The joys of parenting a future beach bum

My son is 12 - his teachers at North Myrtle Beach Middle School tell me he is one of the smartest kids they have in class. But he takes after me too much. Builds the most complex legos and bionicles you could imagine but can't turn in his math homework.

He does the work, i put the paper in his hand as i send him towards the school, then something happens and the homework doesn't show up on his teachers desk.

"why didn't you turn in your homework?"
"i don't know"
"Don't you want to pass the class so you can surf this summer instead of going to summer school?"
"yes"
"Then turn in your homework!"
"dad, did you see my newest bionicle can lids? they snap together to form a ball"
"hey neat, son can i do that?"

Amherst College

tomorrow we send the mailout to amherst college then friday yale goes into play. Myrtle Beach will see a surge in college activity this year!


North Myrtle Beach will have volleyball tournaments and kayak trips. It's gonna be a great summer.

Look for big news coming soon!

Al Gore's big speech on Global warning:

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED JAN 14, 2004 19:39:09 ET XXXXX

GORE TO WARN OF 'GLOBAL WARMING' ON NEW YORK CITY'S COLDEST DAY IN DECADES!

In what political watchers are calling possibly the biggest gaffe in years, former Vice President Al Gore is set to give a speech tomorrow on the perils of global warming -- on what is expected to be the coldest day in New England in nearly half a century!

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We had freakin ice all over the place today at NOON. I'm already lookin for a place in Trinidad.

Wal Mart Headache

We just got back from Smallmart AGAIN. It opened Wednesday and we've already been three times. That place is soooo LOUD! the freaking music blares away from tinny speakers while you try to shop, then every 22.6 seconds an overzealous employee screams into the intercom to block out the music "WE NEED A C.S.M. IN LAYAWAY" doodly doodle doo dooo dewwww "WE NEED A C.S.M. AT AISLE TWENTY TWO"

I was about to snap.

From Walmart.com

The North Myrtle Beach Wal-Mart Supercenter, encompassing more than 203,916 square feet of retail space and employing upwards of 425 associates, will offer customers a full line of groceries and general merchandise under one roof at Wal-Mart’s signature Every Day Low Prices.

That is a lot of store - every bit of it covered with too much noise.

Well, it is all nice and clean, that will last for a while. Right next to it is a Office Depot which is kinda neat. We ave always had to ride 30 minutes or more, depending on the tourists to get to Myrtle Beach to buy a pen.

On the bright side my new business venture is going nicely - should be set up and running well for the '04 season. Spring Break is right around the corner...

Freezing cold in North Myrtle?

This is getting ridiculous! Michele says we're gonna have to move to warmer climates! I guess we just need to put in a good woodstove next winter and throw some more insulation in the attic. We have another cold weekend ahead but it may get up to 70 next week!

Myrtle Beach is starting to come back to life. North Myrtle got it's very own Ding Dang WalMart We went on opening day and saw most everybody fromtown there. It's kind of wierd that in summer there are millions of people here but the ones that live year round are just a couple thousand.

gotta go put on another coat -> Come on SUMMER!