Many years ago I had an incredible conversation with my cousin’s little boy. He was about 5 at the time (holy hell, I can’t believe Reid is almost 13 now!) and came into my house, excited to tell me about an amazing creature that he had seen clinging to the wall outside my house. [...]
Remember the Jane’s Addiction song “Standing in the Shower…Thinking”? I wish I could find a video of it, but it appears in the vast world of the internet one doesn’t exist. Or maybe I’m just too lazy to spend any more time looking for a link. Regardless, I never gave it much [...]
Yesterday I was driving home from my son’s swim lesson and had our Sirius radio on. I was listening to a station called “Lithium”–my new favorite. Pearl Jam’s “Black” played on the radio, and I cranked it up and sang along. Next came Tori Amos’ “Corn Flake Girl”. I turned up [...]
In order to take my new “When In Rome” philosophy to the next level, I’ve decided to lose a big chunk of weight and get in better physical shape. I have found the exercise part of my new routine to be the most difficult part–I mean, who really has a ton of extra time with [...]
It’s hard to believe that it has already been 2 weeks since we moved into our house in Bend.
The 1200 mile drive over 3 days was an experience, to say the least. The new Highlander was packed up to the ceiling, AND had a stuffed cargo bag on the roof, making us resemble the Beverly [...]
Back in the wild days of my early 20’s I had a close friend named Tony. He and I were inseparable. At least 5 nights a week we were out whooping it up, partying our asses off all over Tempe and Scottsdale. In a time when all of our mutual friends were starting to settle [...]
When I was a kid, my younger brother and I spent a huge chunk of our childhood over at my Aunt Mary’s house. We loved going over there and hanging out with our cousins, Jason and Sarah. Jason is 2 years older than me and Sarah is only 9 months younger. We [...]
This morning I had the luxury of spending a bit of time perusing Myspace while Ryan took his morning nap. As I clicked on the links to each of my “friend’s” pages, I was amused by what I found. Most people choose to include a song on their page. In some strange [...]
Last Sunday we went to a bbq at Matt’s friend Chad’s house. He and his wife have two children who are 2 and 3 years old (13 months apart–yikes!). Ryan had a blast playing with the kids and going nuts crawling around. It was great to see him interact with other kids.
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