tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62973212012-01-15T09:30:29.118-05:00The Web Log of Stephen Scholz, philosopher, dad, political gadfly and gamer.Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-7024335253791781482011-09-04T19:47:00.004-04:002011-09-04T20:20:02.632-04:00

Stacey and Gandalf are given a full complement of spells. We find our young heroes in Care of Magical Beasts class where Hagrid takes them to visit a Fwooper (hardly ever seen in England). The kids get earplugs, since hearing the creature can drive a person mad. They see the bird, Hagrid attempts to "silncio" the bird, so they can talk about it. It sort of works, but not long enough, it

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-16741567935071449982011-09-01T20:04:00.002-04:002011-09-01T21:03:32.342-04:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-70702936708773378272011-08-31T12:30:00.005-04:002011-08-31T12:49:59.650-04:00

I had high hopes for this since we were trapped inside our home by Hurricane Irene. I figured I would have a little longer. Sadly, I forgot that my college needed my hands on attention during said hurricane, and I was forced to shorten things up. IT worked out okay because it wasn't going as smoothly as I wished. We started off with some Magic Classes as promised. I thought a little Study Test

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-45063809618203965952011-08-21T19:49:00.002-04:002011-08-21T20:02:56.672-04:00

So, I've been waiting with both hesitation and excitement to share my love of Role Playing Games with my kids. They've been asking to play since they realized that is what I do on Tuesday Nights (and why they need to clean their play room). I've tried a few little things, totally informally, but they haven't worked well. Then I made a promise. When you can read well enough, we will play. Well,

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-67593444594258830662010-04-09T20:06:00.003-04:002010-04-10T22:46:24.033-04:00

I don't mean something "like" oppression. I mean the oppression of metaphor itself. Simply put it is a variation on the Fallacy of the False Analogy. It seems a species of behavior common in the ranks of leaders and managers, but perhaps it is true of all people frequently called upon to speak to assembled people. A speaker should feel free to employ apt analogies, or descriptive metaphors, but

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-20391046614205862122010-01-26T13:49:00.000-05:002010-01-26T13:51:16.268-05:00

This sentence contains a provocative statement that attracts the readers’ attention, but really only has very little to do with the topic of the blog post. This sentence claims to follow logically from the first sentence, though the connection is actually rather tenuous. This sentence claims that very few people are willing to admit the obvious inference of the last two sentences, with an

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-69460001326988812612009-11-10T12:58:00.003-05:002009-11-10T13:20:28.121-05:00

This Halloween was a generally pleasant and uneventful holiday. The kids picked their costumes, we overstocked with candy, Carly did a great job with decorating the house. Everything was pleasantly normal. Our neighbors came by, Carly took the kids and a couple of families from less trick or treat friendly locations (one country, one townhouse) out around our little island of a block. I

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-61668523622461623582009-10-25T20:44:00.001-04:002009-10-25T20:44:28.921-04:00

ReligionFlowChartOriginally uploaded by hedwig_the_owlWow. This so totally works.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-15761140197146537932009-10-11T19:40:00.004-04:002009-10-11T20:06:50.199-04:00

Today I watched my kids fly out of the house with a glee reserved usually for desserts or TV to play with the neighborhood kids. Now that Fall is upon the leafy walls which have kept us apart, the muggy mosquito filled airs which have deadened our senses, the camp, and pool and other summer fun which exhausted us, have gone away. And through the woods behind our house a glimpse of other kids

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-65970618878607201552009-09-21T13:45:00.005-04:002009-09-22T15:14:08.842-04:00

Gotcha!Originally uploaded by carly scholzI wanted to get a photo of the whole mouse, but I also didn't want Hanta Virus from touching it. And Carly wanted me to be gentle with the poor traumatized little guy.If you squint just right you can see that little line is its tail.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-3164881521479454082009-09-21T13:44:00.001-04:002009-09-21T13:44:47.769-04:00

Mouse Trap 2.0Originally uploaded by carly scholzHere is the updated version. Note the lip of cardboard to prevent climbing and make jumping out more difficult.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-85386030906123960942009-09-20T10:10:00.004-04:002009-09-21T08:50:38.577-04:00

The TrapOriginally uploaded by carly scholzUPDATE! We caught a mouse! Maustraap V2 was a success. (I will get pictures up soon.) Sometime between 7pm and 10pm our mouse decided to try again for a little peanut butter and cracker dinner. This time, it was not able to escape. The new version was deeper (about 20 inches total) and I built a lip around the top so it had a much smaller entrance/exit.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-52397976202153606162009-08-19T15:02:00.003-04:002009-08-20T12:49:12.915-04:00

