bshirley the
Strong – Silent and often mysterious, you don’t
mind being by yourself. You can get things done
on your own and don’t like anyone to bother
you. You are more artistic than given credit
for.
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The tomato plants in these parts tend to stop producing in the blaring summer heat. Hiding in the shade inside my mammoth tomato plant that I put in the ground in February (and we didn’t have a late freeze) were these two wee cherry tomatoes, soon to be a snack for me. It’ll be … Read more
Yesterday I spent most of the day in long sleeves and slacks, and was reminded of the great joy of exiting an over-refrigerated Houston building to enter The Sauna that some people call outside and others put on the front of the newspaper like triple digits are rare in these parts. The news should be … Read more
So, I got a digital camera for my birthday. I’m sure i’ll be having lots of fun with it. Particularly to document my yard. I have several pots of chives in the back yard. You can always use chives when you cook. They grow like weeds here in Houston. But like all weeds, they must bloom, and with all the warmth of summer, they’ve bolted recently.
So, without further adieu, here’s my backyard and chives…
So, I still don’t have a teaching job. I went to the “gosh it’s late and we need to fill our positions” HISD Job Fair yesterday. On the good side, there weren’t nearly as many people as at the last one (they all got jobs), and there were several schools looking for math. On the down side, the Tech Market collapse seems to have created a glut of “What do I do now?” math teacher applicants. There were at least 15 people there and only a few high schools with openings. They were all lining up for the middle schools as well (I passed on the middle schools).
So, we were down in Clear Lake salvaging some sinks, toilets, mirrors, handycap rails, et al to use in the new bar (next to the Continental). Pete knows the guy that owns this place. It was the old giant Fiesta that went up at I-45 & NASA 1 a little over a decade ago.  … Read more