Yearly Archives: 2010

The shooting yesterday in front of Grandpa Lauro’s house in Monterrey got me to thinking about how easy it is to become accustomed to what would have been unusual just not too long ago.  I have written earlier about how … Continue reading →

There was a big shoot-out in front of Grandpa Lauro and Grandma Conchita’s house in Mexico today.  The authorities recovered 60 spent shells.  There were a lot more, but the neighborhood kids picked up most of them.  It is getting … Continue reading →

We have lots of things that are “in process”.  I suppose that is a normal state of affairs, but it seems a little overwhelming right now.  I like to sit down and make a list whenever that happens.  The work … Continue reading →

Now that I am back in the saddle with my blog, I got to thinking maybe I ought to see if anyone wanted to join me in another weight-loss death match.  Bryan beat us all like a drum last time … Continue reading →

We have a hard and fast rule in our household that was not really necessary until Kelly turned 10 or 11 years old.  The rule is there will be no Christmas music until after Thanksgiving.  Many of you will understand.  … Continue reading →

We went for our usual Saturday breakfast at McDonald’s this morning then headed down to the NCSU main library so the kids could research their speeches and papers in a decent study environment.  I have found that McDonald’s coffee is … Continue reading →

The Betty Blonde and ChapmanKids web sites, blogs, comic strips, etc. are hosted on a service called echristianwebhosting.com.  We have been there for six years now.  Yesterday they experienced a denial of service (DOS) attack that took us off line … Continue reading →

The kids studied all weekend long for their big Calculus test this morning.  Friday and Sunday afternoon and evening they studied at home.  Saturday they spent at the NCSU Main Library.  I worked on GaugeCam most of the time they … Continue reading →

Kelly and Christian signed up for spring semester classes this morning.  It is a harder schedule than last semester, but it is all on the campus right by our house so there will be a lot less running around.  I … Continue reading →

This one is for Kelly: Hayek vs. Keynes Sequel Sneak Peak at The Economist Buttonwood Gathering

There  are three guys in my group at my current job.  One of them is my boss.  He has a PhD in Physics and Applied math from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  The other guy in our group got … Continue reading →

Lorena and I ran into Garner yesterday afternoon to vote.  There was not a big crowd, but I spoke with the people who worked there and they said there is a big crowd at the time the voting booths are … Continue reading →

Estefania!  Hija de Rigo y Minita.  Nació ayer.  Check out her little cousin, Brandon, looking on through the window.

We are now starting to get our heads above water after the transition from homeschool to college.  We spent the last three or four Saturdays at the NCSU main library studying.  We plan to keep going there every Saturday for … Continue reading →

Hugh Hewitt had a link to a blog about a girl named Katie Davis.  It was VERY impressive.  I googled Katie Davis and found links to two women of the same name.  Both of them make spiritual claims.  Which one … Continue reading →

I talked to my mother this afternoon.  Every year, I receive a call from her so she can tell me I was a beautiful baby.  That is the best part about my birthday.  I love my birthday.  One of the … Continue reading →

Life is a little bit strange for us right now.  The big change is that the kids are full time college students now.  My primary responsibility with respect to schooling is to to pay the bills.  Loren will be driving … Continue reading →

Christian has been taking classical guitar lessons now for about a year and a half.  He played us a tune to celebrate his 15th birthday.  Even though a lot of people have already seen it on Facebook, I am posting … Continue reading →

Some you all may have heard about the difficult situation in Mexico these days.  Monterrey has generally been immune to some of the kinds of corruption that is endemic in Mexico, but it is visiting them with a vengeance now.  … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a busy day full of new things for all of us.  Of course, just to make things more interesting, the battery in the car died and we had to have AAA come to bring us a new battery … Continue reading →