Geo. Not The Metro.
So the younger baby girl is participating in the Geo Bee this evening. It will be televised live on the local public access cable channel. We don't have cable, we have a dish. A friend of mine from work is taping it for me, he has cable.
The Geography Bee. I didn't know they had those. I was in a spelling bee once. I think it was third grade. I was eliminated in the early rounds, the word that got me was cat or something.
The little baby girl said that during the elimination rounds leading up to her winning a spot on the team of five, she guessed at the last question, and she got it right. Well, she didn't really guess, not like I would guess. The question was, which state has the most seats in the U.S. Congress? She figured it was either Texas or California. She went with the latter because she figured California has the larger population. She was right. Well, I don't see that as guessing. That's more of an educated guess if you ask me.
I'm taking off from work tonight, I won't get payed but I'm taking off anyway. My wife agrees. Actually it was her idea. I'm going to sit and proudly watch my very smart little girl take part in the Geo Bee. My wife can't go because she has to be in at midnight. She has fourteen hours overtime so far this week. She doesn't want to lose any of that and I don't blame her. At my job we get OT after eight, at hers it's after forty hours. Christmas is coming and she wants to make it as nice as we can for the girls. I know she wants to go. She's doing what she feels is best because she is the best.
[I have to run for now. More about this later: 1620 hours.]
2034 hours. We just got back, the younger baby girl and I. I have to leave in about twenty minutes to pick up the older baby girl at work. She went to work this afternoon, right after she finished classes up at the college for the day. She's almost done with school for this fall semester. One week to go, finishes up finals on the fifteenth, a week from Saturday. She'll be taking the spring off, starting classes at art school in Pittsburgh in the fall.
Yeah, so, this Geo Bee. We had no idea. It's the National Geographic Society Geography Bee. They started this thing about twenty years ago, to promote geography in the schools. The over all winner from each school can then take a written test to see if they qualify for the state level competition to be held in the spring. Winners from the states go to Washington D.C. shortly after for the national Geo Bee, hosted by Alex Trebek. I really hope I'm spelling his name correctly. Alex Trebek is not a name you want to spell wrong, no what I mean?
So, like I was saying. We had no idea. My daughter didn't know, the permission slip I signed didn't say anything about this being a National Geographic sponsored event. Wow, the questions started out pretty easy, they got real hard real fast. It was kids from all three grades at the middle school. She did well but she didn't make it to the next round. It doesn't matter at all. I was so proud to see her up on that stage. We went out for something to eat afterwords. We laughed and she had hot chocolate and ice cream. I had coffee and pie. Boston cream. Good.
She's determined now. She figures she'll get a shot again next year. She's going to read every issue of National Geographic cover to cover every month when it shows up here at the house. It seems that if you win the national Geo Bee, you get a twenty-five thousand dollar scholarship. She says to me over dessert, she says;
"I could use that twenty-five thousand dollar scholarship".
[Have to run again. Have to put some gas in the old Jeep and get my daughter at the store]
Okay. 2117. I'm back. I have to go again, the older baby girl needs this computer to finish a paper. It's fifteen degrees outside. Too friggin' cold for me. The neighbor's dog is stuck to the fence with his leg in the air and a frozen stream of urine securing him to the galvanized chain link. I better go over there with a bucket of hot water, or the oxy-acetylene torch, or both.
2154 hours. The neighbor's dog is safe. I guess the neighbor has a set of torches too. The older baby girl never did sit down at the computer to work on that paper that's sooooo important. She's busy yelling at the boyfriend. She's on her cell phone, he's at school in his dorm, he goes to a different school than she does. He's about an hour away. So she's yelling at him. I tell her to fight nice. I have no idea what's going on. She gives me that look. So I ask her if she wants I should kick his ass. She says yes, with an evil grin. I look at my watch, scratch my head as if I'm trying to make a plan, for kicking his ass. I say tonight's not good for me. I ask her to ask him what's good for him. I leave her alone. They are talking now, I think. I don't hear her yelling anymore.
The younger baby girl is off to sleep now. She has her Zen music meditation CD playing quietly in the background. I just woke my wife up, she asked for another half-hour. She didn't get to sleep 'til late this afternoon. She was up and running to the store, picking out an outfit for the younger baby girl to wear to the Geo Bee. The younger baby girl hasn't gotten any new clothes in quite some time. My wife wanted her to feel confident for the Geo Bee. She was stoked to get some new clothes. She felt totally confident. She had a good time.
Now I'm signing off. The older baby girl is crying on the phone. I can hear her in the living room right now. I don't know why she's crying, but if that boyfriend upsets her I will kick his ass for real. At least I'll want to kick his ass. She can handle that stuff. She's nineteen. It's her life. If she asks me to I will though. Kick his ass that is. I hope she doesn't ask me to, 'cause I really like him. He's a good kid. She won't ask me too, she's not like that. If she asks me to I will though, kick his ass that is.
Hey Tommy. I checked the program they handed out at the Geo Bee tonight. Hey bro, guess what?......I spelled his name right, that's what.......Alex Trebek, I spelled it right......Yeah well, I'm excited.....Yeah, she's still sobbing a little and talking. I can't hear the words but it don't sound angry.......Yes I would. You know I would. I wouldn't want to, and I probably won't but hell yes I would.....Okay, maybe I wouldn't kick his ass. I tell you one thing Tommy, I sure would call him some names though.....Later man.
