Archive for November, 2008
I have survived to the age where having regular bowel movements is something to be happy about. I’m still capable of having regular bowel movements. When I don’t overdo it on the cheese consumption. That we have not been hit by a ginormous asteroid. I was not stabbed by anyone in 2008. (Also on my [...]
This holiday season, I am thankful for the following: Kate. The last eleven-and-a-half months have been amazing, and the start of what I hope and believe will be decades of life together. I can’t imagine growing old with anyone else. My job. This is the most stability I’ve had in a position since leaving XATA [...]
…you might have noticed the new graphical theme for the website. I was working on a new one and was most of the way through the photoshop mock-ups when I decided I had bigger fish to fry in the geek/creative frying pan. So I settled for what you currently see and will finish the new [...]
Oh man, Kate whupped my ass last night in the pool. She’s my swimming instructor, you see. We’re actually to the point where I am swimming freestyle and side-breathing, and I feel like I’m making progress. Today, I am truly sore after swimming for the first time ever. My legs are exhausted and sore, and [...]
So there’s an ongoing debate at the bike shop as to whether or not I’m an idiot for putting Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes on my current project, a Gunnar Ruffian singlespeed. The primary person I’m arguing about this with cannot fathom why I would “skimp” on a part for a really nice bike. And [...]
A friend asked me, as I’ve been categorized as “in a fulfilling relationship” as to what my must-haves are. My first reaction is: Kate In all seriousness, however, I must admit that Kate is definitely unlike anyone I’ve dated before, and I think that that is why we’ve been as good as we are. I’ve [...]
I could talk about the emotional reaction I had to Tuesday night’s win by President-Elect Obama. I could talk about the impromptu party that burst into existence not far from my apartment and how the sounds of it kept me up until all hours. I could talk about being nervous to fall asleep and then [...]
