Category Archives: Rantings

A stabbing in Madison County, KY

On Thursday, October 8, 2009 at about 12.15pm EST, Stevie Christopher “Christopher” Caldwell, the eldest child of Jaime and Stevie David Caldwell was stabbed in a Home Economics class at Madison Central High School. This story has made state wide … Continue reading

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Latest updates: Job and home

This month has been a rather eventful month, to say the least. Having said that, the last five or six days (Saturday, 26 September – Wednesday, 30 September) have made up the bulk of said “events.”

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Lilyana and the Emergency Room

Okay, before anybody gets too worked, let me explain the title a little.  For the past three days, Lily has been running a fever. However, she had maintained a steady temperature of around 101° F (38° C). At about 6pm … Continue reading

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New bowling gear

As mentioned in a previous blog, my wife and I recently purchased and fitted some a couple of new bowling balls. My wife got a 14lb Hammer Jigsaw, which is the latest ball from Hammer. Meanwhile, I purchased a 15lb … Continue reading

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From the mouths of babes

It’s funny that we often laugh at the things children say. We laugh because a lot of the time, the things children say are either way out of context or are just plain hilarious. Listening to a child explain the … Continue reading

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And the world keeps rolling on…

Well, much has happened in the last month. I have completed my 4 – 6 week contract with Frontier Nursing Services (FNS) and have just been offered another 250 hours of work. That is going to keep the coffers well … Continue reading

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Reflections of myself

I’ve blogged on here a number of times about some of my experiences here in the US. Some good. Some bad. Some neither here nor there. Just yesterday, I was sitting at lunch with a friend and he asked me … Continue reading

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Updates from Hazard, KY

It’s been quite some time since my last post, but much has happened in that time. By far the biggest news is Lilyana is now a year old and walking around, making life a whole lot more difficult for Jennifer … Continue reading

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Employment update

Over the last month or so, work has been pretty good for me. I’ve managed to get through a couple of reasonable projects, one is about to wrap up and I’m currently working on an ASP.NET based Facebook application, which … Continue reading

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Racial tensions

It’s been very interesting entering the US and being exposed to the US at the organic level, ie. experiencing what US citizens experience first hand, rather than looking at it from the outside. Now, New Zealand has its fair share … Continue reading

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