Archive for May, 2005

highs and lows

Monday, May 30th, 2005

it’s moments like this when i’m really torn about whether or not i like being a father.
today sue and i took all three kids to the local zoo. being memorial day, it was, of course, mobbed, but the weather wasn’t unbearably hot and the skies were overcast, a definate plus.
ian loved looking at the […]

more school stupidity

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

this is a slightly older story, but still worth mentioning.
a roman catholic high school in montgomery, alabama, refused to let a graduating senior participate in commencement exercises because she was pregnant. in a show of defiance, she went to graduation, walked the stage, called her own name, and went back to her seat.
the senior, […]

censorship

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

a group of students has sued their principal for refusing to let them run an article on homosexuality. the students interviewed a number of openly homosexual students and their parents for the article. without reading the articule, i can’t comment on its content, but i can tell you a little bit about student […]

my boring, depressing life

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

there is nothing going on in my life. my cat simply gets in my way. and i wait for school to start next week.
oh. and ben jumps on my balls every chance he gets.

employment

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

okay so i have some.
not really but a tiny bit, on the side sort of job.
an adult site that i subscribe to has engaged me to provide copyright enforcement for them. when a violation is found i track the people down and threaten them. fee per hour, for a site that i respect. […]

an anniversary

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

it’s been a week since i last wrote, and a lot has happened, and nothing has happened.
tarrant county’s spring semester has ended and grades are posted. bad instructor gave me an a. i also got grades of a in geology and statistics; i got a b in the children’s literature course. of […]

psychological evaluation

Sunday, May 8th, 2005

here it is, for your amusement
name: rainbow warrior
age: 31
date of birth: 2/23/74
sex: male
education: 14
occupation: student
handedness: right
date tested: 5/2/05
tested by: doc
reason for referral
this patient was referred for psychological counsultation by his psychiatrist, dr. shrink, to evaluate current levels of cognitive and emotional functioning. he has a long term history of depression and psychiatric treatment, although […]

Election turnout

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

I’m writing this from the cell phone again. The turnout here at the poll is, to put it politely, underwhelming. With two hours to go we’ve has 41 voters today, one of whom was me. That’s an average of under 2.5 voters per hour.
First the big debate between the three of us […]


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