alex - The Ax Blog https://axblog.thecordrys.com Thoughts about my life. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:38:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 44123316 Working As A Programmer https://axblog.thecordrys.com/working-as-a-programmer/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:22:45 +0000 http://axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=84 I really enjoy working as a programmer, I really do. It is what I wanted to do when I graduated from high school, little did I know that it would take over twenty years to finally start working as one. When I was in high school I found computers and computer programming endlessly fascinating. We … Continue reading Working As A Programmer

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]]> 84 Pius X High School 2014 Schools of Excellence https://axblog.thecordrys.com/2014-schools-of-excellence/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:54:07 +0000 http://axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=141 The high school my kids go to, Pius X, is included on the Cardinal Newman Society’s  2014 Schools of Excellence. “Honor Roll schools receiving this designation are marked by the integration of Catholic identity throughout all aspects of their programs and excellence in academics.” The article from the Cardinal Newman Society web site. The article … Continue reading Pius X High School 2014 Schools of Excellence

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]]> 141 My Daughter And Her Beanie https://axblog.thecordrys.com/my-daughter-and-her-beanie/ Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:48:22 +0000 http://axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=133 Benedictine College is the last college in the US that requires the freshman to wear beanies their first week of school. Pretty neat. Melanie is in the video at about 1:30.  

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]]> 133 Three College Kids https://axblog.thecordrys.com/three-college-kids/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:52:35 +0000 http://www.axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=79 This fall I will have three kids in college. My first thought is “I’m not old enough to have three kids in college.” Most people think my second thought would be “How can I afford to have three kids in college?” but they are wrong my second thought is “Really? I’m not old enough to … Continue reading Three College Kids

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]]> 79 Embrace The What? https://axblog.thecordrys.com/embrace-the-what/ Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:17:01 +0000 http://axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=106 So, I was quoted  in a blog by a friend who works here in the Turbine Flats building. OK, it isn’t a direct quote, but it’s pretty close and it generally displays my amazing grasp of the English language and proper grammar. The depths of my philosophical thought is pretty breath taking too,   For your reading … Continue reading Embrace The What?

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]]> 106 Nine Kids? https://axblog.thecordrys.com/nine-kids/ Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=75 “Really? You have nine kids? You know what causes that don’t you?” Above is the usual response when someone finds out that I have nine children. Sometime I get very positive responses and occasionally borderline, if not outright, offensive responses, mostly though, just disbelief then a question about my awareness of human reproduction. I have … Continue reading Nine Kids?

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]]> 75 Really, Back From The Dead? https://axblog.thecordrys.com/really-back-from-the-dead/ Mon, 09 Jun 2014 01:28:24 +0000 http://axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=81 So, I have been working in my free time on a couple of other web sites. While I have been working on those I would stop by here just to keep everything up to date, but not to write any new posts. I have had ideas about things I could write about but I haven’t … Continue reading Really, Back From The Dead?

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]]> 81 Back From The Dead? https://axblog.thecordrys.com/back-from-the-dead/ Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:46:34 +0000 http://www.axblog.thecordrys.com/?p=66 Recently I happened to run into two of my teachers from high school. I sat and talked to them for several minutes, it was very nice. Of course they were amazed at the fact that I have nine kids (at the time number nine was still on the way). Part of what they told me … Continue reading Back From The Dead?

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]]> 66 Hangin’ With the Felons https://axblog.thecordrys.com/hangin-with-the-felons/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:55:13 +0000 http://www.axblog.thecordrys.com/2010/04/hangin-with-the-felons/ It is time for me to go spend ten hours with the felons again. Putting on my uniform helps get my mind in the right place for work. I hop into my pick-up and take the twenty minute drive out to The Lincoln Correctional Center. Although Lincoln is in the title of the place it … Continue reading Hangin’ With the Felons

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]]> 61 Inside Shorthand https://axblog.thecordrys.com/inside-shorthand/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:38 +0000 http://www.axblog.thecordrys.com/2010/03/inside-shorthand/ Since Noah has been born I have been delivering papers everyday. I have been the one to keep track of who starts and stops and who is on vacation. It has been interesting but I have been doing ok. Well Noah is starting to do better sleeping though the night now so Vern should be … Continue reading Inside Shorthand

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