College Visits
July, 2006
Hillsdale:
- In Michigan
- Commuting home could be a hassle (traveling through Chicago)
- Might not be able to major in classics, only minor
- Don't need a car (About 50% of kids have cars)
- Might be hard for me to get into
Lawrence:
- In a big town, Appleton
- Don't need a car (About 40% of kids have cars)
- Great classics program
- Beautiful Campus
- Pretty easy to travel to both Twin Cities and Brule (5-6 hours)
- Very welcome and warm people
- Pretty certain I could get in
Friday, July 28, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Hillsdale College
We are visiting this college tomorrow. I am excited, I have talked to many people and
they all rave aboout Hillsdale. We are driving all the way from Rockford, Illinois to
Hillsdale Michigan, which will be at least a 5-6 hour drive. We are going to split the driving, my mom and I, and are going to try to avoid Chicago traffic as much as possible. The next day we are taking a ferry from Ludington, Michigan to somewhere near Appleton, Michigan, where we will visit Lawrence college. Then we are going to drive all the way from Appleton, Michigan back home to St. Paul.
Then next week I will continue working as a Science Museum Camp Conselor and will be doing a camp called "Camp Crawler" which should be very interesting.
Well Fun Stuff. This blogs third birthday is also coming up quickly. Well only about 4-5 weeks left of summer and not much free time.
they all rave aboout Hillsdale. We are driving all the way from Rockford, Illinois to
Hillsdale Michigan, which will be at least a 5-6 hour drive. We are going to split the driving, my mom and I, and are going to try to avoid Chicago traffic as much as possible. The next day we are taking a ferry from Ludington, Michigan to somewhere near Appleton, Michigan, where we will visit Lawrence college. Then we are going to drive all the way from Appleton, Michigan back home to St. Paul.
Then next week I will continue working as a Science Museum Camp Conselor and will be doing a camp called "Camp Crawler" which should be very interesting.
Well Fun Stuff. This blogs third birthday is also coming up quickly. Well only about 4-5 weeks left of summer and not much free time.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Do It On A Dime
1. Hirshfield's Paint Stores: Miss Mix – Go to any Hirshfield’s location and ask for the mis-mix area of the store and pick out paint for free or at a much reduced price. The paint is from customer orders that were either mixed wrong or orders that were never picked up. You can just stop at Hirshfield’s and walk away with paint to change your room or rooms.
2. Aveda Training School: Reduced price for students training to be Professional Stylists. Services range from Hair Cuts to Colors to Facials. Services are up to 60% off premium salon prices. Hair cut and style is $12.00... actual salon prices at Aveda full service salons start at $35.00 and go as high as $75.00...Free Parking is available!
3. Lunds / Byerly's Free 1st Birthday Cake
Celebrate Baby's 1st… Free Birthday Cake: Lunds and Byerly’s stores will provide a 9x13 inch Birthday Cake for your child's first birthday…all you need to do is show your child's birth certificate a few days prior to the big day and stop by on the child's birthday and the cake is yours free of charge. You can also personalize the cake with a special message and choose the cake flavor from white to chocolate to marble. Value $22.99
4. Damico & Son's
Bottomless Glass of Wine: Damico & Sons.
Chardonnay or Merlot – Free refills Before…During and After your Dinner... “Vino Damici”. The cost for the glass of wine including tax is $6.33 which if you have a before - during and after the dinner glass of wine calculates to $2.11 per glass.
5. Jiffy Lube - Oil Change Deal
Oil Change Special: Jiffy Lube “Early Bird Special” Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM $9.00 discount on all oil changes.
6. LRT / Nami / Peavey Plaza...St. Anthony Main = Cheap Travel / Value Priced Sushi and Drinks / Free Music and Entertainment
7. Date Night: Park at the Riverside Station of the LRT for free…jump on the train for $2.00 each and head to Nami for possibly the best happy-hour date downtown: drink specials and sushi rolls for less than $4, Monday-Friday from 5pm to 7pm in the bar. After you are through with dinner go for a stroll through Downtown and head for "Alive After 5" concerts throughout June from 5:00 to 10:00 at Peavey Plaza at 11th and Nicollet. The concerts are free and concert-goers may enjoy food and drink from a variety of vendors. Alive has been a Downtown tradition for 21 years. Throughout the summer you can also head towards the river to St. Anthony Main from June 2nd thru Aug. 27th and take in the 2006 Free outdoor summer music series celebrating its 25th year. The concerts are held in the courtyard between Tuggs Tavern and Vic's Restaurant every Fri. and Sat. from 7:30 pm till 10:30 pm and on Sun. from 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm
2. Aveda Training School: Reduced price for students training to be Professional Stylists. Services range from Hair Cuts to Colors to Facials. Services are up to 60% off premium salon prices. Hair cut and style is $12.00... actual salon prices at Aveda full service salons start at $35.00 and go as high as $75.00...Free Parking is available!
