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Thanks
On this day of giving thanks, I have a group in particular I’d like to single out for recognition.
Wordless Wednesday: Aggie Bonfire remembered
Ten years ago, 12 students lost their lives while working on the Aggie Bonfire. At 2:42 this morning, we remembered them, their lives and their spirit.
X marks the spot
This past week, the American Bandmasters Association Convention was held here in town and apparently I wasn’t invited. (I know!) Anyway, to cap off that crazy shindig, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band performed at Kyle Field this weekend and the show was open to the general mere mortal non-bandmaster public as well. Since The Boy’s [...]
Nine years
Has it really been nine years since Bonfire fell? It’s hard to imagine that it’s been that long. There are certain days and nights that always seem like yesterday, no matter how old you get. You can remember exactly what you were doing, when you were doing it and those who were around you. For [...]
A post with no plot, but plenty of action
After surviving a week where we all got sick at one point or another and The Wife nearly went bat-shit crazy from stress at work, we made an executive decision to lay low this weekend. Well, as low as is possible for us. Unfortunately, The Wife has the need to be doing something even if [...]
What I’ve been up to
Well, I’ve got two excuses as to why I’ve been sparse around these parts lately. And only one of them is a good excuse. But I’ll give you both anyway. First, the good excuse. Last week I had the privilege of helping document a very unique and special program we had at work, the Entrepreneurship [...]
More experimentation on babies
Last month, I wrote about taking The Girl to participate in a language development study up on campus and today we were back in the Psychology Building again – actually just a few doors down the hall – to donate our baby girl’s brain waves to science. Today’s adventure had to do with the Infant [...]
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