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Here’s a quick picture of Ranger; he weighs about 53 pounds in this photo. He’s recently been neutered and his lower baby canine teeth have been removed as a result of his recessed jaw.

Bark currently undeveloped, but enjoys jumping and eating things off the counter. Georgia still rules the roost but times will change when his teeth grow back.

Ranger, Late Nov 2009

Ranger Danger

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We have a problem with birds in our neighborhood.. Here is what I’m talking about..

14 birds on the roof. I counted 14 on the roof and 2 in the tree nearby. I suspect there are more. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about these birds until they run off with a kid and teach them to fly.

Birds, Montpelier, MD

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It’s here:

http://www.hbo.com/events/pacific/video.html

Coming in 2010

“I believe in Ammunition”…

All,

Sorry it has been so long since I posted. There has been lots going on. Most significantly, Charlotte and I purchased our first home! We are now 99% moved in (everything is moved in except the pictures) and enjoying home-ownership.

I have posted some pictures for you to enjoy. They are crudely posted, raw and large, but they are good depictions of the house.

Here is a thumbnail, and the link to the pictures below…

http://cpujoe.com/gallery/v/album_009/

The surgery yesterday went pretty well… I was totally out of it during the entire thing, and it only lasted about 30 minutes. Coming out of anesthesia was pretty rough and I’m just now able to move around a little and get around to posting. My nose is really swollen and hurts a lot. I can’t breathe out of my nose until tomorrow, when the doc takes the gauze out. It is really difficult to eat and drink when you can’t breathe through your nose.

My dad is coming into town today for my promotion ceremony on Saturday, which I am hoping to be up for. Until then, I am stuck watching The People’s Court and Jerry Springer, which is actually ok. The pain meds are great but I am pretty much out of it whenever I am on them.

More to follow..

- Joe

Hey all,

There are some things changing around here….I recently switched my hosting plan and email provider. As a result, there was a period of about 3 days that no email going into joe@cpujoe.com was being forwarded to my new, primary, email address.. If you emailed me and I haven’t responded, that’s probably why! Please resend.

More information is coming, I promise!

- Joe

Here’s some pictures of the area i’m living in right now…They are, East, West, South and North respectively. There was a small storm, which is why they are so dark..

I found a couple of pictures of Georgia sleeping on the couch. She is so lazy!

Nolan found some Corn Nuggets..

Exploring power, ownership, and equity in an early childhood classroom

By Ann Pelo and Kendra Pelojoaquin

Carl and Oliver, both 8-year-olds in our after-school program, huddled over piles of Legos. They carefully assembled them to add to a sprawling collection of Lego houses, grocery stores, fish-and-chips stands, fire stations, and coffee shops. They were particularly keen to find and use “cool pieces,” the translucent bricks and specialty pieces that complement the standard-issue red, yellow, blue, and green Lego bricks.

“I’m making an airport and landing strip for my guy’s house. He has his own airplane,” said Oliver.

“That’s not fair!” said Carl. “That takes too many cool pieces and leaves not enough for me.”

“Well, I can let other people use the landing strip, if they have airplanes,” said Oliver. “Then it’s fair for me to use more cool pieces, because it’s for public use.”

Discussions like the one above led to children collaborating on a massive series of Lego structures we named Legotown. Children dug through hefty-sized bins of Legos, sought “cool pieces,” and bartered and exchanged until they established a collection of homes, shops, public facilities, and community meeting places. We carefully protected Legotown from errant balls and jump ropes, and watched it grow day by day.

After nearly two months of observing the children’s Legotown construction, we decided to ban the Legos.

Read On…Â