I’ve always considered myself a good speller. Whatever that means. I won the spelling bee in 4th grade, and I was bummed to have been eliminated in the pre-trials in 5th grade by the word necessary. The representative from our homeroom who did get necessary correct (after everyone else had already exhausted the other logical… Continue reading My Misspellings and Misspeakings
Category: Life
Morbid Kitty Appreciation
Our cat probably has at least another decade left in him. He won’t be dying any time soon. Nevertheless, I keep thinking about what I’ll miss about him when he dies. I think I’m trying to cushion the blow as much as possible, because I know I’ll be absolutely devastated when he goes. When I… Continue reading Morbid Kitty Appreciation
I’m a workaholic lightweight
I have friends who work from the morning until midnight five days a week. I know others who are traveling every week for their jobs. When I was a teacher I felt as if I were working every waking hour of the day (except summer vacations). But now I’ve turned into a workaholic lightweight. I… Continue reading I’m a workaholic lightweight
My track biography
This is a boring account of my life with running. I just felt inspired to write it after assistant coaching and coming back from a track meet, which made me nostalgic and reflective of my own running experience. If you don’t like self-indulgent crap, please read no further. Never before I was in high school… Continue reading My track biography
Renewal – To Each Her Own
Right now, our church is doing a sermon series about creation and is also experimenting with allowing congregation members the opportunity to create during the sermon. Children are painting murals. Adults are playing with pipecleaners and making pizzas. We’re even encouraged to blog during worship (which is what I’m doing right now on my Eee… Continue reading Renewal – To Each Her Own
What I’ve learned from Tru TV
People don’t understand my obsession with true crime TV shows, especially since I’m scared of weapons, squeamish about blood, and petrified of horror/suspense movies. It all started on JetBlue. That’s right—JetBlue. They have those cute little DirecTV screens on the back of seats. I don’t dig sports channels or news channels. I’m not as into… Continue reading What I’ve learned from Tru TV
The art of the snooze
I’m a rare breed. I consider myself a morning person, but I have a really hard time waking up in the morning. Maybe I’m not a morning person after all. I had a weird oddity when I was growing up, and I think it lasted even through high school. No alarm, no matter how loud,… Continue reading The art of the snooze
The nice folks at West Elm
Even though I have my fair share of bad customer service stories (the latest being from Infinisource and Cowon—but I won’t share those now as I’m trying to stay positive), every now and then I’m impressed with how some employees will go out of their way to help you out. For the longest time, my… Continue reading The nice folks at West Elm
Celebrity Sighting at Bill’s Place
I was pretty tired after work yesterday, so when my wife suggested we go out to eat, I was less than thrilled with the idea until she agreed to go to Bill’s Place (they have the best cookies ‘n cream milkshakes). While we were there, I saw over her shoulder a customer getting up off… Continue reading Celebrity Sighting at Bill’s Place
What do grocery stores and operating systems have in common?
Who would have ever thought I’d be comparing Trader Joe’s to Ubuntu? Well, in recent years, a lot of the grocery stores in our neighborhood have been closing down, so Trader Joe’s is one of the few still around. When my wife and I started shopping there originally, we made a regular habit of shopping… Continue reading What do grocery stores and operating systems have in common?