tickets will be available at the door. I hope Joel and Teresa can make it too. Our new cell phone came today UPS. I dialed our number and it worked. Our cell phone number is 612-501-8652. I doubt that it will be turned on all the time so that will probably not be a reliable way to get in touch.

We're all very impressed with your writing, Mae. AdWeek seems almost like Vanity Fair or The New Yorker with you writing for it!

I think Joel and I might be able to attend on Saturday night, Mark. I assume we can buy tickets at the door?

BTW, Norris is playing the piano again for our library's silent movie night on Friday, May 2, at 7:00. It is interesting and FREE. The librarian made up flyers advertising the event that said, "Featuring the world-renowned Norris Anderson." John and Lynda will be here that weekend. John's poster presentation is on Thursday morning and they are leaving on Sunday afternoon, so we should all try to get together on Saturday night if possible. Ideas?

I enjoy reading what everyone writes. Thank you to all who publish such interesting things... I haven't greeted y'all for a long time. Class is going well. I've been studying, so I haven't had any big adventures lately. Thanks Teresa & Joel for a lovely Easter Day! Nancy

Attention: Roosevelt High production of "The Music Man" April 24-26 at 7:30 Mark, Nancy, Paul , Matt & Janelle are planning to attend Saturday. Tickets $6. anyone else interested?

Happy Easter!
Vacant Tomb; Hardly Used

Happy Good Friday everyone!

I knew I was officially middle-aged when I got not one, but two, hosta catalogs in the mail!

I have wanted to keep track of the varieties of perennials in our yard, but find that even the metal labels tend to wear away or get lost. My cousin Ann has made a computerized database of where everything is in her garden... maybe I can get Joel involved in gardening this way?!

Hey thanks to Teresa for the hosta gift certificate. It was for a place outside Atlanta called Pine Forest Gardens, where they have dozens (hundreds?) of varieties of these things. I only remember the name of 2 of these, on the left is Fried Green Tomatoes and the one nearest the camera is Crusader. These should do well in our shady yard, last time I checked they were still alive. And I'm finally getting over being sore from digging 4 holes in the ground. Thanks to Ingrid for posting the picture.

John

I'm not the only one who thinks about plants: Dad planted his new hostas...courtesy of Secret--*cough* Teresa *cough*--Santa.

Check out this cool ad for Honda.. isn't that contraption cool?

Honda's New Accord

Just when you thought you'd heard it all! The new wave in teaching at our elementary schools - maggot art!

Maggot Art

Good job Liv, keep up the good work!

Congratulations to the Golden Gophers on their second National Championship in a row! Go Gophers!



Gophers repeat as national champions with 5-1 victory over New Hampshire

Well...I won my category (computer science) and got a math award from UW-Superior. I had a great time and am looking forward to being an alternate/observor at ISEF.
---Livvi'i

Hi all:

My cousin Ann and I went to a "palm weaving festival" today out at St. Boniventure Church in Bloomington. We thought we'd be making all kinds of wonderful things with our palms from church tomorrow, but it was hard! We ended up making a mini-crown of thorns, a rose, a fish, a cross, and a pinecone, but we will never be able to remember how to do them again (being too cheap to buy the manual or video). Most of the instructors were elderly nuns who are trying to keep this ancient art alive; when asked how to contact them with questions, one replied, "Just send me e-mail."

I found this picture on the Internet of the Sister spearheading this project with some examples:

Good luck, Liv!


Liv (or Livvi'i, as she likes to spell it) is heading off to Duluth today for the State Science Fair. Have a great trip, Liv, I know you'll do well!


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Great interview, Mae! I shared it with friends (who are sci-fi geeks); we thought asking what HE was reading was good - interesting stuff, thanks for sharing it!

Here is a funny site that has flubbed subtitles for foreign movies..

If the enemy's bottom is attacked, it is painful.

Swedes in Space! :

Kind of interesting - spaceflights and experiments aren't ALL satellites and space shuttles!

I am so sorry to hear of the death of your schoolmate. I heard about it on the news and Pete told me that it was the boy that you knew. How sad. Some people can be so dumb to think that violence will solve something so trivial. His mom must be having a hard time since he was her only child. At least she has the comfort of knowing what exactly happened to cause her sons death. The guy that I graduated with who was found dead in the river, well his family will probably never know how he died. Which has to be so hard. Your life can be taken so fast. It's just a good reminder to cherish everyday as if it were your last.

Thank you Maria. Unfortunately Ben passed away this afternoon. We don't know too much information, but this is the article from the Pioneer Press yesterday. If you could keep his mother and friends in your prayers that would be nice. Thanks.
St. Paul police are seeking help in identifying three young men who chased and seriously beat a 15-year-old boy as he and several other boys left the Washington Middle School recreation center Monday night in St. Paul's North End.
The boy, who neighbors identified as Ben Doran, was listed in critical condition at Regions Hospital.
A family friend, who declined to be identified, said Doran, a sophomore at Como Park Senior High School, is the only child of his single mother. The family friend described the youth as a likable kid who loved basketball.
Doran had left the center and was walking with three other boys in the 1000 block of Woodbridge Avenue about 8:15 p.m. Monday when a car pulled up next to the group. Words were exchanged and the occupants of the car got out and started chasing the four boys.
"Three older kids caught our victim and assaulted him," said St. Paul Police Cmdr. Nancy Di Perna, who heads the homicide unit.
Investigators said the assailants, about 19 to 23 years old, beat Doran with their hands and feet and made statements indicating the attack was in retaliation for a previous incident.
The boy was able to walk as far as a block and a half before collapsing. A woman on a cell phone placed the first of many 911 calls to police notifying them about the attack.
Witnesses said the assailants got out of a newer silver or gray sports car with a white placard where the license plate would have been. The placard had a red script logo that said "Wayzata,'' possibly from a car dealership in Wayzata.

That sounds just terrible Liv. Why was he beaten? Was it some kids at school? It's amazing how things like that put your life in perspective. Your everyday problems seem so small when you think about people like your friend Ben. Hope he gets back to normal soon.