The Geography Bee. I didn't know they had those. I was in a spelling bee once. I think it was third grade. I was eliminated in the early rounds, the word that got me was cat or something.
The little baby girl said that during the elimination rounds leading up to her winning a spot on the team of five, she guessed at the last question, and she got it right. Well, she didn't really guess, not like I would guess. The question was, which state has the most seats in the U.S. Congress? She figured it was either Texas or California. She went with the latter because she figured California has the larger population. She was right. Well, I don't see that as guessing. That's more of an educated guess if you ask me.
I'm taking off from work tonight, I won't get payed but I'm taking off anyway. My wife agrees. Actually it was her idea. I'm going to sit and proudly watch my very smart little girl take part in the Geo Bee. My wife can't go because she has to be in at midnight. She has fourteen hours overtime so far this week. She doesn't want to lose any of that and I don't blame her. At my job we get OT after eight, at hers it's after forty hours. Christmas is coming and she wants to make it as nice as we can for the girls. I know she wants to go. She's doing what she feels is best because she is the best.
[I have to run for now. More about this later: 1620 hours.]
2034 hours. We just got back, the younger baby girl and I. I have to leave in about twenty minutes to pick up the older baby girl at work. She went to work this afternoon, right after she finished classes up at the college for the day. She's almost done with school for this fall semester. One week to go, finishes up finals on the fifteenth, a week from Saturday. She'll be taking the spring off, starting classes at art school in Pittsburgh in the fall.
Yeah, so, this Geo Bee. We had no idea. It's the National Geographic Society Geography Bee. They started this thing about twenty years ago, to promote geography in the schools. The over all winner from each school can then take a written test to see if they qualify for the state level competition to be held in the spring. Winners from the states go to Washington D.C. shortly after for the national Geo Bee, hosted by Alex Trebek. I really hope I'm spelling his name correctly. Alex Trebek is not a name you want to spell wrong, no what I mean?
So, like I was saying. We had no idea. My daughter didn't know, the permission slip I signed didn't say anything about this being a National Geographic sponsored event. Wow, the questions started out pretty easy, they got real hard real fast. It was kids from all three grades at the middle school. She did well but she didn't make it to the next round. It doesn't matter at all. I was so proud to see her up on that stage. We went out for something to eat afterwords. We laughed and she had hot chocolate and ice cream. I had coffee and pie. Boston cream. Good.
She's determined now. She figures she'll get a shot again next year. She's going to read every issue of National Geographic cover to cover every month when it shows up here at the house. It seems that if you win the national Geo Bee, you get a twenty-five thousand dollar scholarship. She says to me over dessert, she says;
"I could use that twenty-five thousand dollar scholarship".
[Have to run again. Have to put some gas in the old Jeep and get my daughter at the store]
Okay. 2117. I'm back. I have to go again, the older baby girl needs this computer to finish a paper. It's fifteen degrees outside. Too friggin' cold for me. The neighbor's dog is stuck to the fence with his leg in the air and a frozen stream of urine securing him to the galvanized chain link. I better go over there with a bucket of hot water, or the oxy-acetylene torch, or both.
2154 hours. The neighbor's dog is safe. I guess the neighbor has a set of torches too. The older baby girl never did sit down at the computer to work on that paper that's sooooo important. She's busy yelling at the boyfriend. She's on her cell phone, he's at school in his dorm, he goes to a different school than she does. He's about an hour away. So she's yelling at him. I tell her to fight nice. I have no idea what's going on. She gives me that look. So I ask her if she wants I should kick his ass. She says yes, with an evil grin. I look at my watch, scratch my head as if I'm trying to make a plan, for kicking his ass. I say tonight's not good for me. I ask her to ask him what's good for him. I leave her alone. They are talking now, I think. I don't hear her yelling anymore.
The younger baby girl is off to sleep now. She has her Zen music meditation CD playing quietly in the background. I just woke my wife up, she asked for another half-hour. She didn't get to sleep 'til late this afternoon. She was up and running to the store, picking out an outfit for the younger baby girl to wear to the Geo Bee. The younger baby girl hasn't gotten any new clothes in quite some time. My wife wanted her to feel confident for the Geo Bee. She was stoked to get some new clothes. She felt totally confident. She had a good time.
Now I'm signing off. The older baby girl is crying on the phone. I can hear her in the living room right now. I don't know why she's crying, but if that boyfriend upsets her I will kick his ass for real. At least I'll want to kick his ass. She can handle that stuff. She's nineteen. It's her life. If she asks me to I will though. Kick his ass that is. I hope she doesn't ask me to, 'cause I really like him. He's a good kid. She won't ask me too, she's not like that. If she asks me to I will though, kick his ass that is.
Hey Tommy. I checked the program they handed out at the Geo Bee tonight. Hey bro, guess what?......I spelled his name right, that's what.......Alex Trebek, I spelled it right......Yeah well, I'm excited.....Yeah, she's still sobbing a little and talking. I can't hear the words but it don't sound angry.......Yes I would. You know I would. I wouldn't want to, and I probably won't but hell yes I would.....Okay, maybe I wouldn't kick his ass. I tell you one thing Tommy, I sure would call him some names though.....Later man.
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