Okay two movie reviews in a row and a month apart is not exactly keeping this an active blog, but you get what you pay for. I was prepared for District 9 in a way I wasn't for Star Trek. I saw the commercials but I didn't read anything about it, I was not intentionally keeping myself ignorant qua Mssr McCandless, I just was not that interested to read reviews or of info. I also had a couple of

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-50825041442558134502009-07-10T13:06:00.002-04:002009-07-10T13:47:47.653-04:00

So maybe I am a Trekie at heart. I don't know. I haven't watched any Star Trek in years, Enterprise wasn't very Star Trek-like to me. Voyager was a bore. I liked some of DS9. The movies have gotten worse and worse over the years. So when I heard about the 'reboot' by J.J. Abrams I was dubious. Still, something in me wanted it to be good, so I kept myself ignorant about it. But the reviews came

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-53801334355388800492009-05-11T08:13:00.002-04:002009-05-18T19:16:10.896-04:00

WheeOriginally uploaded by carly scholzWe have this underutilized section of our yard on the side of our house. It gets lots of shade, so the grass isn't super thick, and the air conditioning is there, so it can be loud and a little more humid that the rest of the lawn. But it is the one spot where we have a decent sized tree where I could hang a swing. The rope is connected twenty something feet

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-53407074792280848302009-04-30T14:05:00.002-04:002009-04-30T14:33:07.046-04:00

It is that time of year again. Papers and projects, essays and exams. I am finishing up a collection of twenty or so essays and projects for my HONORS Ethics class. HONORS in this case refers to the students' GPAs, not moral character. Nearly every paper had at least a handful of improperly cited quotations. Some of them were mild (missing quotations marks, improper form) but a large number of

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-12566765039652812262009-04-20T12:50:00.002-04:002009-04-20T13:10:05.071-04:00

I find myself affecting a Jerry Seinfeld voice when these little social commentaries well up in me. Okay, I understand that the interwebs is kept alive by advertising. Fine. I've grown to see past the ads most of the time. Sometimes they can be pretty funny like the GMail ads. I occasionally use GMail to send gaming notes from school to home or elsewhere, a nice little delivery system there.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-19464945516979972392009-04-15T15:37:00.002-04:002009-04-15T15:54:52.069-04:00

Each year the school has a day set aside for faculty, staff, and students to read short works. Some are original, some are not. In the past I've read Lewis Carrol, Jonathan Swift, and Dr. Seuss. I like to keep it light and quirky. This year my plan was to read the very clever short story "They're made of Meat." However...Last week, we were discussing sexual orientation in my Ethics class. The

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-44749705700548267452009-04-05T15:36:00.000-04:002009-04-05T15:37:09.127-04:00

I finally broke down and rented the above auger, an electric saw, and built the gate in our back fence. Now the kids can, in theory, open the gate and go play with one of the three sets of kids that live behind our house, without having to travel the long (out of sight) way around the block. The neighbors were cool with it (One of them actually cut a trail through the semi-woods from his yard to

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-45644026755376796322009-04-02T16:11:00.001-04:002009-04-02T16:11:33.897-04:00

Here is our big girl.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-46084534859451443622009-03-30T08:16:00.003-04:002009-03-30T08:23:40.160-04:00

So this last week Ruby has seemed to develop quickly. Her hand eye coordination is way up (pick up things, manipulating them... and not just to get them in her mouth). She is crawling upright (on hands and knees instead of army crawling). She is holding herself in a standing position (bracing on something, a chair, an ottoman, etc..) Yesterday she spent the better part of a hour standing behind

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-82841707832333752532009-02-24T15:15:00.001-05:002009-02-24T15:15:29.746-05:00

Your morality is 0% in line with that of the bible.  Damn you heathen! Your book learnin' has done warped your mind. You shall not be invited next time I sacrifice a goat.Do You Have Biblical Morals?Take More Quizzes

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-78841614887783756082009-02-12T16:35:00.003-05:002009-02-12T16:46:56.911-05:00

In response to complaints about not posting.. Today we were discussing Euthanasia in my Ethics class. We were talking about autonomy. I asked what students felt about the wishes of people regarding medical treatments, and whether those wishes should be honored when and if the person loses consciousness. I tweaked the example to include new information. A patient is told he has terminal brain

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-8551256396464295222008-11-03T12:43:00.001-05:002008-11-03T12:43:18.928-05:00

Trick-or-Treating TroupeOriginally uploaded by carly scholzQuite the thematic trick or treating this year. The weather was perfect, the houses were friendly, the one scary guy stayed very still and didn't frighten the children (much). Lily (a.k.a Tiger Lily) joined us, and we hooked up with some neighbors. It was fun, the whole neighborhood was out and about. Later that night, as is custom at our

