Someone else’s pics from the ride this weekend…
http://babylon.homelinux.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=lsr2003
lots of work,
lots of fun,
(not lots of sleep),
lots of money for the beneficiaries.
-b
’bout to leave town for the Lone Star Ride. always sleep deprived and working 12 hour days, but the weather looks good, so likely not to difficult to support. back on monday (after a full day of labor then as well).
-b
Sept. 23, 2003, 11:32AM
Good press for the ACP program in the Chron’s regional section of the paper.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/thisweek/zone10/news/2114763
Alternative certification draws ‘best teachers’
By BETTY L. MARTIN
Copyright 2003 Houston ChronicleSometimes people don’t know what they want to be when they grow up until they’ve already grown. Then, if they’re lucky, a few find new careers in education were worth the wait.
So it was for Elsa Monsalve, music teacher at Crockett Elementary School, 2112 Crockett; Annette Sanchez-Mena, creator of the robotics program at Hogg Middle School, 1100 Merrill; Robert Pollock, principal at Looscan Elementary, 3800 Robertson; and Cliff Evans, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts orchestra director, 4001 Stanford.
The four are among approximately 800 teachers who have been hired through the Alternative Certification Program Continue reading
man,
last night
Gilmore Girls – good, interesting changes, and real
Judging Amy – intense, a vertable my-life-sucks-more-than-yours fest
then tonight
Ed – so, so,
West Wing – bam, just when you thought fiction couldn’t get tougher than reality in America. John Goodman, excellent. A million political problems amidst personal tragedy.
didn’t even have the energy or emotion to check out the new CBS NE quirky show (have it on tape as i watch all TV) or tonights Daily Show – tomorrow,… before i leave town
-b
last week, monday, i was planning on calling a bunch of schools, but first i checked the web site, and Lee HS was listed. i called them, the answerer asked around, yes, there’s a math job open, fax your resumé over, i did. i also applied online.
i called friend Jonas, who knows said principal of said school, he called, got the machine, left a message.
the next day the listing went off the “open” status, sure sign they already had an applicant and were just posting it for requirement reasons.
i didn’t hear anything; Jonas didn’t hear anything, the week passed,
this monday i got home from slaving at the CC (which i enjoy), and there was a message from Lee, call us, set up a time to inteview, tuesday i did, for wednesday, went today,
went well, i think, i like them, i think they like me, they invited me to call and sit in on the class (replacing a very ill teacher), i like the school, after i get back from long weekend of work i’ll call them and ask to sit in.
apparently there’s a hiring freeze causing them problems,
think good thoughts,
-b
I wanted to go to the UT v Rice @ Reliant Stadium, but the seats were like $60. (I found later that Reliant paid Rice $2,000,000 to move it there from Rice Stadium – where we usually got end zone seats for $10. 50,000 x $40 will pay that off.)
But,… the Austin City Limits Festival had an amazing lineup for the whole weekend, and cost even less.
But,… I am the Sweep Crew Manager for the Lone Star Ride against AIDS, which is next weekend. I really needed to ride the route before hand (it’s changed bit), and other events had delayed me from doing so. So, with a thursday night crew manager meeting I figured I’d spend the weekend in Dallas.
But,… my step-grandmother died, so I needed to attend the serviced Sat and Sun in Clear Lake.
So,… I rode the whole route (7 hours in the car) on Friday. Went to the Rangers game that night with friends in from Chicago. Drove back to Houston on Sat morning. Showered and went to Clear Lake.
Then,… since I was down there, to a going away party for Hackster Bob on Tiki Island. He’s shipping off to Kuwait/Iraq for KellogBrownAndRoot to build a power plant. Sounds like guerrilla fodder to me. Hope he’s fine.
Back from Tiki to Clear Lake, then home sunday night. Long weekend.
Topping it, I smashed my left index finger with a hammer today. It’s my second best typing finger, too. It feels like an overripe grape.
-b