Geek Boy’s Blog

5February2010

Rules of my Bible School

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no toys(because they could brake concentration of learning).

no one not EVAN ME can go in my closet.

pay close attention to me.

19October2009

George Washington.

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George Washington was our country’s first President, and so much more.

George Washington did not go to school. He learned at home from a traveling tutor. He was homeschooled!  He was good at Math. As he grew, he used his father’s survey tools to survey the fields. A surveyor is a person who measures the land.

He looked up to his half-brother Lawrence, who was 14 yrs older, because George’s father was dead.  He learned to fight with a sword, called fencing.  He also learned a lot about military strategy by listening to the visiting soldiers.

When he was 16, a farmer hired him to survey his lands.  While on his trip, he met some Indians, who taught him how to walk silently.

Lawrence took George on a trip, and George caught smallpox! Small pox is like chicken pox, only much worse. Most people, 40%, died after catching small pox. George didn’t die, but Lawrence did. George became the Master of Lawrence’s home, Mount Vernon.

As a soldier, George Washington was sent on a mission to tell the French to leave their forts in America.  That started the French & Indian War.  The English sent Braddock to lead the troops into battle. Braddock got killed because he only knew how to fight the English way.  Washington and others had tried to warn him that fighting in America was different, but he didn’t listen. Washington learned that a truly great leader must learn, or die.

George Washington was made commander of the 350 men of the Virginia Militia. His job was impossible because he didn’t have everything he needed.  After the Boston Tea Party, the British gathered troops. The Americans got together to decide what to do.  They formed the Continental Congress.  Congress made George Washington the first Commander-in-Chief.  He refused payment; he just wanted to do his job.

When George took command, he found that the soldiers were not professionals, and that he did not have enough supplies.  Then smallpox swept through the army, but George didn’t get it this time because he was immune.

The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. But England was not going to make it easy for the Americans to rule themselves.  England had lots of supplies, and even hired mercenaries, called Hessians, from Germany.  The Americans lost a lot of fights and had to keep retreating.  George was frustrated with the constant losing.

The British thought no one would be crazy enough to fight in the winter.  But George had a plan.  The Hessians were just on the other side of the Delaware River, celebrating Christmas.  George planned a surprise party of his own for them.  His army crossed the river, and attacked on Christmas Eve.  It worked!  George captured a lot of Hessians and only lost 4 men! It was a much needed victory.  This one victory led to many others.  The Army paraded through Philadelphia to celebrate their victories.

In the winter of 1777 the British took Philadelphia.  Congress ran away and English settlers took over the town.  George & the army went to Valley Forge. The men in the Army didn’t have shoes.  Ice cut through the rags they used to keep their feet warm, and left a bloody trail everywhere they went.  But help was on the way!

France sent Baron Von Stuben to train the Continental Army.  He was shocked to see the lack of supplies.  Later, France sent money and soldiers to help the Americans.  In 1783, the war was over! America had won!

George was elected President after the war.  He was elected twice! He wouldn’t join the war between France & England because he thought the country was not strong enough.  He refused to be elected to a third term.

He caught a bad cold on December 12, 1799.  Doctors back then thought blood carried disease, so they drained his blood.  George died two days later.

(Source:  George Washington:  Soldier, Hero, President by Justine and Ron Fontes)

5October2009

A trip to another planet

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My buddy and I traveled to a distant planet in our green spaceship.  The planet was huge, almost as big as the sun(at least 20 meters smaller).   It’s gravity is much less then on Earth.  Once I stepped on the planet, jumping was very easy, almost like walking on the moon.  The planet’s surface is red, like Mars, but has blue spots.  It had a breathable atmosphere.  We spent 20 hours on the planet, and found a small station.  It looked like people had been here, but once I went in, it was nothing I expected.  I found a dozen animals!  Some of them looked like penguins, but were blue.  The rest looked like dark green panda bears.  One of the panda bear looking ones tried to attack me.  If it wasn’t for my revolver, I would never have gotten back to Earth.

25November2008

Tropical Storm Hanna

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September 5, 2008, we had a really bad storm.  It was supposed to be a big bad hurricane, with high winds and lots of rain.  Instead the storm weakened.  Tropical Storm Hanna was a dud.  We had fun anyway.  I ran and splashed in the water on the side of the street.  I even made my own weather forecast videos.  I got soaked.

18August2008

asajj ventress

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She is a Force-wielding warrior of the Dark Side.  she has a saberstaff.   her saberstaff has curved handles, and can split in 2.  She is part of the new Clone Wars movie, which happens between Episode 2 & 3.  Clone Wars is the seventh movie in the Star Wars movies.

I found out about her on Wookieepedia.  I love the name of wookieepedia.  Here here is a link to  wookieepedia.

15August2008

Busy Summer

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It’s been a busy summer. We went to the zoo, and the amusement park a few times. My Gramma came over to visit a few times, and I’ve been riding my bike. Also played the Wii, my favorite game is Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga. I’m playing Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess at night with mom.

We started school last week.

15August2008

ancient Egypt

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The Nile river runs through Egypt.  It floods every year.  It’s a good thing, because it brings silt. Silt helps farmers grow their crops.

Upper Egypt is south, and Lower Egypt is north.  Upper Egypt was called “upper” because it has mountains, and that’s where the Nile River starts.  Lower Egypt is called “lower” because it is on low ground.

Egypt became one Egypt when The White Crown King of Upper Egypt defeated the Red Crown King of Lower Egypt.

26May2008

We got a Wii!

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I have a new video game system called a Wii.  The games we have are Super Smash Brothers, Wii Sports, and EA Playground.

My favorite is the Super Smash Brothers.  I like to do the battles, and I like Pit, the guy with the wings.

In Wii Sports, my favorite is Golf.  But in my house, I am the Boxing Champ.  I beat both my mom and dad.  My Aunt, MomoT, is the champ at her house, and I’ve beat up everybody at our house. My Aunt can’t wait to come over and play me.

14April2008

Legos of the World

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Legos are my favorite toy.  Legos are shaped like rectangles and squares.  They have no smell.  They make a click sound when you put them together. They feel hard, because they are made of plastic.  Legos come in all sizes, big, medium, and little.  They come in many colors, including red, green, blue, yellow, white, gray, and many more.

I love building things with my legos.

8March2008

Exploding CD

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I exploded a CD.  This is how it happened.

Mom supervised.  I showed her the disc.  Then I put it in the microwave.

Mom set it for 5 seconds.  When I started the microwave, it made a spark on the CD.

I pressed the big button, and looked inside.  The disc was burned all the way through.  Little lines everywhere, like a spider’s web.

Here’s a picture of it:

“WOAH!  Did you see that?”

“Dangerous, but AWESOME!”