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-46590510104446493962008-11-03T12:18:00.003-05:002008-11-03T12:35:20.383-05:00

I already voted.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-79467057935040322882008-10-08T19:42:00.003-04:002008-10-08T19:52:19.966-04:00

I was only half paying attention to the debate last night, the other half of my attention was on my LIS papers... But, this tired line about Obama failing diplomacy 101 by saying he would invade Pakistan (Pron. Pock-ee-stan). Initially, like Obama, I was irritated by his Rovian repetition of this falsehood stemming from his own misunderstanding. Then something struck me. A new scary reason to

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-68297431627641153922008-09-29T12:15:00.001-04:002008-09-29T12:15:29.784-04:00

Being silly over cakeOriginally uploaded by carly scholzCarly with the help of the kids, made a delicious coconut and lemon cake for my birthday. Carly blew up balloons with real Helium, and the kids made those exceedingly bright posters in the background. .I survived 41 years on that day.You can't quite make out my Ghostbusters (or Ghost Busturds as the kids say it) T-shirt (from Will). My fancy

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-74987995149889286722008-09-15T20:44:00.004-04:002008-09-16T08:24:34.307-04:00

UPDATE! Will slept through the night! This is huge. Not wanting to give up his cherished sick status, Will downplayed his recovery, but we can see it on his face. Huzzah!Will, and by the transitive property of child illnesses, all of us, have been suffering for a few days now. Will started complaining about vague tummy aches Thursday. Of course, that is a pretty non-specific, and out kids are

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-92159247029024520562008-08-28T15:52:00.001-04:002008-08-28T15:52:30.905-04:00

Cheese!Originally uploaded by carly scholzWill is pretty darn cute too. How is this possible? Granted Carly is overly endowed in the beauty department, but didn't my genes hit these kids at all?Don't hate them because they are beautiful.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-51664968298472252232008-08-26T14:57:00.004-04:002008-08-26T15:57:55.885-04:00

I taught my LIS class Terrorism: Meaning and Media class today. One of the topics discussed was privacy in the post 9/11 world. The (vocal) majority of the class seemed to believe that people should not be allowed to learn facts which would be of high value to terrorists (how to make a bomb for example). Or if they tried to learn such things, they should be watched or arrested. This was a good

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-77842820751786076462008-08-25T20:19:00.001-04:002008-08-25T20:19:31.739-04:00

Sophie at MarblesOriginally uploaded by carly scholzI am starting to feel those defensive, you will not date my daughter, dad feelings already. She is 4. Sigh.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-67712300031862020652008-08-19T16:25:00.000-04:002008-08-19T16:26:13.824-04:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-5179191637730058142008-08-07T19:31:00.001-04:002008-08-07T19:32:59.772-04:00

I read this entire series when it was just a webcomic. Oh how fast they grow up.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-83252573279768521042008-08-04T18:07:00.004-04:002008-08-04T19:46:14.492-04:00

Ruby is about six weeks old and starting to show interest in the world. There are a couple quick smiles, and coos in this video (well at least we think there are). Catching the smiles on camera is tricky, even with the camera handy. I was hoping with better luck with the camcorder. If the image looks dusty, its because of all the use that camcorder gets. The camcorder is a Sanyo Xacti, which

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-48891318227560399112008-08-02T16:43:00.001-04:002008-08-02T16:43:39.674-04:00

A Hawk.Originally uploaded by carly scholzSo, this afternoon we were visited by a hawk of some kind. It sort of sat in this dry patch on the edge of our lawn. While this bit of behavior might seem a little odd (maybe it just ate a squirrel or something) it is but one piece of a larger more bizarre set of animal visitations. That spot is a favorite hang out of the cardinals, robins and finches,

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-50382694015637961432008-07-27T20:46:00.004-04:002008-07-28T21:05:05.031-04:00

Carly thought this would be a good title, since I wrote it on the fridge. In my autumn years I frequently forget the things my kids say. I took Sophie to the NC Museum of Art (our great local state art museum) while Will was at school camp (a week long summer program at his school). She is just old enough to take, and it was great. We sat down in front of a couple portraits with a box of crayons

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-18022804832246869212008-07-21T13:06:00.004-04:002008-07-21T13:25:31.001-04:00

You know the song "wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night."Of course, those are not the lyrics, but if you didn't have the lyric sheet in front of you, you might as well guess that anything else.Well, the kids just completed another week of Y-camp this summer. As part of the Body - Mind - Invisible Ghost training they get in addition to swimming, doings crafts, and the like, they

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-13452701494056194862008-07-17T16:43:00.005-04:002008-07-21T13:35:12.527-04:00

