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36 Hours and Counting
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September 29, 2011
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September 29, 2011
SUMMER!!!
It ends in 36 hours. That’s when the 100+ degree highs are finished for the year.
Teach If You Know It
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September 29, 2011
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September 29, 2011
"Those who can teach, should. Those who can't, should sit down and stop embarrassing themselves."
Unforgivable
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September 26, 2011
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September 26, 2011
People do unforgivable things. When it’s a parent …
Gun Control versus Hand LotionPost
September 25, 2011
"'Gun Control' means not using hand lotion."
Parker, Arizona
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September 24, 2011
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September 24, 2011
Mark’s Towing
Mojave Hail
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September 21, 2011
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September 21, 2011
The schoolbus-sized satellite that’s predicted to come down later this week will, the tingling in my toes tells me, hit the Mojave desert as I pass through, somewhere between Twentynine Palms CA and Parker AZ.
Not a Good Start
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September 20, 2011
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September 20, 2011
Omens
- Badge lady in sour mood
- No paperwork for Visitor badge
- No cell phone number for company contact
- Equipment still in receiving two miles away
- Class arrives 30 minutes early
- Half of class does not have prerequisites
- Two people missing, two substitutes take seats and books, original people then arrive
- Equipment arrives six hours late
- Equipment freezes, no error message
- People responsible for equipment in earlier time zone already gone for the day
- Hotel happy hour cancelled
How To Shoot Bullseye
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September 17, 2011
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September 17, 2011
To Shoot Bullseye:
- Use good equipment;
- Learn proper technique;
- Train your body/mind how to do it;
- Practice, practice, practice; and
- Let it happen. (Don’t think!)