tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post6718094498711026423..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: The Bitter Homeschoolerblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-22916463932771473612009-10-04T13:09:40.204-07:002009-10-04T13:09:40.204-07:00Oh right it's the Santa Ana not the Santa Anit...Oh right it's the Santa Ana not the Santa Anita's.<br /><br />Why is so much stuff in Cali named after a one legged Mexican general?<br /><br />You know Pollo Locco was his nickname right?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-8211886753840915522009-10-03T15:45:27.915-07:002009-10-03T15:45:27.915-07:00But if I wear the Sister Bertille outfit, I get to...But if I wear the Sister Bertille outfit, I get to say, "You like me! You really like me!"<br /><br />And, dude, the Santa Anas don't blow all the time. Just when the Angels are in town.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-34626408936393672382009-10-03T14:52:48.749-07:002009-10-03T14:52:48.749-07:00By the way, we had lunch in Santa Ainta and there ...By the way, we had lunch in Santa Ainta and there was no winds. What's up with that?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-71195497105192923922009-10-03T14:52:14.460-07:002009-10-03T14:52:14.460-07:00I know dude, but the Sister Bertrile outfit is jus...I know dude, but the Sister Bertrile outfit is just not working. No matter how stiff the Santa Anita wind is you won't take off.<br /><br />Go with the Ingrid Bergman look from The Bells of St Mary's.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-69441481339122812612009-10-03T12:56:17.752-07:002009-10-03T12:56:17.752-07:00If you wear it every day, Troop, it's not dres...If you wear it every day, Troop, it's not dressing up.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-13814095369123601372009-10-03T12:15:56.962-07:002009-10-03T12:15:56.962-07:00Reader I cheerfully admit that I know nothing at a...Reader I cheerfully admit that I know nothing at all about homeschooling.<br /><br />So do you have to dress up like a nun and rap your son's nuckles with a ruler when he whispers in class?<br /><br />I mean I know Blake loves to dress up like a nun. Just sayn'Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-61959685129205174802009-10-02T01:49:16.762-07:002009-10-02T01:49:16.762-07:00I never had to pretend.
My mom encouraged me to s...I never had to pretend.<br /><br />My mom encouraged me to stay home if she thought I needed more sleep.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-67961066838639553012009-10-02T00:45:15.135-07:002009-10-02T00:45:15.135-07:00Troop:
That just goes to show how little you know...Troop:<br /><br />That just goes to show how little you know you about homeschooling (at least <i>chez "XX"</i>**).<br /><br />---<br /><br />**Our son decided to offically name our homeschool during the time leading up to our actually deciding to do that. The "XX" is a placeholder for that name, which we share exceedingly sparingly. It's ours.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-52091063384430217712009-10-01T23:13:24.422-07:002009-10-01T23:13:24.422-07:00What I want to know is, if you are homeschooling, ...What I want to know is, if you are homeschooling, how can you kid get to pretend to be sick so he can stay home from school.<br /><br />It seems like a gyp to me.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-41400381911648038982009-09-29T19:07:49.156-07:002009-09-29T19:07:49.156-07:00I really do feel a sense of gratitude to so many w...<i>I really do feel a sense of gratitude to so many who paved the way.</i><br /><br />Definitely.<br /><br />We decided to homeschool before we had kids. I don't know that we would have known it was even a possibility thirty years ago.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-80158085477458588542009-09-29T16:49:18.762-07:002009-09-29T16:49:18.762-07:00I agree with both of you about the not-bitter part...I agree with both of you about the not-bitter part (with only a couple of exceptions). But in my case, I think it's because I was "forearmed" by having heard from homeschoolers prior to my own foray (including interviews conducted as part of my job something like 20 years ago, when homeschooling, among other ed issues, were hot topics in PA).<br /><br />I really do feel a sense of gratitude to so many who paved the way.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-60573125359081276502009-09-29T16:46:29.956-07:002009-09-29T16:46:29.956-07:00I found this in the process of deciding homeschool...I found this in the process of deciding homeschool my son. Eureka!<br /><br />I printed it out and posted it, and to this day I read it at tougher times.<br /><br />It's a beaut, all right.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-64526745606433205442009-09-28T19:00:24.964-07:002009-09-28T19:00:24.964-07:00Ha! You posted this to Twitter at the same time t...Ha! You posted this to Twitter at the same time that I was reading it on another site. I had the same reaction you did.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.com