This is over. Now you need to pay itunes big bucks (well $1.99 per episode) to see it.Joss Whedon Directs (and writes with his brothers).Neal Patrick Hariss - The Mostly Evil Dr. HorribleNathan Fillion - Captain HammerGo my friends, go before it is gone. From the master.All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th. Then they will vanish into the night, like a phantom (but not THE Phantom

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-83160302784631981592008-07-02T15:48:00.003-04:002008-07-02T15:53:27.452-04:00

I am sitting here typing, instead of brainstorming dinner ideas, because today we are scheduled to receive our fifth (of eight) dinner prepared by another family since having Ruby. This is pretty cool. We've had baked ziti, bacon and cheese quiche, nacho-casarole, and froze a chicken pot pie. Tonight is a mystery. I really like our community. Carly went out for a lady's night last night, we are

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-77469490172895505032008-07-01T13:30:00.002-04:002008-07-01T13:37:25.459-04:00

Sometime between getting the newspaper and mowing the lawn this morning, the little rabbit that lives near our house got hit in the street right in front of our house. Not wanted the kids to see its torn up body, or having dogs and other scavengers picking at it, I got the shovel and scooped it into a bag (triple bagged that bunny). It is now in the freezer in the garage awaiting tomorrows trash

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-30411883453508687162008-06-25T09:47:00.001-04:002008-06-25T09:47:52.652-04:00

Brand Spanking NewOriginally uploaded by carly scholzHere is a sample and link to Carly's Flickr page where you can see Ruby in all her glory. She is really good at sleeping IF we are holding her, OR it is daylight. Come nightfall though, her crib is a place she will NOT sleep. Sigh. I know, three days old.. it will pass.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-75226861894817538722008-06-23T10:57:00.002-04:002008-06-23T11:16:42.714-04:00

In the most well orchestrated birth of all time Ruby Louise was born yesterday. She is 8.5lbs, 20.5 inches. Born at 10:28am. Healthy, hungry and happy. All signs point to her being a good sleeper (more on that later). Unlike the previous adventures. This birth went smoothly and by the book.My parents arrived Saturday evening. We had a nice evening together and then in the morning I made a big

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-30291445971326264872008-06-21T15:40:00.002-04:002008-06-21T15:44:20.180-04:00

Got the house straightened out for my folks.Bought all the food for a week's worth of meals (mostly). Put mulch out around the trees so it looks like I care. (Two showers later). Carly picked up a bunch of new toys for the kids for if/when the little green monster shows up. We are ready!Last time Carly went into labor a few hours after my parents arrived. That worked well. These next few hours

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-91418153326475901022008-06-14T08:24:00.002-04:002008-06-14T08:26:32.113-04:00

Sophie's school ended last week. Not two days later Sophie came to Carly and pleaded to "please do some works". So Carly set her up at her art table to work on her numbers.It is pretty gratifying. This summer will soon be filled with a variety of day camps, visits from Grandparents, and of course, the baby. But, both kids are already thinking about School in the Fall.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-45448571948308728712008-06-09T14:03:00.002-04:002008-06-09T14:07:28.291-04:00

Time 5:30am....Carly gave me the ... you're snoring shove. No wait, this was the wake up it's time to have a baby shove. I sprang into action. We moved like a well oiled machine.We got the kids up, and into the car (already packed). Dropped them off at our great friend Linda's and a short ride (40minutes or so in pre-rush hour traffic) We were in Chapel Hill at the Birth center. And nothing. No

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-49508378942550310362008-06-06T09:31:00.003-04:002008-06-06T09:57:31.532-04:00

Carly went to the Birth center yesterday for her weekly check up, and found out she was 4cm dilated. She'd been feeling a lot of activity this week, but wasn't sure what to make of it. I've been cruising along not worrying myself. The plan was quite simple.The due date is June 24th. I teach until June 16th,That gives me over a week to prepare. My parents arrive June 21st. If the baby comes a

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-74169506924726294472008-05-31T08:52:00.001-04:002008-05-31T08:52:54.817-04:00

Spin!Originally uploaded by carly scholzSophie's big (first) recital is tonight! This picture, from outside her dress rehearsal, makes her look so grown up. Sigh.... Luckily the video shows her to still be a kid. I won't show you the various close ups. The dance company insists on make up and hair spray to 'tart up' the kids. Is this really necessary?I know my kids will eventually grow up, and

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-67308668367433532702008-05-25T15:26:00.002-04:002008-05-25T15:31:24.114-04:00

Will is an adventurous spirit. Today after a pancake breakfast Will went to the bathroom to wash his hands. Now, most of us would say the handwashing thing has pretty much been perfected. Wet hands, lather with soap, rinse, dry.What more is there?Well that sort of thinking never built a rocket or pyramid. Will is a visionary. "How can I improve this?" He asked himself?And Will isn't the sort who

