Congrats to Monico

I'm very proud of Monico, who scored 48 out of 50 points

(that's 96% to those who are math-challenged) on his midterm!

Way to go!!

Isn't that redundant?

As I was driving to work this morning I saw a sign board that said,

"Thank you Veterans, past and present" and it got me thinking...

Other than to be poetic, do we really need to specify

the remembrance of Veterans to include past and present?

Don't get me wrong, I know that there are Veteran's who are "present"-ly living, but a isn't a "Veteran," by definition, something that is always "past?"

Am I alone in my thoughts on this?

.

Halloween 2008

Monico and I had a fun Halloween with friends. This photo was taken of us at the apartment of Monico's classmate who hosted a party. So fun!!!

My costume is a German Beer Girl (hey, I didn't name it!) and Monico's costume - manufactured by me - is affectionately

called "Death by Ball Machine"! Kind of silly, but very cost effective!