!" and I’d checked out that Old Timer pocket knife at Pete’s Hardware ($13 dollars allowance later it was in my pocket and still is). I should road trip Saturday!
add a commentAs part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the [Ashworth Drugs] is selling hot dogs for 57 cents and Coke products for 10 cents. [Source]
A bungled cell phone message and a melody May 3, 2007 3:09 pm
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May 3, 2007 12:50 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : UncategorizedHeh. Bob dylan rainy day women. How apropos.
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