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-60831888085792963872008-05-18T14:43:00.003-04:002008-05-18T14:51:57.802-04:00

Friday, Will and I took some Daddy and Boy time, and went to the "Dinosaur" (Natural History)Museum. Ironically, Will can't stand the dinosaurs. There is simulated storm sounds in the dinosaur sections, or the lighting is too shadowy, so we skipped most of that. Still, we looked at birds, and the various NC related flora and fauna. It was a fun way to kill and hour or so. It is nice bringing just

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-667555443065786112008-05-02T09:15:00.001-04:002008-05-02T09:15:21.777-04:00

Family Photo Originally uploaded by carly scholz We did quick early morning photo shoot (using the timer on the camera, and a grippy tripod attached to a deck chair. This was for a teacher appreciation thingy for Sophie's teacher, but it is nice to see the family all together on occasion.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-60855339164785547922008-05-01T08:27:00.001-04:002008-05-01T08:30:11.679-04:00

I made the list!Project Steve!In response to an Intelligent Design effort to show the support of "dozens of scientists and academics for Intelligent Design" the National Center for Science Education did the same, only they only sampled those scientists and academics with the name "Steve" or variation thereof (Stephanie, Estabon, etc.) I am number 879.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-82589691247998258732008-04-25T09:04:00.002-04:002008-04-25T09:10:06.948-04:00

I am feeling it this semester. Six classes, two very active committees, Will going through potty training and communicating almost entirely via high pitched whines. Add the computer issues at school which are making my work exceedingly difficult, and the general lack of sleep and I am feeling "creve" (a great French term, literally "flat" as in Flat Tire.) Clearly my grammar is suffering as well.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-22205491849950735112008-04-12T14:03:00.002-04:002008-04-12T14:10:26.570-04:00

Our original plan with Will, was to get him some underwear, make it known to him, and let him decide when he was 'ready.' The plan seemed to be working like a charm, he was excited about the 'panties' and even sat on the potty a couple of times, even at his school interview. But then, things slowed down, he started to get more clingy, and we haven't been able to so much get him to consider it. So

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-91768823206013439152008-04-04T20:14:00.002-04:002008-04-04T20:25:25.697-04:00

Yeah. It was actually pretty interesting. A hawk was sitting atop our neighbors' swing set ripping apart the fluffy rodent. Here is a some trivia for you. It takes a remarkably long time for a hawk to eat a young squirrel. Mercifully, the swingset is a good hundred feet or so (fifty?), so while we could clearly see what was going on, we were spared the gore. I did call the neighbors to warn them

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-9809567974193461312008-04-04T09:33:00.002-04:002008-04-04T09:43:03.706-04:00

"Girls like PinkBoys like Blue (and Pink)Girls like dollsBoys like airplanes"We've made a pretty conscientious effort not to promote gender roles with our kids.Will dons a tutu to dance along song Sophie. Sophie enjoys soccer and playing with the toy airplanes (to a point). Our stories are selected to avoid reinforcing stereotypes. The kids do not watch commercial TV. In short, we do everything

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-40615270348219841782008-03-24T08:12:00.002-04:002008-03-24T08:15:16.180-04:00

Sophie and Will are getting more interested in our family history and life before them in general. Yesterday's classic question:"Daddy how old were you when you were my age?"I've posted some more old videos from last year. I've been bad about moving them from the camcorder to YouTube. But there are a couple new (old) ones up there.Our Videos

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-36163557772015448852008-03-21T19:10:00.000-04:002008-03-21T19:11:27.071-04:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-59764757171261049402008-03-19T19:26:00.003-04:002008-03-19T19:32:22.767-04:00

These are here mostly to assist my feeble memory. But you might find them amusing. As good parents we do use proper English around our kids when we think about it. (Swearing while driving excepted). But, we haven't gone to great lengths to discourage these expressions.Abley = AbleHostible = HospitalLasterday = Some time in the past (I really like this word actually). Amilal = AnimalStorpielle = ?

