Category Archives: Goal Posts

A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That

My week began with a tabletop RPG at a friend’s where we sat outside and spread out for social distancing.  Each of us got our own pizza and it lasted for a little over 6 hours.  Of course, it was … Continue reading

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Well . . . I Guess I Made It

I have no idea why I’m so tired.  Think I tried to wear more hats than my head was able to handle.  Too exhausted to list them, but I juggled a lo.  There was stuff with grad school, work, writing, … Continue reading

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Fireworks? Eh, That’s Old News. Time for Goals

Seriously, there have been fireworks going off almost nightly for at least three weeks. If I didn’t have a son, I wouldn’t have noticed them any more.  Doesn’t look like any official shows are going on, so we’ll probably head … Continue reading

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First Non-School Week of the Summer . . . It Was Aight

Think I’m going to have to do a day-by-day here.  A lot happened since this was the first week that my son and I didn’t have school.  In fact, Monday was the first day since late February that we had … Continue reading

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Goal Post: I Really Need to Buy a Calendar

I’m not kidding.  Once Thursday afternoon hit, I suddenly forgot . . . Wait . . . I’m writing this on Friday and that was yesterday?  Is that right? For the love of the dust bunnies that keep appearing under … Continue reading

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The End is Nigh! Maybe . . . I’m Napping this Weekend

It’s Thursday night and I’m scheduling this baby now.  What else could possibly happen this week?  Well, Friday is my son’s moving up ceremony because he moves on to middle school in the fall.  That’s going to be fun and … Continue reading

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On the Edge of Completion of Many Things

I was tempted to start this off by talking about current events.  Then, I remembered all of the arguments I’ve gotten into this week.  You see, I think about the psychological impact of an action and play devil’s advocate too … Continue reading

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Didn’t I Do a Goal Post Only 2 Days Ago?

This is really becoming the hardest post for me to write every week.  I can’t tell if it’s because I’m not doing much or time doesn’t feel the same.  Days come off as years, but weeks are like minutes.  When … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Weekend! Why Are You Awake So Early?

Man, what a week . . . Such a . . . There was the . . . Uh . . . Line! This might be a shorter post that I realized because I’m not remember much of what happened … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Guess I Was Due for a Rough Week

This week didn’t go smoothly.  The schoolwork was fairly intense because a lot of new skills and actions were introduced.  First, analyzing a Longfellow poem with a kid who is literal to the bone is an act of patience.  “Dust … Continue reading

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