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August 28, 2006
Anne's Boyd Bike Racks
Anne had her first victory with the MISD last week. She sent an e-mail to the front office at Boyd HS requesting they provide some kind of bicycle rack for the students (we keep harboring a fantasy that Alanna will ride her bike to school), and lo and behold, they bought them:
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August 27, 2006
It's a Band, Band, Band World
I've been working on a lot of features and content for the three MISD band websites and preparing the Boyd Band student directory. As a result, I've not posted (as you can well see). Once the school year settles down, I'll have time to catch up. For now, enjoy the YouTube stuff (I finally figured out how to get my MacBook Pro to play YouTube content -- thanks to Dave Miller!) and stay tuned.
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And Now For Something Completely Trekkie
Fair Warning (to Trekkies and Python fans) -- this is almost fatally funny:
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AEIOU But Always Y
Another inexplicably odd video from the Golden Age of Videos™, AEIOU Sometimes Y:
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August 13, 2006
Austin: A Day and A Night
Coming down to Austin on Tues. morning, and staying overnight till Wed.
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School Starts
Tomorrow morning, the academic year at MISD resumes.
About $%#$% time.
Alanna is continuing HS with her sophomore year at a school with only three grades, so she's a "virtual junior". In the band, this means she is already a band officer, a role rarely available to a 10th grader. She's starting at the new Boyd HS in McKinney, which will likely take months to debug and become a fully functioning facility (if the band hall experience is any indication).
Leo is starting middle school, and is full of trepidation about it. He's got a lot of extra help from the STC program, but he will still have to face a newer, meaner crowd in the form of middle school bullies. He's starting to take band, too (saxophone) so we hope that will be something he pursues into high school.
A door closes -- we're not in the elementary schools anymore. This is a big change for Anne, who's done more of the heavy lifting on Leo that I did. High school with Alanna has been great ... she's a great student, and a strong band performer, so we rarely have any problems. Middle school will be a bumpy road, but we'll get through it!
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