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-38876318963705926012008-03-06T15:18:00.003-05:002008-03-06T15:33:56.416-05:00

For the strangest misspelling seen multiple times this year..."Wheather"!Mixing up "whether" and "weather" is pretty common. Spell checking software is likely to miss it. And heck, if you didn't know that they were different words, one sounds as good as the other. But "wheather" is sort of a hybrid. Perhaps these three students knew that it wasn't "weather", but couldn't couldn't bring themselves

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-46773222954965476552008-03-04T20:01:00.003-05:002008-03-04T20:23:42.294-05:00

Most anyone who reads this site probably knows that Gary Gygax died today, and who Gary Gygax was. I remember thinking of him as this egotistical monomaniacal loon that clung to his creation with kind of pitiable stubborness. We were already flexing our wings and rewriting his rules by the time he told us we weren't playing "Real D&D." His later works did little to inspire me, though I was glad

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-56543516792846988902008-02-13T21:11:00.002-05:002008-02-13T21:23:54.873-05:00

I filmed what might become episode one of "The Examined Life" a half hour show, in theory to be put into rotation for the 'late night crowd' on a local cable channel. It was pretty harrowing. When I started teaching I thought, heck I'm a GM, this is just like GMing with a bigger group. That was so not true. It was way scarierThen I gave my first conference paper. Heck, this is just like teaching

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-80062010525974973552008-02-10T21:22:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:31:55.286-05:00

Spent a weekend tying up a few loose ends. And running a Serenity Game episode entitled "Loose Ends" strangely enough.Minor repairs around the house (things just get loose and need tightening)Finally, finished the painting project begun last fall when my parents visited.†Hung said paintings. Now our big wall is finally not a giant blank white. I haven't decided if this this betterGot the external

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-12018969334883746102008-01-29T11:42:00.001-05:002008-01-29T11:42:50.439-05:00

Make a Wish Originally uploaded by carly scholz Three years old today (the picture is from his party Saturday). Carly made him this awesome Robot Cake with Blue Frosting just like he asked. It is getting hard to imagine having a baby in the house again with all these 'big kids' living with us.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-91747502447261632862008-01-15T08:22:00.000-05:002008-01-15T08:25:29.808-05:00

So I am actually teaching all six classes I agreed to teach (5 at St-Aug, 1 at Peace College), no classes were dropped for low enrollment. Did I mention that four of these are New Preps? This is in addition to taking on half a dozen new advisees, and being Chair of the Curriculum Council, and helping coach the Honda All-Star Challenge Team, and taking over as GM for the Serenity Game.Busy little

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-42319979075542203882008-01-02T21:57:00.000-05:002008-01-02T21:58:48.582-05:00

III

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-3387952140812047052007-12-12T19:34:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:47:44.425-05:00

So the other day Will and I got haircuts. Will went to the cool kids cuts place with a slide, computers, and toys. The kids get to sit on various vehicles and stuff (car, motorcycle, horse, firetruck) and watch videos during the ordeal. If you've never cut a 3yr old's hair, you can appreciate this. Will chose the motorcycle and "Dirty Percy" (no, not porn..) a Thomas the Tank Engine video (played

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-64985659183092861242007-12-12T14:44:00.000-05:002007-12-12T14:45:10.821-05:00

So you've done 7 of 13 reflection writings. Missed or been very late to 14 Classes, Plagiarized your Mid-Term Exam (two weeks late), then submitted a Plagiarized Final Exam that was virtually solely the text of an IMDB 'review' of a movie (two days late mind you), the only additional text was your name and class name. Pretty impressive no?What if you respond to the accusation of plagiarism by

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-15751920815598942932007-12-05T12:37:00.001-05:002007-12-05T12:39:11.226-05:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-82099474063785562332007-11-20T09:27:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:29:24.513-05:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-35122410790286193142007-11-19T08:17:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:58:49.928-05:00

As part of our efforts to keep William from hurling himself on more pointed objects we have tried to focus on the 'learn from your experience' model. "William, if you keep doing that you are going to need to go back to the hospital." This often, amazingly enough, served its purpose of scaring the poor kid into arresting his bed leaping, or stair jumping, or stick throwing behaviors.Around

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-69606416820587067952007-11-08T08:53:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:10:28.604-05:00

It seems like yesterday you were like this.And now you are like this.It is both scary and wonderful.Yesterday at dinner, after I off handedly tried to encourage pea consumption by referencing her impending birthday (you want to be big and strong when you are four), Sophie replied "I don't want to be four. I want to stay Three forever!"I found both terrifying and attractive at the same time. We

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-18796699115635689462007-11-05T20:17:00.000-05:002007-11-05T20:25:16.873-05:00

Sophie has been practicing telling jokes. I am not sure she fully "gets" the joke, but she is geting excited about being the life of the party.Some of her favorites from her magazines. (Select the text for hilarious answers)"What do ghosts like to eat?......Boo Berries""What do skeleton's use to call their friends? ..........the Telebone!""What do Ducks eat for a snack? ........... Quackers Only

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-32261163801798569052007-11-05T09:16:00.000-05:002007-11-05T09:29:31.969-05:00

We are still in a drought here in NC, 100 days or water or something like that (hopefully we will get some rain this week). So we are doing our best to conserve: shorter (and fewer) showers, shallower baths, turning off water while washing dishes, hands (of course no outdoor watering). We hope to shave a significant amount off our use. It is a good lesson for the kids too. Sophie is just

