Last Week of Summer…
Posted for the (junior) scriblet who has one week of freedom left. Sort of, since bandcamp was last week and that season has started – meaning YHS and the missus will have no social life for the next 4 months outside of band…
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(click on picture to enlarge it) So Pops — *this* was the slide you told us to post? #1 doesn’t think so but he doesn’t know jack anyway. Do you really do this….stuff…at work? Now we know what they mean about not trusting anyone over 30. -Steeljaw Apprentice #3
I’m dreaming…
of a white…Easter?? 70’s and top down motoring on Christmas Eve – snow removal on Easter Saturday, almost makes one wonder if Congress is running the weather…– SJS
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So Hanna arrived and dumped 12+ inches in a little over 8 hours: We’re under one of the red spots…(wx station at nearby school reporting 26.8″ – can’t be right…) Between rain bands… The Good: Didn’t have to mow the lawn Half the SJS fleet got a brushless car wash PMS for 7-year old sump…
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Fun With Code
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Ahhh, memories. Did marching band for 8 years back in the day. Was even a drum major. August in NoVA was always great time to be wearing a heavy wool uniform (think dress whites but thicker) and carrying a 50 pound brass Sousaphone. Mom and dad were always there, either as chaperones or spectators. Footbal games every Friday night, and competitions every (!) Saturday for all 4 years of High School. Great fun and I leaned more about teamwork and leadership there than anywhere else. ‘Tis an underappreciated field of endavour for those who’ve never tried it.
… and fundraisers, don’t forget the fundraisers 😉 This is our 11th straight year of marching band (counting the 4 years we had down in Chesapeake w/yon furry -headed oldest son). Both programs were/are excellent, but the one up here in NoVA has been a Virginia Honor Band for 15 consecutive years (since the HS was founded). Great kids to work with and watch perform – gives one a bit of optimism for our nation’s future working with them…
– SJS
Totally forgot about that fund-raising. I must have blocked out those memories of selling wrapping paper and mail-order cheesecake door-to-door.