ChallengerSeven
A kid from Rhode Island living in Colorado; fan and supporter of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady, and Coach Belechick; like Allis-Chalmers tractors, and Rhode Island Red, Barnevelder, and Speckled Sussex chickens. Believe in government "Of the People, For the People, By the People." Dislike rude and inconsiderate people, those who listen to reply instead of listen to understand. Detest the pResident currently in the White House, most Republicans and several Democrats. And more...
"Integrity must govern loyalty." "People are the path to productivity." "Children ARE our future." "Time flies like and arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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Students: Are They Actually 'Students' Anymore? :-( in All Of The Above
I am having a tough time with my encounters of the students in the after-school care program I’m in. What I learned - and how I was taught! - doesn’t match up with what the kids are learning thes...
The "F" Word in All Of The Above
The English language has SO many diverse words available, so why do so many find it necessary to use the “F” word? I find myself ‘liking’ fewer and fewer Facebook entries that use that expression...
"That's One Small Step For A Man..." in All Of The Above
Forty-nine years ago, Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta, Ohio, became the first man to step onto the Moon. Neil has passed on, but left us with the remembrance to “wink at the Moon”.
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone" in All Of The Above
On Friday nights I usually listen to 99.1-FM out of Taos, NM. However, I happened to tune in to KRZA-FM from Alamosa, CO, and they were playing the above mentioned song. I stayed with the broadc...
Super Bowl LI in All Of The Above
It’s now the five-time World Champion New England Patriots! In the best Super Bowl EVAH! New England won in the first overtime in the first EVAH! o/t Super Bowl. Sure - I was a little tense throu...
NoMoJo - 11/30/2016 in All Of The Above
The last day of the month, and I think I’ve got an entry for each day now. November was…interesting. We had the national elections, Thanksgiving came and went, we moved into the new kids buildin...
NoMoJo - 11/29/2016 in All Of The Above
Catchin’ up… It’s our second day in the new kids building, and while we’re finding several things that need to be finished, the kids LOVE the new place. The room are HUGE, and in spite of the (la...
1963 in All Of The Above
(Has it been since March since I last wrote here? Yikes!!! :-) ) As I recall, ‘63 was a busy year. The most memorable event, of course, was President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas. I was in ...
NoMoJo - 11/28/2016 in All Of The Above
2016? And it’s almost over?? Where has the year gone??????? :-) My grandma used to say the older you got, the faster the years would pass, and being five years old I thought she was wrong. S...
NoMoJo - 11/27/2016 in All Of The Above
It’s Sunday, ‘my’ Patriots won a close one, and I just tried to see the International Space Station off to the southwest. (No dice on that last one – she must have been too low…) The holiday mus...
NoMoJo - 11/26/2016 in All Of The Above
According to the news, Fidel Castro has died. I remember when he first came to power (I was six or seven in ‘59). Seeing his picture on the evening news I thought he was a notably good person - ...
NoMoJo - 11/25/2016 in All Of The Above
Ah - the day after Thanksgiving when I’m gonna have my own Thanksgiving (see previous entry). And it’s Black Friday, too. I found my misplaced Carhartt jacket, so my Black Friday shopping includ...
NoMoJo - 11/23/2016 in All Of The Above
(Why is my keyboard’s “O” key so intermittent?) Awright… We moved more stuff in the new building. New kid-sized tables and chairs, a new, HUGE refrigerator and an almost-as-big freezer, and a bu...
NoMoJo - 11/22/2016 in All Of The Above
My first-ever court ‘appearance’ was scheduled for 8:30AM. I’d received the summons late in October, and today was the day. But - when I got to the courthouse I found that a) there was no judge ...
NoMoJo 11/24/2016 in All Of The Above
It’s Thanksgiving Day - the 24th - so I’d better git a-goin on the catching up! We got all the stuff moved for the kids, s now we start putting it away. The contractors/subcontractors are kinda b...
NoMoJo - 11/24/2016 in All Of The Above
It’s Thanksgiving Day. I do not have the pans, etc. for getting the turkey roasted and the mince pie baked, so I’ll curl up with “Executive Orders” by Tom Clancy and vegetate! After taking care ...
NoMoJo - 11/24/2016 in All Of The Above
Welp - it’s Thanksgiving Day…and I have nothing to roast the turkey in! Nor do I have the pie plates in which to bake the mince pie (yum!!!)! And – since I won’t go shopping on a day which I th...
NoMoJo - 11/20/2016 in All Of The Above
Pats win!!! :-) [Ahem…] Spent a good part of the morning and part of the early afternoon at the tractor shop listening to NPR and C-SPAN. NPR’s Sunday morning host Rachel Martin’s last day was ...
NoMoJo 11-19-2016 in All Of The Above
Hmm - Saturday… I spent a good part of the morning at the tractor shop and with the chickenzzz, did some grocery shopping, followed by some housework (not enough, though! :-) ), then saw the “Fan...
NoMoJo 11/18/2016 in All Of The Above
An excellent, excellent day!!! We got everything moved before noon-thirty today! We started with five people plus three of our older students, two pickups and a trailer; had one more (plus trail...
NoMoJo - 11/17/2016 in All Of The Above
Thursday, and it’s the last day for us in the ‘old’ location, for tomorrow we start moving at 8AM. Tomorrow is also the deadline for the transportation grant for non-profits. It’s for $25K, and ...
NoMoJo - 11/16/2016 in All Of The Above
Awright - let’s see of I can write a NoMoJo entry on time! snicker It’s early on Wednesday morning, I have my coffee (light with two sugars), NPR News is on, and I’m tryping on my laptop. (A typ...
NoMoJo - 11/15/2016 in All Of The Above
Worked three hours at the plumbing shop today. Had just two customers - one was a refund! - and a guy looking for directions. Then it was the monthly teleconference, then volunteering with the k...
NoMoJo - 11/14/2016 in All Of The Above
What an incredible Moon!!! The ‘supermoon’ is today, and seeing this heavenly body was just…fascinating, and to quote Buzz Aldrin: “Since forever, no one but Americans have walked on the Moon.” ...
NoMoJo - 11/13/2016 in All Of The Above
Remember yesterday’s entry? Today is the same - ‘cepting the parade, of course! :-) Found some overlooked items(!) that are due this week and next; have several (3+) meetings this week starting t...