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-7102830034454139842007-11-01T12:59:00.000-04:002007-11-01T13:08:51.697-04:00

So, as is tradition chez Scholz, our kids pooled their Halloween loot, selected a few choice items for themselves, then set aside the rest for the Great Pumpkin. Tradition (around our house) says that if you leave your candy outside your door on Halloween, the great pumpkin will fly in, and exchange a fun toy for the candy.Kids get a toy, parents don't need to worry about all that sugar.In the

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-84152032202384037742007-11-01T12:06:00.000-04:002007-11-01T12:10:54.404-04:00

So today I dragged myself to school. The kids, in post Halloween bliss, were up and bouncing around from 3am to 4am. So I basically got no sleep last night. Huzzah.Then after churning out a detailed 2 page instruction sheet for PART 2, of the staged final project, with examples, and hints. ZERO students show up to my first class. There are only 5 students in the class, but ZERO? Zed, Nil, null,

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-64164466442340193702007-10-26T11:57:00.001-04:002007-10-26T11:59:14.712-04:00

(click on image to visit site)

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-79427077201147719582007-10-20T13:35:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:49:25.905-04:00

Last year we waited until the last day, then it rained, and we decided to not go. This year we got our act together, so did nature, and despite raining yesterday and the day before, today was in the 70s with blue skies.So this morning we packed the kids up, brought the economy sized bottle of purel disinfectant, and drove down to the park n ride. The last time we went required parking miles from

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-5888330726968737442007-10-18T11:55:00.000-04:002007-10-18T12:03:20.704-04:00

We took Will in for his first, post-hospital, follow up. After waiting an hour in the waiting room, and almost as long in the room with the bed and equipment (trying to keep both kids from either sticking their fingers in the unguarded sockets, or jumping on to the various pointy object) the PA gave him a quick once over, poked him a couple of time in the stomach and pronounced him fine. We

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-57198619648123032102007-10-18T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-18T11:53:55.924-04:00

Not exactly a girls (or boys) gone wild. No beaches. Only limited alcohol.But there was a lot of staying up late silliness.Carly sent me to Seattle for the long weekend (Thursday to Monday) as a 40th Birthday present, Ben and Ping provided transport, and Mike and Sara a place to stay, Steve M and Trey entertainment. We stayed up late, ate heavy fattening breakfasts, watched Steve M play video

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-65512429393515038642007-10-11T09:40:00.001-04:002007-10-11T10:13:29.222-04:00

I am grading mid-term papers and am reminded of my college epistemology professor's frustration that half the class (I don't remember if that included me) misspelling "epistemology" in our first set of papers ("epistomology").Here is a list of common minor mistakes that rapidly sour me to a paper:Misspelling my name.Repeatedly misspelling the name of the author, book, or film (or character in a

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-51164698570679035562007-10-07T16:23:00.000-04:002007-10-07T19:27:31.499-04:00

We just got back from the hospital where Will has spent the last 44 hours (or so).Without going into endless detail, he fell onto a loose stiff wire which had broken in our laundry basket. It punctured his tummy, and lacerated his liver. Bad! Very bad.Carly and I were in various states of hysteria Friday night and much of Saturday.My advice, don't let your child get internal injuries. It isn't as

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-33312830074808154892007-10-01T15:13:00.000-04:002007-10-01T15:28:46.385-04:00

Yesterday Sophie was saying that she didn't want to live in our new house, she wanted to move back to our old one with Chicken. It makes perfect sense, we left a lot of stuff at the old place, why not Chicken too? I tried to explain. "Chicken isn't in our old house, he's dead." But I don't think she really gets it. She kept saying things like "when I die, I am going to live in our old house." I

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-35718712003529598732007-09-28T09:36:00.000-04:002007-09-28T09:41:31.695-04:00

Damn.. I'm really old in binary!It is some consolation that yesterday I was 100111 which somehow looks even older.Maybe later I will have some philosophical musings on where I am at this ripe age.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-53076497093781627062007-09-19T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:31:51.479-04:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-88219975352084300902007-09-16T13:31:00.001-04:002007-09-16T13:33:22.978-04:00

In theory there is nothing offensive about this. Really, why can't I put this on my office door.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-79322072918340233062007-09-10T13:26:00.001-04:002007-09-10T13:27:23.873-04:00

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-53737754954313964342007-09-10T13:07:00.000-04:002007-09-10T13:10:49.576-04:00

Got a comment made to my (semi retired since July)M&M Game's, fictional newspaper blog.Freedom HeraldI hope this doesn't end up in Gen Petreaus's report. I wonder what this person thinks of the Super Mandrill?

