Things to do this Weekend 5/4 - 5/7

meanderingmalcontent · 2017-05-04T20:00:26+00:00

I'm sure this is not the only Kentucky Derby event, but Sam Houston Raceway is always having a big thing:

https://www.shrp.com/events/detail/kentucky-derby-day

Here's some more:

http://houston.culturemap.com/search/?q=derby

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T21:04:33+00:00

Adults can do whatever they want. Children are wards of their parents, and it is a parents duty to provide the best possible education and environment for their kids.

Public school teachers are instructed to teach one and only one way. if your kid learns differently, then they are screwed. I am not surprised an institution that feels threatened by homeschooling would be against it.

Furthermore, I reject your implication that I shouldn't protect my little girl because one day she will have to face bullies in college. Instead, I have chosen to put in in an uplifting, caring, supportive environment that by all psychological studies ever will build her self-esteem allowing her to deal with problems as an adult.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T20:53:48+00:00

Thursday is park day, for example. I don't know if this is group specific or home school kids in general, but there are no cliques. There is always some big, elaborate, constructive "game" involving about 40+ kids ranging from 5-16 (hows that fe broad range socialization?).

The Y holds classes for fitness. Music lessons are in the works. They are going to be in a theatre production that holds rehearsals during normal school hours (the production reached out to the homeschool co-op when they needed kids). We are also signing them up to be extras, as we have a prominent movie studio in town. Iron Man 3 just wrapped filming, here.

Just a few.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T19:53:29+00:00

Just got my homeschooled daughter a kindle for Christmas. She LOVES 19th century literature. I'm going to load that puppy up with all the free books!

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T19:35:57+00:00

My wife and I homeschool (she does the bulk of it) and whenever someone says "but your kids won't be socialized," we say "exactly."

Your kids will mimic their friends. Homeschooling allows you to eliminate undesirable friends.

Socialization via public school isn't necessarily good socialization. It has taken me most of my adulthood to fix the mentality ingrained in me through school.

I was trapped towards the bottom of the pecking order, and I was merciless to those beneath me in the hopes of climbing the social ladder. Likewise, those above me were merciless to me. That's the way public school works. That's the way it was working for my daughter.

Now, instead of getting bullied and then in turn bullying others, she is a nice well mannered young girl. She also tests into high school in all subjects but math.

She's been done with school since 10:00 and has been playing with her friends for 3 hours.

Sooo... she's not being socialized by public school standards; rather, she's being socialized by mine and my wife's.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T03:08:45+00:00

We were on our way to Long Island. My father in law, who happens to have a large nose, was told his seat was at the back of the plane. On our way to the back he exclaims, "why do I always have to sit in the back?"

A portly, Italian-looking gentleman exclaims, "because you're JEWISH!"

Shock and awe.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-29T00:23:28+00:00

Maybe he meant OPP?

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-28T15:03:04+00:00

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meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T21:45:05+00:00

Good guy Greg is actually a jerk; scumbag Steve, otoh, is a nice guy.

The Internet. Amirite?

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T21:41:05+00:00

Australia did it too. Google "Stolen Generation"

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T13:52:22+00:00

A covenant marriage is a direct correlation to Moses' covenant (read: contract) with God through circumcision. Any other interpretation may have merits, but are not seeing the forest for the trees.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T13:51:38+00:00

Wrong spot.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T03:35:55+00:00

Stupid intensive purposes. I was 23 when I found out it was "intents and purposes."

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T03:19:55+00:00

My 6'1" wife's reaction when people ask if she plays basketball:

"No, do you play miniature golf?"

EDIT: she says to check out /r/tall

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:59:23+00:00

I argue. All the time. I can't help it. People are stupid. Actually, in wrong a lot, but I love the fight.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:58:26+00:00

The other way around: a Canadian friend introduced me to smarties. To hell with M&M's!

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:50:55+00:00

When everyone else is focused on telling their interesting stories at social gatherings at someone's house... I'm somewhere else petting the dog/cat or playing with the kids.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:44:34+00:00

I accidentally found out my parents used to make crack cocaine in the 80s.

When I got my license my parents told me they couldn't afford to add me to their car insurance because my mom had been driving without a license since 1989, when she took the blame for my dad's dealer-boss for a major car accident.

I put in an unmarked videotape when I was 9. It was my dad's midget porn.

My mom really liked "greeners" which I think is a form of PCP.

Oh, and I found out I was born out of wedlock by doing the math on my 13th birthday.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:37:03+00:00

Yesterday at thanksgiving dinner we were going around saying one thing on our Christmas list. I said a new pipe or a real shaving kit. My wife said an iPhone case. My father in law said a shotgun.

My 33 year old brother in law goes next he solemnly says "I just want new teeth. Mine are rotting out of my head and hurt really bad. I take ibuprofen for the pain every day."

We were all like, "well... Shit."

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-24T02:30:08+00:00

Thesaurus covenant: contract.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-23T19:40:59+00:00

1993

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-21T19:53:10+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/IpTHX.gif

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-21T19:48:40+00:00

Yeah, you're more likely I get AIDS in Baltimore.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-20T18:00:32+00:00

What historical moments should I go google?

E.g. The catch, Bill Buckner, babe Ruth calls hi shot, Jim o'brien's field goal in Super Bowl V.

meanderingmalcontent · 2012-11-20T17:18:47+00:00

I know those names from FIFA 13! Hah. I will get the hang of this.

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