Monthly Archives: September 2006

When Mark and I went on our juice fast last month, McDonald’s was soooo unsupportive. I blame Barry Bonds.

http://youtube.com/v/gx-NLPH8JeM Ah the wonders of the internet… I have spent the last 90 seconds of my life watching this.

I woke up at 5:45 this morning and put on my cycling gear. The new black bicycle shorts, obscenely gripping my mid section, the thick center padding feeling like I was wearing a diaper, the blue gloves with gel padding … Continue reading →

* He or she who finishes first usually does the worst. * It is better to be ahead than to be a behind. * The only excuse I’d accept for what you just did is that you were dropped on … Continue reading →

I find my own thoughts to be very interesting. For example, millions of Muslims around the world are upset about Pope Benedict’s comments last week, saying he is portraying Islam as a religion of violence. Which isn’t actually true, but … Continue reading →

* Last Thursday was Back to School Night. How did it go? Well, let’s just say that when you have a room full of 50 parents and several of them seem angry with you because you have been giving A … Continue reading →

An old country preacher had a teenage son and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do and he didn’t … Continue reading →

With regard to my last post… I was falling asleep so just decided to post what I had. But let me explain that last part. I think “never forget” is a silly phrase to keep bringing up about 9/11 because, … Continue reading →

Five years earlier… Unusually, I left my radio off on the way to school. I needed some peace and quiet. It was early in the school year and, typically, things weren’t going smoothly yet. I didn’t want to hear arguing … Continue reading →

Have you heard of Wikipedia? It’s a wildly popular online encyclopedia that is created and edited and monitored by the internet community at large. And now Mark and I are in it as “widely considered to be the reigning national … Continue reading →