Month: September 2015

A Year in MINIons- MINIons # ???

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Bruce

Friday I left on one of those “Family Trips” the kind you really don’t want to talk about. The nice part was seeing family, and spending some time with my brother Mike & his family. This includes my wonderful niece & God daughter! I brought two of my favorite books (Just Only John by Jack Kent & The Wuggie Norple Story by Daniel Pinkwater) and her first set of Duplo! Yes, I’m spoiling her.
So while there I was without computer, or scanner, but not a sketch pad. So I drew MINIons each day. No they don’t have that nice finished look, but They are pretty close.

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Ask a Dumb Question Day September 30
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Premiered on Sept 28… I sense feelings of great joy and happiness.
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Did you hear? The Pope visited the U.S. and… stuff happened.
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September 29th- National Coffee Day. I don’t drink coffee (Tea, Earl Grey, hot- because of 9-28)
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While visiting family I was pretty close to Sleepy Hollow.
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Why do they complementary check your bags because there’s no room on the plane anymore because they charge a fee to check luggage? Seems silly. But make sure your tray tables, and seat backs are… you know the drill.

A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1817

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Bruce

1817I remember fondly my first bike… it was metallic purple. growing up I remember riding my bike everywhere, to school each day, to the grocery, to the dentist, to work, pretty much everywhere.  Since then I have had a number of different bikes all with the same result. I get rid of them when I realize that I really don’t use them as much as I should, or I could. The last one was a mountain bike with big tires and a whole bunch of gears, it has been probably 15 years since I donated that one away. I just realized that where I live, there really is very little bike friendly places. So I would have to transport my bike to a trail, or park… riding it there was either too far, or too dangerous.  Indianapolis is becoming more ‘Bike Friendly, but most of that is downtown, out in the burbs we’re still out of luck for the most part. We have a lot of nice roads leading to nowhere, but you can take your life in your own hands riding on them.  I’ve gotten the itch to get a bike again, this time I’m thinking of a folding one, that fits in my MINI, so I wouldn’t need a bike rack… maybe someday, but not real soon.

A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1928

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Bruce

1928Please don’t get me started on sports, especially sports in an academic setting… wait, let me find my soapbox, I know I left it around here somewhere.

Kidding aside- You know, “coach” is a word that is really overused.  Everyone is now a “coach” we have life coaches, and in education every kind of coach imaginable. In schools it’s just another name for a master teacher on special assignment- but calling them “coach” sounds better, I guess.  Fortunately when I was special assignment I was a “specialist” trust me you never want to see me in gym shorts… I mean it.  It’s really scary.

Let’s just remember that when the going gets tough… go out there and win one for the Gipper!

A Year in MINIons- MINIon #0919

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Bruce

0919Ahoy there me hearties! This be MINIon #0919. While ye might be thinkin’ I pulled a fast one… Yea, there already be a pirate MINIon (MINIon #1883 if you be wantin’ to know). So what could I be doin’ on this grand an glorious occasion?  The only thing possible (since I canna draw bilge rats as MINIons)! So this be what ye gets!  So while ye be “talkin’ like a pirate” this day, remember- comin’ up with something to say in pirate speak ain’t as easy as ye thinks.  So God speed and may the wind always be at yer back. oh, and “Arrrrrgh!”

A Year in MINIons- MINIon #7000

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Bruce

7000School fundraisers… each year they get more and more extreme. Once upon a time, people donated to their schools and they was no spectacle. Now, schools have to have an event and each year they get more and more strange. This year the trend deals with duct tape. Basically, duct tape the principal to a wall somewhere in the school. For many kids the principal is the most powerful person they have ever known. Having them do something silly is a great motivator. Many principals forget that  we work with kids and ignore any suggestions to do something embarrassing. Fortunately, my principal isn’t one of those types. So tonight after celebrating raising a bunch of money for the school (and therefore the kids) he had himself duct taped and left hanging for a few minutes to the cheers and giggles of the students. It was the nice end to a great evening with families and kids. Oh he also secured funding so that every kid was given shirt with the school logo on it.  Sometimes, my job, isn’t that bad.  Although the highlighter yellow shirts were a bit bright for my old eyes, then again, the kids loved them.

A Year in MINIons- MINIon #5682

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Bruce

5682Some things just become part of you… for me, one of those things is “Little Shop of Horrors.” Here are my foggy memories connected to it: Seeing the stage play in Chicago as a gift from my in-laws – wonderful night, simply wonderful I can’t thank them enough. Loving the film version of the musical and memorizing all the songs… I guess the silly thing was that Sue and I would sing the duets, which is another happy thought. I guess I really could identify with Seymour… but then again, I’m a geek. Then going back and finding the original source material- and falling asleep every time I try to watch it. 🙂
Like I said, some things become a part of you… and a musical about a man-eating plant, seems to be a big part of me.