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Taping Music Videos

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 21st, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

An email exchange yesterday with Ryan brought the memory of staying up late in high school, watching the latest music videos on VHS. Did anybody else do this?
In 1983 MTV has not yet penetrated 99% of American households. Most of us got our music video…



First Blue Ribbon

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • May 27th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This is the official look at my first blue ribbon post. I say official because she won the 12U Trail class on Saturday, but due to some bookkeeping issues, the results are not final yet. Today, she started the day by winning 12U Showmanship. More det…



The quickest baseball game ever

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • May 24th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I just managed a 1:20 Little League game. That is a full six inning game. That might be a world record for a full game at anything below the Little League World Series level. It’s rare that we get all six innings in under the 2 hour time limit. Both pi…



Slow Road Home

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • May 8th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In Slow Road Home, VA resident Fred First invites us to join him on his journey to discover his home. I’m not talking about a quest of epic proportions here. I’m talking about Fred getting to know his 40 acres, 1 tree at a time. With a naturalist’s eye…



Do you een know what hippology is?

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Apr 19th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Apparently my 10 year old daughter does, as she scored a blue ribbon in the county wide competition and was named to the District team.
I’m sure she would have done better if she had been in school all day with a real teacher though.



Mindcrime II

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Apr 17th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

First of all, I have to apologize to Dawn for this being so late. I had it in my head that the record hit the streets on 4/14 – it was really 4/4.
My bad.
The record, however, is good. A sequel to one of the great concept albums of all time is a daunti…



Why Your Free Blog Host Matters

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Apr 5th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The current meme floating around HomeschoolBlogger is that choosing to blog there does not associate the blogger with The Pearls or TTUAC.
Poppycock!
If you choose to blog at Redstate.com it’s because you want to be part of the Republican club. If you …



Scott Miller – Citation

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Apr 2nd, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Have I mentioned just how rootin and tootin, rocking and rolling, fun the new Scott Miller record is? He has produced the ideal fusion of rock and country, with songwriting that speaks to folks in the real world. Without a doubt, the early leader for O…



Optical Intercourse

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Apr 2nd, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

At Pensacola Christian College, you can be expelled for having ocular intercourse, the act of gazing too long into eyes of a member of the opposite sex. This won’t surprise Daryl, but the also teach creationism in the science classes. It’s an unaccredi…



Willie Nile – Streets of New York

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Mar 4th, 2006 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

If there was any justice in the music world, Willie Nile would be have been rich and famous a long time ago. He combines a Dylanesque voice with the song writing talents of Springsteen or Lou Reed, and an ear for melody that I think exceeds any of the …