What Other People Think

We’re moving, so I had to go through a bunch of old papers and documents today to see what should be thrown out.  And I came across an essay I wrote about six years ago for Victorian Literature.  The prof tore me apart and gave me a bad mark.  Re-reading her comments, I ended up [...]

Some Turkey Pictures

Pictures from my Turkey trip last year.  Most have already seen them, but I added about fifteen new pictures.

Thanks, Oprah

I understand from Oprah that there are lots of pedophiles on the internet. So to attract more people to my blog…

 
Whoooooooooooo!
That was really distasteful. I don’t take baths anymore. Except for when I stayed in the honeymoon suite in Istanbul with Paul after the rest of the group left for home.

Qwerty

Me. Sister. Brother.  We played at a wedding back in the Fall.

It’s a Girl

Looks like my sister is going to have a baby girl.  Which makes me… an uncle.
It’s so odd seeing Natalie get bigger and bigger, like something out of science fiction.
Now I’m sad that I’m not going to be here for the first year of little baby girl’s life.  Not that they’re very interesting for the [...]

Pride in Your Work

My throngs of readers await a new post and I will not disappoint.
A recent exchange at work.  I served a crazy fellow, complete with dried spittle and bloodshot eyes.
Crazy fellow: How much money is in my account?
Me: $5.12.
CF: I’ll take out five.
Me: Certainly.  Is there anything else I can do for you today, sir?
CF: Are [...]

Hope

I’ve been thinking about hope, mostly because I don’t really understand it. I looked up the definition:
“A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfilment.”
So that’s fine. But why is it listed along with faith and love (So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best [...]

Birthdays, Trifle, Accidental Death

On Friday, Dan and Thea came over for my birthday.
They got me three Kill Bill samurai swords: Bill’s, Budd’s, and the Bride’s.  Haven’t accidentally dismembered myself yet, but it’s only a matter of time.  Then we made trifle.
It was a pretty good time.  I think birthdays are kinda stupid, but any reason to hang out [...]

I Need to Move Out

My parents just asked me to walk the dog.  Fine.  So I had a shower because I’ve been sitting in my own filth all day reading about Jesus…
Then my parents wouldn’t let me walk the dog because my hair was wet.  So… I’m clean and dressed for no reason.  Fantastic.
So I thought I would post [...]

Purpose-Driven

I’m plowing through this book right now since I have to review it for a class next week.  I’ve avoided any of this Purpose-Driven® stuff because of the little “registered trademark” that goes with it.  I hate that stuff.  “The Prayer Of Jabez© for the Consistently Constipated” or other such mass-produced drivel.
But I picked this [...]