Author Archive

The New Cub Scout Year

By |

The New Cub Scout Year

This year I am only leading one den of Cub Scouts. After two years of dual den leadership I am quite happy that I only have one den as with everything else that is going on with the other kids it is going to be a ridiculously busy year as it is. With so much…

Read more »

Music Monday: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Yes, Again)

By |

Music Monday: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Yes, Again)

I have discussed this band a lot over the years and wasn’t going to say anything else but a new wrinkle in my relationship with the band came up and I had to post about it. First up is the new album, the band’s first in 7 years. While We’re At It is a great…

Read more »

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-15-18

By |

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-15-18

It was a busy week, the first with the kids out of school, but most of the activities in this installment happened over the weekend. First up was Xavier’s final game of the season. Then there was the crossing-over ceremony. Instead of a Blue & Gold banquet in February, which is when a number of…

Read more »

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-8-18

By |

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-8-18

Today is the last day of school – well, sort of. Tuesday was the last day for August as he graduated 8th grade, Wednesday the last day for Xavier as preschool ended, then today for the other kids. Laura isn’t done yet as public school still has two weeks to go. Sunday was the Baccalaureate…

Read more »

Music Monday: We’re Going To High School In A Few Months

By |

Every year for 8th grade the students make a number of music videos. Each person gets in on the action with varying numbers from 2 to 6 classmates working on a song. They get a song, record new lyrics, and create their own music video. This year was no different and some were better than…

Read more »

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-1-18 (Including The Last Bits From Another Week Away And Camporee)

By |

Phamily Foto Phriday 6-1-18 (Including The Last Bits From Another Week Away And Camporee)

Shut up, I know this isn’t going up on a Friday. Life happens. Let’s start with a few of the last pictures I’m going to share from the Washington D.C. trip. Here is August at Monticello next to a stature of “Tommy Jeff” (as the kids were saying). At the University of Virginia they have…

Read more »

Another Week Away (Part 3)

By |

Another Week Away (Part 3)

Instead of a travelogue of my trip to Washington D.C. with August’s 8th grade I am going to present a few highlights. Perhaps the most surprising was how little time we actually spent in Washington D.C. There were days when we barely did anything in the city, if anything at all. One of the days…

Read more »

D&D’s New Foes And Upcoming Streams

By |

D&D’s New Foes And Upcoming Streams

First, I want to make mention of the Dungeons & Dragons live streams coming to Twitch this weekend. If you are a fan of the game you might want to check out twitch.tv/dnd, Starting June 1 at 4pm Pacific Time there will be a tour of the studio, then a roundtable conversation about the new storyline…

Read more »

Another Week Away (Part 2)

By |

Another Week Away (Part 2)

This past week I was in Washington D.C. with August’s 8th grade class. It was extremely fun, wet, exhausting, and well worth it. It is not my intent to give a complete rundown of our itinerary and impressions of each location we visited. However, there are a few things I did want to highlight. In the…

Read more »

Another Week Away (Part 1)

By |

Another Week Away (Part 1)

This past week I was in Washington D.C. with August’s 8th grade class. It was extremely fun, wet, exhausting, and well worth it. It is not my intent to give a complete rundown of our itinerary and impressions of each location we visited. However, there are a few things I did want to highlight. Firstly, it…

Read more »