Archive for 2005
Some kids just aren’t very smart
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
So I see today that there are going to be some changes in the No Child Left Behind laws - you can read about it here.
Apparently, there is going to be more state involvement in things like testing. I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Pretty much everyone I [...]
The amazing world of retail
Friday, April 1st, 2005
So back a few months ago I decided that if I was going to stay sane I absolutely must get a job. I decided that any job I took would have to meet a few requirements:
1. Little to no responsibility.
2. Less than 20 hours per week.
3. No need for learning anything extra aside from standard [...]
Maybe I’m not claustrophobic
Friday, March 25th, 2005
For years I’ve been saying that I’m claustrophobic. Today, while lying in the tanning bed it hit me - if I’m so claustrophobic how come I’ve never gotten upset while tanning? Tanning beds are basically shaped like a coffin - the top is about 6 inches from my nose and there is about a two [...]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Thursday, March 24th, 2005
No, this isn’t a post about Maggie - though I could easily adapt it to that. I just finished reading the above title by Mark Haddon and I have to say that I’m not exactly sure what I think of it. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is a story from the [...]
My Own Place
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
It’s truly amazing whenever I get Clint to go along with something. He’s fairly stubborn and usually just ignores any request - like the time I insisted I would only answer to the name Rusty Shackleford. So I’m quite surprised to be writing my first post for my own separate blog. Last night I told [...]
Is there such a thing as too much music?
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
This is a common problem. I sit in front of my computer trying to find something to listen to for what seems like hours. I’ve got plenty of music on iTunes, at present, I could listen to music for over 8 days and never listen to the same thing twice (except for all 17 versions [...]
Butters
Thursday, March 10th, 2005
Butters “Captain Chaos” Dickens 2004 - 2005
Earlier this week, a tragedy occured. Not a tragedy on the scale of loosing a child (which also happened in my family this week), but a tragedy nonetheless. It may be hard for some to understand why loosing a pet is so upsetting, but let me try to explain. [...]
Another Poem
Friday, February 18th, 2005
At night, inside the house of Sharp
A creature tiptoes in the dark
To pacify the urge to chew
The creature nabs a human’s shoe
Such pleasures only charm so long
When no one’s there to say it’s wrong
Around the doorway, down the stairs
To sniff a cat perched on a chair
A skillful nose detects a treat
Cat cookies simply can’t be [...]
Butter’s Own Blog Post and some other stuff too
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005
Over the holidays, I met someone who has, I believe, taken me and my sister’s place as favored people in the eyes of my father. This someone is a small, rat-like, stealer of nuts, batter of small objects, and licker of other people’s food. This someone is Butters - a kitten. My parents brought [...]