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LSR – bike route

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Several People have asked me about the LSR‘s route. It was two days, Fort Worth->Lake Ray Roberts->Dallas. So, here’s the route, roughly, listing the pit stop locations. Day 1: 92 miles. Tarrant County College – NW Campus (on the loop in Fort Worth); Azle (Ashe Creek Park); Springtown (Optimist Park); Wise County (a Baird distribution … Read more

random weekend

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after installing awnings at the CC, it ended up that Steve W is getting married in a week, so there was a bachelor party… We started at Brenner’s (edit: Brennen’s) Steak House.  Had a large table outside under the gazebo.  Totally nice night.  Very excellent.  Bob S. had preordered the wine, which was an amazing … Read more

New Puppy

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for my sister and nieces Of course she had to be difficult and get a dog no one’s heard of – the Labradoodle. The ones with fleece (like poodles) rather than hair (like most dogs) are apparently very good for allergy sufferers, which her family is full of. -b

LSR Ride Pics

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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

Lone Star Ride

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’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

Chron: ACP

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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 Chronicle

Sometimes 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

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