family

Downtown

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Saturday Evening, I was sitting in the skyview bar of the new Hilton Hotel in downtown Houston (24th floor) with Allen Hill. Just musing on the fact that My Sister and nieces were at the Nutcracker ballet earlier in the day. My mom was at a show at the Verison Theater, and I was attending … Read more

Give Thanksing

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My family doesn’t have an ingrained Thangsgiving routine, and I like it that way. Every year I spend it with a different family. Often very extended, only knowing one or two people in the family before being there. I really enjoy getting a one day expedition into an extended family chemistry – and there have … Read more

Hardy Lebel dies

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I hadn’t seen Hardy, my mom’s cousin, in several years. I’m not even really sure when I last saw him – a reunion or a funeral. It all seems very weird.

[Edit: NTSB’s finding]


Two die in midair plane crash at Westerly State Airport

Associated Press
November 17, 2003

WESTERLY, R.I. — Two Rhode Island men died after the small plane they were riding in collided in midair with another small aircraft at Westerly State Airport, officials said Monday.

The airplanes, a Piper Arrow and a Cessna 182, crashed Sunday about 100 feet above the runway, according to Ted Drozdz, chief aeronautics inspector for Rhode Island Airport Corp. He said the airport does not have an air traffic control tower, and pilots are expected to notify each other when they are taking off and landing.

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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

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

crazy weekend

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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 … Read more