I go through this at least once a year. For a variety of reasons, I decide I need to make changes to my workout regimen. Currently, I walk for about half an hour between two and five times a week. Everything depends on the weather and my schedule. I also have an old exercise bike […]
I distinctly remember where I was and what I was doing when I first realized I needed glasses. I don’t remember exactly when although I know it was near the end of third grade and before fourth, which would put it in 1977. But the location is unforgettable. I sat with my family in the […]
Life has its way of bringing conflict our way. That is pretty much one thing we can always count on whether we like it or not. Take, for example, the new remote control for our cable boxes. I really love new advances in technology. I might not always buy the new gadget or gizmo right […]
For some reason, I have fallen into a reading rut. I don’t have any problem finding books I want to read or finishing the ones I start. I have just read three straight books which I didn’t enjoy as much as i wanted to. Misconception by Ryan Boudinot is the middle book of this pattern. […]
That special feeling has filled the air. The wind has an extra bite. Conversation around the office picks up. Weekends feel much more important. Football season has arrived, possibly my favorite part of the year. I follow a lot of sports, but football seems to take precedence more and more each year. Sure, I’m still […]
I haven’t done an R.E.M.-themed post for a while. I did receive the Live at the Olympia CD for my birthday and am excited about the upcoming 2011 release, but otherwise haven’t had much to say about the band. Then I posted a video of one of the band’s most underrated songs, “At My Most […]
When you see actors like Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg attached to a project, the odds that I will enjoy the film are pretty damn good. So “The Other Guys” had me from the start, but the real payoff came when the rest of the cast joined in the fun. Like “Date Night,” this movie […]
I don’t quite know what attracted me to “In the Land of Second Chances.” The book revolved around some strange happenings in a small town in Nebraska as narrated by a woman who ran the town’s only bed and breakfast. That didn’t quite match up with my usual diet of coming of age books or […]
On my recent trip to L.A., I pretty much had only one night on my own. The other three nights either involved conference activities or plans with a co-worker. So I needed to choose wisely for my activity that night. I looked around for some comedy since I figured I would have plenty of options. […]
This has certainly been the summer of travel. Whether for work or fun or some combination of the two, I have visited the beach, New York, Washington, and Los Angeles in the past two months. I traveled to the last destination just last week for a conference, which luckily included a bunch of free time […]