3. Lunds / Byerly's Free 1st Birthday Cake
Celebrate Baby's 1st… Free Birthday Cake: Lunds and Byerly’s stores will provide a 9x13 inch Birthday Cake for your child's first birthday…all you need to do is show your child's birth certificate a few days prior to the big day and stop by on the child's birthday and the cake is yours free of charge. You can also personalize the cake with a special message and choose the cake flavor from white to chocolate to marble. Value $22.99
4. Damico & Son's
Bottomless Glass of Wine: Damico & Sons.
Chardonnay or Merlot – Free refills Before…During and After your Dinner... “Vino Damici”. The cost for the glass of wine including tax is $6.33 which if you have a before - during and after the dinner glass of wine calculates to $2.11 per glass.
5. Jiffy Lube - Oil Change Deal
Oil Change Special: Jiffy Lube “Early Bird Special” Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM $9.00 discount on all oil changes.
6. LRT / Nami / Peavey Plaza...St. Anthony Main = Cheap Travel / Value Priced Sushi and Drinks / Free Music and Entertainment
7. Date Night: Park at the Riverside Station of the LRT for free…jump on the train for $2.00 each and head to Nami for possibly the best happy-hour date downtown: drink specials and sushi rolls for less than $4, Monday-Friday from 5pm to 7pm in the bar. After you are through with dinner go for a stroll through Downtown and head for "Alive After 5" concerts throughout June from 5:00 to 10:00 at Peavey Plaza at 11th and Nicollet. The concerts are free and concert-goers may enjoy food and drink from a variety of vendors. Alive has been a Downtown tradition for 21 years. Throughout the summer you can also head towards the river to St. Anthony Main from June 2nd thru Aug. 27th and take in the 2006 Free outdoor summer music series celebrating its 25th year. The concerts are held in the courtyard between Tuggs Tavern and Vic's Restaurant every Fri. and Sat. from 7:30 pm till 10:30 pm and on Sun. from 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm
Band-Aid bandit captured
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Band-Aid Bandit -- a stick-up artist who robbed 40 Florida banks over the past 5« years, often while wearing on a bandage on his cheek -- was finally captured Thursday, authorities said.
Rafael Angel Rondon, 50, was arrested at his home in Clermont and charged with three of the holdups attributed to the Band-Aid Bandit.
He was identified by his license plate, which was captured on surveillance cameras outside a Pinellas Park bank robbed last week, authorities said. Also, authorities said Rondon's handprint was found at the scene of what was believed to be the bandit's first robbery, committed in 2000.
The Band-Aid Bandit sometimes carried a silver-colored revolver, and made off with about half a million dollars. Investigators said Rondon used a bandage in many robberies to cover a mole on this left cheek.
Before detectives started calling him the Band-Aid Bandit, he was known as the Beer Belly Bandit.
Agents also arrested 54-year-old Emeregildo Roman on charges he joined the Band-Aid Bandit in several of the robberies.
Rafael Angel Rondon, 50, was arrested at his home in Clermont and charged with three of the holdups attributed to the Band-Aid Bandit.
He was identified by his license plate, which was captured on surveillance cameras outside a Pinellas Park bank robbed last week, authorities said. Also, authorities said Rondon's handprint was found at the scene of what was believed to be the bandit's first robbery, committed in 2000.
The Band-Aid Bandit sometimes carried a silver-colored revolver, and made off with about half a million dollars. Investigators said Rondon used a bandage in many robberies to cover a mole on this left cheek.
Before detectives started calling him the Band-Aid Bandit, he was known as the Beer Belly Bandit.
Agents also arrested 54-year-old Emeregildo Roman on charges he joined the Band-Aid Bandit in several of the robberies.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Rookie Liriano replaces Conteras on AL All-Star roster
Sweet!
Rookie sensation Francisco Liriano is headed to the All-Star Game after all.
Liriano was certainly deserving of the honor. He is 10-1 with a 1.83 ERA, allowing just 63 hits in 88 1/3 innings with 102 strikeouts.
Liriano joins two other Twins -- fellow left-hander Johan Santana and catcher Joe Mauer -- on the AL All-Star team.
Contreras is 9-0 with a 3.38 ERA but started Sunday's game against Boston and would not have been available to pitch on Tuesday.
Rookie sensation Francisco Liriano is headed to the All-Star Game after all.
Liriano was certainly deserving of the honor. He is 10-1 with a 1.83 ERA, allowing just 63 hits in 88 1/3 innings with 102 strikeouts.
Liriano joins two other Twins -- fellow left-hander Johan Santana and catcher Joe Mauer -- on the AL All-Star team.
Contreras is 9-0 with a 3.38 ERA but started Sunday's game against Boston and would not have been available to pitch on Tuesday.
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