The Pie Dudes

Auto Shop and Homework 101

Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Pie Dudes.
Categories: All Things Pie, Pies, Ry-Guy, School, Z-dude's Thoughts.

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Sponsors Requested

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Ry Guy.
Categories: Activities, All Things Pie, Fundraisers, Information, Momster, News, Pies, Ry-Guy, School.

Z-dude and I are getting ready to participate in our school’s annual Jog-A-Thon.  You can read more about it by going to Momster’s blog at http://www.ejourn.net/journal.

Here’s the dealy-o.  I wanted to go to watch a taping of the Ellen Show but when Momster looked it up on Ellen’s website, they say that audience members have to be 14 and older.  Phooie.  So I got to thinking that maybe I could have her get in touch with Ellen and see if maybe Ellen would consider sponsoring us for the upcoming Jog-A-Thon.  And seeing that I like to dance and she likes to dance, if she does sponsor me (or us), I’ll dance the entire way!

Momster came up with another idea which we thought was pretty good, but she already wrote about it.  So go check it out and if you’re willing to sponsor us, leave her a comment!

The post on her blog is here: http://ejourn.net/journal/archives/461

Peace out!

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Our YoYo Playlist

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Pie Dudes.
Categories: Activities, All Things Pie, Ry-Guy, YoYo, Z-dude's Thoughts.

Yeah, it’s been a while.  But hey, here’s something new and entertaining.  Oh and GO PADRES! heheheheh

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A Poem

Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Ry Guy.
Categories: All Things Pie, Pies, Ry-Guy, School.

Awesome
By Ry-Guy

I am awesome.
Not cool,
Not rad,
Not like an old man with
lots of bling-bling on or
Gangster style;
But awesome like a kid
With cool and rad friends.
Glad that I have cool stuff.
Glad that I have a cool and awesome brother.
Glad that I’m totally awesome.

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Day 2 of the Science Projects

Posted on March 27th, 2007 by Momster.
Categories: Activities, All Things Pie, Momster, Pies, Ry-Guy, School, Science, Z-dude's Thoughts.

It’s been a busy month, but the Pie Dudes have finished their science project! The results of that will be coming soon.

For your viewing pleasure, sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy their day 2 movies!

- You may click on the pictures for the videos to load, or use the links provided below. Each goes to a new window. Please wait for the video to load. It should play once it has fully loaded. If you have any problems, please leave a comment with as much information as you can so we can better help you. Enjoy!

Ry-Guy’s Day 2 Video

Z-Dude’s Day 2 Video

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Boys of Summer

Posted on March 26th, 2007 by Momster.
Categories: Activities, All Things Pie, Baseball, Momster, News, Pies, Sports.

Ah yes, spring at last and the crack of bats can be heard throughout the ballparks. Along with the sneezing and wheezing of hay fever.

So, in the spirit of the season, our cat, Nemmie, is wearing her “hat.” Yep, it says “BIKE” on it but I don’t think it’s a bike ride she’s aiming for. Not sure if that’s really a hat. Offers good protection: for boys that is.

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Z-Dude’s Science Project: Day 1

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Z-Dude.
Categories: All Things Pie, School, Science, Z-dude's Thoughts.

The Momster is awesome! Check out the movie she put up of the first day of my science project by clicking the link below. Also go see my brother’s video linked to the post below. Cool, huh?

Z-Dude’s 2007 Science Project: Day 1
Make sure you have your sound on when you watch the movie! It opens in a new window. To watch it again, refresh your browser window.
Please leave your comments for me or the awesome Momster before you leave!

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Ry-Guy’s Science Project: Day 1

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Ry Guy.
Categories: All Things Pie, Ry-Guy, School, Science.

Poor Momster! She’s spent so much time trying to get my video to embed in this blog and still couldn’t get it to work. Oh well, at least she got it on a web page I can link you to, so here, check it out:

My Science Project: Day 1
Wait for the movie to load (takes a little bit) and it should play when it is done loading. If you have any problems, leave a comment and Momster will see if she can help.

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The Art of Fast Pies

Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Momster.
Categories: Activities, All Things Pie, Angst, Baseball, Information, Momster, News, Ry-Guy, School, Science, Sports, Teachers, Z-dude's Thoughts.

As much as the Pie Dudes have wanted to update their blog, life in general has prevented this from happening. As such, the start of the baseball training has already begun with practice sessions 2-3 times a week, each between 1 1/2 hours to 2+ hours. That’s a big chunk of time out of their busy-enough day. Add to that mix they learned that science projects are a requirement this year (in the past it’s been urged to participate but not necessarily required for grade) which they weren’t aware of until late last week. And then Ry-Guy surprised us all when he decided to bail on his first paintball session because he wasn’t feeling well.

Their team promises to hold a good year of playing ball. Several teammates went to the area All Stars and their coach is holding practices much earlier than we’ve experienced in the past with other teams, so the Pie Dudes are really excited as they gear up for a fun season.

On the science front, last year when they finished up working on their project (which resulted in their invitation to represent their schools at the city’s science fair after winning first place at both of their schools), they had mulled over their options for a project this year. They talked fervently about one that would disprove a former classmates claim that he suffered bone fractures and flesh penetration as the result of his brother’s inappropriate use of a paintball gun. And then they tuned into the Discover Channel’s “Mythbusters” show where gelatin molds were made to represent the same density of flesh and bone. Aha! Thus the idea was borne and their pie shaped minds started to plan out the project. Only it takes a lot of preparation and research and should have been started several months ago to work out all the kinks, not nearly enough time to do once we learned it was a requisite this year.

So, instead, they’ll be learning about osmosis using the Exploratorium’s Naked Egg experiment (which, as you avid readers might recall, was one we attempted earlier in the school year on our own, only I — the Momster — wasn’t able to locate the functional digital camera in time and life, again, got ahead of us). Stay tuned as they’ll be posting much of their project here for everyone to follow along and, who knows, maybe even learn too!
But for now, we’re contending with Ry-Guy’s misfortune. By Sunday evening he was running a 100+ temperature and complaining of a very sore throat. In the past I’ve suspected strep throat under those conditions (maybe because as a child, I often succumbed to the wretched virus) but that’s always proven to be wrong, citing allergies as the culprit that have led into bacterial infections. Low and behold when his temp soared up to 102.8 and his throat was still an angry red after the fever broke, I made an appointment to see our family practitioner.

Amazingly, it didn’t take the standard 2-3 days to grow a culture from the swab they took of his throat to learn that he does (or rather, did) have strep throat. Sure enough, I found an article on the web that confirmed this (found at FamilyDoctor.org). He was prescribed Zithromax along with the regimen of altering Ibuprofen with acetophenamine and already is doing better as he digs into the homework his teacher sent home with Z-dude and takes breaks watching Lord of the Rings which he amazed many with when he read–understood and enjoyed–one of the books earlier this school year. Of course, Momster knew that was right down his alley as he really enjoys those kinds of stories.

Maybe next week we can go enjoy a good old-fashioned game of paintball. After all, I’ve got a few scores to settle (evil laugh goes here). ‘Til then, let’s hope soon they’ll be able to get some much needed posting done. Leave your love!

The Momster

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Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Posted on February 14th, 2007 by Z-Dude.
Categories: All Things Pie, Reviews, School, Science, Z-dude's Thoughts.

Being at the science center was fantastic

and amazing, but the best was the beach

ball floater the fan would sit under the ball

and make the ball float but the cool thing about it

is that you can move the fan and the ball would

stay out side the platform.