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-23340959421231072712007-09-04T23:59:00.000-04:002007-09-05T00:01:02.789-04:00

The new game went very well this time. A reasonable amount of discussion, intrigue, and actually some action, including a fight! I am digging the Steam Age, though I don't think this will be a permanent game. Maybe for a few more months, then on to something different.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-62005597390220221802007-09-04T08:32:00.000-04:002007-09-04T12:00:06.906-04:00

I am exhausted. This long weekend has been very tiring.And honestly we didn't do much. I mowed the lawns, we put up some bookshelves. But that is about it, in terms of house work. The main issue has been the kids. They have launched a full scale rebellion. Pretty much anything we tell them to do, they don't. Anything we tell them not to do, they do, repeatedly. Our time outs and scolding seem to

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-25978185724379076522007-09-01T15:49:00.001-04:002007-09-01T15:52:57.263-04:00

So today I mostly cleaned up, and organized the garage. It is not perfect, as there are still things that need to go elsewhere, but for a garage, it is in pretty good shape. Room to park in a car in there, if you can imagine. So that leaves bedroom number three. Since the kids opted to share a room (a huge room, so no problem there) we have a very nice room with no furniture, but presently full

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-81601262027403447212007-08-25T11:06:00.000-04:002007-08-25T11:08:24.147-04:00

We have a small dining room (8x11 or so). We don't want a formal (unused) dining space. It is attached to the kitchen and the first room (on the left) you see coming into the house. We'd like to figure some use for the kids, but we don't want a bunch of kids toys and junk littering the entrance. Any suggestions?

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-85892446375417306872007-08-25T11:00:00.000-04:002007-08-25T11:06:22.072-04:00

My post-move, unpacking strategy has been basically to clear out one room at a time, moving things dropped there for convenience sake into another room. This has some advantages. 1. Tangible signs of success. You can tell when the room is free and clean. 2. Availability of the room for use. We did the bedrooms and baths first, kitchen and living next. Playroom, offices next. Today, the "dining

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-75534269877372774902007-08-24T15:25:00.000-04:002007-08-24T15:36:32.383-04:00

We closed on the new house ten days before the old one. Our plan was a good one. We could complete any prep needed on the new house (not much), move in the PODS (mostly to storage), and be all set to move the much needed stuff after that, saving our beds for last. Well.. the best laid plans. We decided the carpets needed cleaning, so we did that first.We ended up moving the PODS first, mostly

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-9645801759642245312007-08-24T15:18:00.000-04:002007-08-24T15:36:20.929-04:00

I was just about settled on the last house we looked at when it was suggested we expand our search a little, especially to include one that would not need extensive renovations. But I loved that house, for all its imperfections. Still, I was a reasonable person, so I agreed to at least look at some others. We found one, just down the street from some friends who moved away from our 'old'

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-17376535279900544362007-08-24T15:08:00.000-04:002007-08-24T15:36:08.354-04:00

Now that the deals are done, the closings successful. Here is the story. I am not sure whether this will make much sense, or if Blogger will cooperate. If not I will try to adjust it.In order: BurgledMoving Part 1PreppingSlave to the PhoneHouse HuntingClosureagony and ecstasy

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-15739866644985870362007-08-15T12:59:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:00:54.559-04:00

Closed Monday. Unloaded PODS that afternoon.Unpacked a dozen boxes, assembled two beds, and started sorting things Tuesday.Packing, packing, packing to get ready for movers today. More details on the (local) move forthcoming.

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-74568935294658309292007-08-09T09:07:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:46:49.391-04:00

http://view.break.com/345028

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-1251118559240171572007-08-01T17:33:00.001-04:002007-08-02T02:30:10.574-04:00

Chicken had been ill for about a year and a half. We had him on steroids for most of that time, and he'd been steadily losing weight and energy. His organs were finally giving out, he'd couldn't jump on the couch or eat much without throwing up and he was down to five pounds when we had the vet put him down.He has been a wonderful, affectionate, and tolerant (of the children) friend and companion

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-28155693681612093222007-07-10T21:45:00.000-04:002007-07-10T21:46:58.519-04:00

Accomplished something academic this summer.Short and sweet. "Rethinking A Change of Heart"

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297321.post-88447911088323124742007-07-08T22:51:00.000-04:002007-08-24T15:11:14.404-04:00

When you watch the shows about house hunting it looks really fun. It is fun when you are very casually looking at a neighborhood, crashing someone's open house, or playing around on the web.It is not fun when you are actually crunching numbers. When you are going over similar ugly house after similar ugly house over and over and over again. How many split level ranches with tiny bathrooms are

Scholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419452349518562388noreply@blogger.com0