The Sinister Scribe http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com random writings from a lefy posterous.com Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:33:34 -0700 Rambling Thoughts Ahead http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/rambling-thoughts-ahead http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/rambling-thoughts-ahead BEWARE!

 We are eagerly awaiting news on Bob Martin's performance in the Club
Nationals Tri this morning! I spun up an ounce of alpaca while kids
had electronics time. Now trying to motivate the three of us through
morning routines while it is still morning. LOL! Maybe we'll do some
fishing this afternoon. It rained a bit last night so maybe bite will
be on. Need to wash me and my one set of running clothes so I can get
them sweaty again today. :\ My "long" run of 4 whole miles awaits.
Oooh! I think there's one more cup of coffee in the pot...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:56:50 -0700 Math Today http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/math-today http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/math-today Not such a good math day. Sam didn't do as well as he thought he did.
Tried to explain that math is a "language" in hopes that would help
his outlook. Maybe it will eventually. Not so much at the moment. He
confused "value" and "digit" which changed the format of his answers
BUT he did know where to look within the string of numbers. So I think
that is a good sign and this is only a minor issue of learning new
vocabulary. ;)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:55:19 -0700 Jot It Down http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/jot-it-down http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/jot-it-down "Mommy! 'actually' and 'architect' start with 'A'." ~ Jessie

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:00:22 -0700 Back in the Saddle http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/back-in-the-saddle-5 http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/back-in-the-saddle-5 Today was our first day of formal studies for the 2009 - 2010 school year. Can I just say that I am completely wiped out? We didn't get to everything but we did get to a lot. We hit the major subjects. Both had meltdowns at one point or another. Sigh. But it all ended well and with smiles.

Tomorrow is another exciting day. We're looking forward to getting back into Barbara's art and music appreciation program. I hope to find the time to tell you more about it. :) But now I'm off to get dinner going and mebbe fix myself a cuppa tea.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:55:18 -0700 Math Help http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/math-help http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/math-help So I'm doing this word problem with Sam. I have the answer but I don't
know WHY it is the answer. Can any of you out there in cyberspace
help?
 
Here is the question:
Sarim has $1 in coins. One-fifth of the coins are dimes,
two-fifteenths are nickels, and two-thirds are pennies. Tell how many
of each coin he has.
 
The answer:
6 dimes; 4 nickels; 20 pennies; making 30 coins
 
Now that makes sense because all the fractions work into the total
number of coins nicely. (i.e. 1/5 of 30 is 6... pennies) But how would
I have attacked this problem and more importantly (to me) why would I
do it that way...
 
Anyone?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:56:19 -0700 New Fishing Record http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/new-fishing-record http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/new-fishing-record
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Last night Sam caught a bass that was just shy of 2 pounds. The new family record! We also caught a few catfish but they were smallish and we let them go. Also found a bait shop closer to the house that sells bait cheaper than BP.

Sam is totally hooked on fishing now. Yay!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:41:44 -0700 Sam da Fisherman http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/sam-da-fisherman http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/sam-da-fisherman
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Oh man what a fishing experience! We fished until 9:30 pm. I neglected to bring flashlights so that was interesting because I could not see a thing!

Sam made the haul tonight. A catfish (caught right as we were leaving) and a bass caught an hour before. He is quite pleased and his sister is miffed that his fish are bigger than hers. ;)

Thankfully I picked up an inexpensive fillet knife today. I think it helped a little. ;)

They want to go back tomorrow evening too. O_o

Too tired to type more... must. sleep. now.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:26:06 -0700 Jessie's Latest Catch http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/jessies-latest-catch http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/jessies-latest-catch
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Here's the picture of the fish Jessie caught today. Yes, she's quite proud of herself. ;)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:02:29 -0700 We Did It ALL http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/we-did-it-all http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/we-did-it-all Today's agenda: dog park, people park, lunch, swimming, dinner, fishing.
 
Yep. We did all that in one day.
 
Went to Bass Pro before fishing to pick up minnows. They were out so
the nice gentleman at the counter gave us 4 ginourmous goldfish...
free because they were out of those minnows.
 
How did he know that Jessie would catch a good sized bass (on a
rickety old pole) with one of them? I think it was a scam. ;)
 
So now we have to go fishing tomorrow... with goldfish... to catch
more bass 'coz you can't have a fish fry with just one fish.
 
Yep, I've been scammed.
 
PS... would have a picture but I used my phone and can't seem to get
it to connect to the new puter. :\

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Some quickie notes...

Instead of all grey, baby wren is showing lots of brown! He/she is also showing signs of wren-y attitude. LOL!

The 2008-2009 school year is now officially over. We're all ready to relax... well some of us will get to. Me... I gotta get to planning out the 2009-2010 year!

Yesterday was our 17th wedding anniversary. Celebrated with a 6 mile run and Sparky's icecream. Perfect! Last year we ran 5 miles. Next year...?

Today I met my goal weight of 150! Tonight I'll be doing my victory dance (a Guinness) and looking for a 10k to run. :)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:25:59 -0700 Growing and growing http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/growing-and-growing http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/growing-and-growing
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It is a whole different feel when you peek into the nest and the baby bird is staring back at you! LOL!

Stay tuned for life cycle pictures of the Tussock moth. Jessie wants to keep the pair that just ecclosed last night. :\ After the urticating hairs incident, I have mixed feelings about this.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:10:28 -0700 Getting Up to Speed http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/getting-up-to-speed http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/getting-up-to-speed Am pulling files off the old computer via a thumb drive. Woot! Doing
it as fast as I can in case it suddenly decides to stop recognizing
the USB ports... again.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:13:00 -0700 Baby Wren is getting bigger! http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/baby-wren-is-getting-bigger http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/baby-wren-is-getting-bigger
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New computer set up continues. Going to give Open Office a try. Thought I'd share the latest picture of our baby wren. Amazing to watch how fast he/she grows!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/76679/DSCN8784.JPG http://posterous.com/people/1bet98foyS5 Hope Martin sinisterscribe Hope Martin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:58:13 -0700 New Computer http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/new-computer http://sinisterscribe.posterous.com/new-computer The new computer has arrived! Looking forward to getting it set up (I
think). Looking forward more to getting everything off of the old dead
one. :\

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