January 30, 2008
Fear Of A Blank Planet
I’ve been wanting to share this for quite some time and am finally getting around to it. I really am interested in what reaction you have to the video and lyrics below of “Fear Of A Blank Planet” by Porcupine Tree. You may find this dark. You may find this disturbing. I find it real. […]
December 12, 2007
The Legend Of Dough Sudnutty
This post is for some of my closest friends, who over the years have heard the story about me getting a mysterious envelope that I always thought was to Dough Sudnutty. I was digging through some archived folders on an old hard drive and found the image below. Apparently I thought the envelope was amusing […]
October 30, 2007
That Was Yesterday
I got an unexpected birthday present yesterday – a call from an old friend. The last time I talked with him was 15 years ago, yet it took less than 5 minutes to connect again. I have a hand full of friends from my college days that are like brothers and sisters to me. My […]
October 15, 2007
Good Causes
I’ve added two “Good Causes” to the right side of the blog. One is World Vision which allows you to help children in need through child sponsorship. The other is the Belmont Foundation which is a child mentoring program for fatherless young men. Please check them out if you get a chance.
September 14, 2007
C’Mon, Take Your Tray Back, You Loser
(Note: This is especially for my Iowa friends Matt, Jon and Kristy – wonderful, hip, and groovy people those Iowans and still my best friends on the planet. And for Marcia, Sharon and whoever else may be out there and remember this…) This made my morning. My colleague and friend Brent Sharp sent me a […]
July 30, 2007
40 Is The New 30
I’d like to join my blogging buddy Dorsey in wishing his brother Jeff a happy 40th birthday. Both these guys have awesome blogs that I highly recommend checking out. Senor Jeff, happy 40 you old man you and welcome to the club! This is where I would go on and on (and on) about all […]
July 23, 2007
What Google Thinks About Me
I got a kick out of this. I recently decided to say a little bit about who I am over in the right hand column of the blog. Now if you search for my last name on Google, here is the search engine result. Check out the text I highlighted in yellow: —————- Listening to: […]
July 21, 2007
The Baseball Beer Song
I am thrilled to welcome my first guest blogger, my youngest son Collin (age 10). On Father’s Day this year, while at an Indians game, Collin wrote new words to “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”. He calls it “The Baseball Beer Song”. Take it away Collin! Take me out to the food bar […]
July 8, 2007
Paint It Black
Lazy, hot Sunday afternoon. Kids and wife are out of the house. Local boy Joe Walsh turned up pretty loud on the surround sound system. Ok, really loud. So loud that I just noticed my dog Buddy left the room. Other than barking fits, Buddy is a “party- favorites-Jimmy-Buffet” kind of music lover. In my […]
June 15, 2007
Quotes & Head Scratchers Volume 2
If we quit voting, will they all go away? Ever noticed how nothing is impossible for those who don’t have to do it? Seen it all. Done it all. Don’t remember most of it. How do you know if honesty is the best policy unless you’ve tried some of the others? If you saw a […]