The Kinect
December 1, 2011 After seeing how successful the students in our program hacked the Microsoft Kinect systems, I decided to purchase one for my own entertainment (and as a possible fitness alternative). Keep in mind the last video game I owned was an ATARI…..yes…an ATARI. I’ve never been a fan of gaming, knowing they can be black-holes of a person’s free-time. So far, I’m... [Read more]
Geocaching Tradition
November 25, 2011 Since I didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving day with my parent, I drove down to see them the following day to take part in our other holiday tradition, geocaching. With my iPhone and GPS receiver at the ready, we explored areas in the North-Waco area for hidden treasures. We had a lot of fun finding eleven caches that day. Like every geocaching adventure, we found some interesting... [Read more]
The Last Game Against Texas
November 24, 2011 With high-hopes, Ruben and I joined over 80,000 screaming football fans at Kyle Field to watch the “last” game against Texas before A&M moves to the SEC next season. The atmosphere that night was charged with a lot of emotions. It was a close game. With less than two minutes left, the Aggies were down 19-24 and successfully made a touchdown bringing them ahead... [Read more]
Mike and Tom’s Thanksgiving
November 24, 2011 This year, Ruben and I decided to stay in Aggieland and attend the final game against UT. Doing so meant neither one of us would be going home for Thanksgiving (the day of the game). Our friends, Mike and Tom invited us to join them for a Thanksgiving celebration at their home. BTW: It’s a given that when Mike does anything associated with food, you know it’s going... [Read more]
Church Thanksgiving
November 20, 2011 My second Thanksgiving celebration of 2011 took place at my church. After a very short, informal Thanksgiving service, everyone partook of a Thanksgiving-potluck-dinner, including a group of homeless families we’ve been helping through our local “family promise” program. Keeping with the spirit of this holiday, I must say I’m very thankful for this little... [Read more]
Joe and Joe’s Thanksgiving
November 18, 2011 Ahh, November, the month when people gather with friends and family to eat Turkey and enjoy one another’s company. Our first Thanksgiving celebration occurred at the home of our friends, Joe and Joe. We met a lot of new folks that evening, ate lots of great food and had plenty of laughs. It may be a while before we see Joe and Joe again, soon they’ll be traveling the... [Read more]
Model Railroad Update
November 15, 2011 There’s only so much time in the day, and my failure to post any entries during the month of November can be blamed on my model train layout. This month, I started laying down track. The process is similar to putting together a giant jig-saw puzzle. Everything has to fit just right or the trains will derail. I was able to join the two layouts together and do a couple of... [Read more]
Viz MFA
November 10, 2011 Years (decades) ago, a group of faculty at Texas A&M began the process (battle) of bringing an art-based curriculum to a school with deep roots in agriculture and engineering. These determined educators were often met with arguments like…” If anyone wanted to learn about art, they needed go to that other school in Austin.” The agriculture and engineering... [Read more]
