Posts Tagged ‘ Jenny ’

Blackout on Dark Knight

Blackout on Dark Knight

With less than three weeks remaining till “The Dark Knight” opens on July 18, at 12:01 a.m., Fandango, the nation’s leading moviegoer destination, is finding that dozens of showtimes for the film are already sold out.  I was in panic mode . . . but then that is one thing great about taking a study break.   We can go anytime.  We can go to the movies mid week, pre-lunch our.  We hit the theaters when it is entirely empty.  We always sit about 10th row middle. Even when I worked in Washington DC, I would take a long...

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Minnesota 7, Detroit 6

Minnesota 7, Detroit 6

The day started with waffles w/ fruit and coffee, printed our tickets (cheap seats), drove to the light rail and headed to the game. Energy in the mail. People asking if we are going to the game seeking out their comrades.  We are comrades.  We are going to the game! The baseball game. A little history, Jenny and I, our third date was a Minnesota vs Detroit baseball game @ Detroit.  This is Minnesota vs Detroit @ Minnesota.  We memorialized this day with a purchase of hats, Jenny’s blue Rhea’s tan, both with worn lettering and over priced.  The...

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Checking Out Colleges

Now that Jenny might not be traveling anymore, going back to college is a strong possibility. We checked out Northland College. Northland College is the successor to the North Wisconsin Academy, and was founded on the same tract of land. Wheeler Hall, built in 1892, is what used to be the sole building of the North Wisconsin Academy, providing classroom space, board and cafeteria services. The building was renovated in 1993 and 1994 and remains the centerpiece of campus. Today, Wheeler houses classrooms and faculty offices for the social sciences and humanities and is listed on the National Register...

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Home School

I am here working, in a coffee shop. I came in around 9:00 am this morning to get some programing done while Jenny is seeing patients about 2 blocks away.  It was very quiet.  I could actually hear my keyboard ‘click, click, click’.  Then around 10:00 am it started to get a busy. This is when I put on my headphones, turned on my Skype, and started listening to NPR via Sirius radio. It became indoctrinated with home school kiddies.  Yikes!!! They were spitting milk, grabbing food from others and these  8 year olds were playing in the ‘play...

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