We’re 6 days past our third blogiversary. That’s three years of inflicting our weird and random thoughts on cyber passersby. Yay for us!

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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I was going to write a blog post about our travels. I even planned to keep a short travel journal which I could post as soon as we got someplace with a wireless connection. I kept it for two days, and then alternated between being too busy and too tired to write and/or post anything.So [...]

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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I have just one word for you- Fwhewh. Well, I don’t know that it’s so much a word as it is an approximation of a sound effect, but hey, it’s all yours.
This weekend was wild. I was already feeling like I needed some time to recover from my vacation and now I feel like I [...]

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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Finding the cause is, after all, the first step to finding a cure.
Sorry, C.J. I couldn’t resist.

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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So, I’m sitting here, reading this story, and I’m trying to not tear up:
This year dozens of members of Les Fleurs de la Memoire have shown up at Colleville-sur-Mer for the annual Memorial Day ceremony, which begins with a flyover by U.S. fighter jets in the missing-man formation.
A French priest recites the Lord’s Prayer, then [...]

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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It has been a busy week in the trailerhood. Shelby’s fingers have healed up nicely (Thank you to all you well wishers!). Heyzeus seems to have settled in and we have all adjusted. The kids are taking a more active roll in caring for him, which is really nice. I love being [...]

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Debbie Wolfmeyer, District 150 School Board Member: “It is not my role as a Board member to meet with individuals or groups.“
This in response to Diane Vespa and other concerned District 150 parents trying to reason with the school board members to reconsider their ignorant vote to shorten the primary school day by 45 minutes [...]

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Via Press Releases:
May 27, 2008, Peoria, IL – The Peoria PlayHouse Junior gazebo at the Shoppes at Grande Prairie will undergo renovations and revitalization this Saturday, May 31, 2008. The project, which will make the space more inviting and interactive, begins at 10:30 a.m.

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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Elaine Hopkins has the skinny on some recent developments and and plans by the District 150 Watch organization to protest outside district headquarters and then comment at the next school board meeting. The article provides a wealth of information, especially this bit:
Among their discoveries:  District 150 may be unique in Illinois because it was chartered [...]

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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Here’s a good enterprise story from Dave Haney of the Journal Star about how school districts waste money busing kids to school for just one hour. Here’s the money quote as far as I’m concerned:

Peoria School District 150 will spend ,000 in fuel and bus driver wages for that one hour students will spend at [...]

Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Billy Dennis
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