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Entries for June, 2010 in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I assume just about every child enjoys the thrill of climbing. I have seen it in all three of my children. They scale counter-tops, desks, furniture, cars, playgrounds, and anything else that is above three feet off the ground. Rewind ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
As a young hurricane watcher, I could not wait to catch a glimpse of the huge storm. It is amazing what amazes children. I forget which storm was brewing, but I was around 10 years old when that hurricane was ...
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Where was I during my life's major events?
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I am in my last semester of schooling and one of the classes I have is "Leadership Through Generations." In every class that mentioned leading generations, it often shows up in more than one class, the discussion always entails "What ...
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Something went bounce in the night
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Back to the days of Cimarron. In my early teens, we were quite competitive and off season meant that we could create our own games. Sometimes in life, if you cannot reach your goal, you simply have to lower the ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Thanks to a liberal arts degree, I was able to study so many different areas at university. When I didn't have to take a class in my major field of study, I gravitated to elective English courses, or I mean ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
When I hit the age of eight or so, I remember going on bike rides with my father. We started out going through the neighborhood, I cannot remember how many curbs I jumped. I am surprised those tires did not ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
On the third game into the 1996 VHS Baseball Tournament, we faced a competitor that had also won its prior two games. Going up against a 5A multiple awarded ace pitcher that is also a lefty is never an easy ...
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Life lessons learned from sports
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Year round athletics began around my fifth grade year. At OLV, fifth graders began to play softball and track and in sixth grade junior high football. From those years, I had hardly a few weeks off during the year in ...
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I married a girl with a Southern accent
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
After my first year at Victoria College, I transferred to a school abroad...in Ohio. Not many people know of the school. It is located in an old steeling mining town of Steubenville which is on the Ohio River and forty-five ...
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Two fathers and sports, sleepy and scary!
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I grew up around and participated in many sports. Yearly, my father would take us to the Astrodome and see our favorites. I distinctly remember one Victoria Day at the dome. It was in the middle of the game and ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
The days of Summer evenings in Victoria are hot, hot, hot. Gratefully, there is a business that cools the tongue and freezes the brain. It travels throughout the neighborhoods whistling a tune. The children flock to the truck like the ...
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Fast forward, then slow down for Steaks and Stogies
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Unlike many high school graduates, I did not know where I wanted to attend college. I chose to spend my first year at Victoria College so that I could receive the basics. Back then, and maybe still today, Victoria College ...
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Dance Halls, Street Dances, and Dancing with the Stars
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
They were brown with shorter heels and I bought them inside the Victoria Mall 16 years ago. They are much more popular here in Texas and were a necessity on those nights of boot-scootin. I must have mowed eight lawns ...
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What was once the best pizza in town...
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Probably similar to most families, eating out was a treat when growing up in Victoria. I remember two places we frequented for a family meal on the town. Unfortunately, both are no longer operating. It was a joyous evening occassion ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Every now and then, I will drive down Santa Fe. Of course, I explain to the kids in my now broken down minivan that "Daddy grew up there." It brings to mind many of the great memories of childhood. The ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I was very fortunate to know Jamie Q. I would think most kids in the neighborhood knew him. He was hard to miss. Often he would be seen chasing his younger brothers and sister around Laguna and Santa Fe. He ...
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By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
I remember, not long ago, when I was riding the bike throughout the neighborhood and thinking that Taos must be the longest road in the city, of course the neighborhood was my boundary. This was before Belltower and even before ...
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My place in the world of Victoria Advocate Blogging
By Jared in J.Q. Tomanek of Victoria
Good morning. I am Jared. Perhaps you got that from the name section of the blog. I decided to give the blog a shot and speak about things of Victoria. I was born and raised here, went to school abroad ...