Author Archives: pauladwalsh

9 Major Problems In The Snatch

Posted on July 7, 2013 by pauladwalsh

Originally posted on Glory:
Of the 3 Olympic movements (Snatch, Clean, Jerk) the snatch is easily the most complex and most technical.  Why?  The bar has to travel the great amount of distance, its has the longest sustained bar speed,…

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Pee Pees in a Diaper

Posted on June 10, 2013 by pauladwalsh

I wake Connor up this morning and we head to the bathroom.  We have the whole talk about Pee Pee in the Potty.  He sits, we chat.  I say, “Connor goes pee pee in the potty.”  Of course nothing is … Continue reading →

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May Flowers….

Posted on May 27, 2013 by pauladwalsh

Holy Baby JESUS….the past couple months have been just stupid busy. Last contact was mid-April and we were rock’n some new MAJ rank and pay here in the Walsh family. So let’s start after that….well a little before perhaps. First, … Continue reading →

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“Somebody” is a Major now…..

Posted on April 13, 2013 by pauladwalsh

I know, I  know it’s been awhile.  I started taking classes again in February and it is kicking me in the butt.  The homework was MUCH easier when I had a kiddo that was taking two two-hour naps everyday.  Since … Continue reading →

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Like Trying To Sew a Silk Purse Out of a Pig’s Ear

Posted on February 5, 2013 by pauladwalsh

Thanks to my husband’s amazing sewing skills it appears I am now off the hook for this little hiatus to South Korea.  Of course there is a story behind that comment….there is ALWAYS a story… One evening almost a year … Continue reading →

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So The Dude Asks Me, “Do You Have Your SOFA stamped?”

Posted on January 25, 2013 by pauladwalsh

“No, sir.  I do not have my sofa stamped.  And honestly, I cannot possible imagine what that even means.  We have a sofa signed out to us from the Army so it should be good right?” This was an actual conversation between … Continue reading →

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Winter is Nature’s Way of Saying, “Up Yours.”

Posted on January 22, 2013 by pauladwalsh

Texas massages you with its warmth. It talks you into unbuttoning your shirt and putting on those short, shorts. It makes you soft, pliable, vulnerable, weak. It turns you into a tender slab of Kobe Beef. In Texas, you shed … Continue reading →

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Jack of all Trades, Master of None….So Far

Posted on January 14, 2013 by pauladwalsh

So it appears the fact I cannot produce a college transcript demonstrating I have attended either two semesters of Organic Chemistry or 1 semester of Biological Chemistry is going to dash my hope of getting either of the Master’s degrees … Continue reading →

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A Conversation on Soju

Posted on January 8, 2013 by pauladwalsh

So it appears I had a conversation on Facebook during our Soju evening.  “Boy am I witty”…she said sarcasticly.

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Soju…Want Another Drink???

Posted on January 7, 2013 by pauladwalsh

Europeans like their wine, Russians their vodka, American’s their beer and whiskey. Koreans seem to be all about their Soju. Pronounced (soo  jew). Both times we have been on a dinner-date in Korea, we have seen the aftermath of a group of native … Continue reading →

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