Month: October 2003

Don’t sharpen your pencil in Katy

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Yet another example of a zero-tolerance policy, atempting to be moron-proof ending up being moronic. When will people learn that zero-tolerance is an idiotic thing to do? (“History never repeats, I tell myself before I go to sleep…”)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2171872


Oct. 22, 2003, 12:26AM

No slack for pencil sharpener

Katy schools sued after girl disciplined

By HARVEY RICE
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

When she was growing up in South Korea, Sumi Lough says, she used the traditional pencil sharpener that all children there used: a 2-inch-long blade that folds into a small handle.

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coming Wednesday

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I have a midterm in my “Secondary Methods” class on wednesday.  First midterm i’ve taken in… thirteen years. Then I’m babysitting sleeping nieces because Monica & Raymond are picking up their new puppy at the airport (and the girls don’t know about it). Should be fun to see the new puppy, if not fun to … Read more

Continental Club Awnings

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Last weekend we put up awnings on the Continental Club (they’re not finished, yet). If you haven’t been down there this week, then you haven’t seen it. I think they really spruce the place up – not to mentione they’ll be very nice for when it’s raining out. Here’s some photos… http://shirl.com/photos/ccawn.html Unfortunately, I don’t … Read more

Lee / Waltrip

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I called Lee back once, I need to again. Talked to the secretary last time. She mentioned the math teacher out with a long illness was getting well faster than expected. Waltrip (34th & Ella) has an opening listed. I faxed my resumé over. If there like Lee it’ll take them a while to get … Read more