Here are a few updates and thoughts on things – The Car. Well, we might hold off on buying a new car for at least another year. Why? Besides the obvious ‘we can’t make up our minds’ we have a new contender coming onto the scene and it doesn’t go into production in Japan until […]

Someone, please help me. PLEASE. Especially if you work for Cingular, AT&T or Apple. Or even if you have a friend with sticky fingers or possibly deals in shady business practices out of the trunk of their car. Angela is driving me nuts with this iPhone obsession she has. Right now she’s already ‘shushed’ me […]

I went to dinner with my friend Allie on Monday night. I absolutely adore her – she’s completely insane and hot. Nevermind the fact that she’s also really high maintenance. Well, not really ‘high maintenance’ per se. She just has really, really great taste. Did I also happen to mention that she’s pretty insane? Nothing […]

I’m in the middle of writing down my own little field guide to getting along with women. Unfortunately, I have writer’s block and I’m not too sure what to write or when to stop. I have part of my post ready but it isn’t done. While I finish this first part off I thought I’d […]

This post isn’t directed at anyone. This is all me.  Those of you that know me personally can testify that this is something that I would actually do. You know. Because I’m the hotsex. The other morning I was rushing while getting ready to go to work. I was behind by about 10 minutes and […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a problem. Before I start this post, however, let me just put this out there for my friend Pitchit: You go to Hell! I’m not metrosexual! I don’t even know where to start. When I came back from North Carolina I didn’t think I had that much of a hard […]

Decisions. I have a hard time making decisions. Pancakes or waffles? Black socks or gray socks? Pizza or pizza? So, lo and behold I’m trying to come up with a good way to make a between a possible new car that Angela and I will be shopping for. And trust me, this is going to […]

Dear Allison, I’ll admit it – I looked at your picture on the internet. I have absolutely no idea how I came across the article on the sports blog “With Leather”, but I did look at your picture and think to myself “Holy cow. 18?! She’s gorgeous.” And then I got curious and looked to […]

I’m getting old. I know that may be a surprise to some of you but it is true. As I am defiantly dragged into my twilight years I have become acutely aware that I’m a creature habbit. Sometimes I wonder if I’m becoming obsessive compulsive. Nah. I am, as other old timers will tell you, […]

My Dad was laid to rest last week. It was nice closure for everyone around, albeit rough. I’ll be visiting my Dad after work tomorrow, just to say ‘hello’ and spend some quality time with him. After this post, I’ll be writing my regular article – life will slowly be returning to normal. Thanks again […]

The day has finally come when we lay my dad to rest in Arlington Cemetary. It is sort of weird because I’m both happy and sad at the same time. During his viewing last month I felt awkward taking a few pictures while people wept and his casket was open.   He’ll have a few things […]

Wow.  I had been planning to write a post about people who text message/read email while driving. I had this sucker sitting in the queue and then lo and behold there is something related to it in the national news. Now, I’ll be honest: I’m not too sure if this is true or not but […]

I was having a discussion at work the other day with one of the database developers. We’re a decent group of people ranging from late 20’s to a guy who has been there for 26 years (I’d guess he’s in his 50’s/60’s). We got into a discussion about the signs of getting older. You know, […]

4:45am this morning. Did you hear it? The screeching of a little girl in the early morning hours? No? Are you sure? It sounded as if someone took a 4 year old girl’s favorite stuffed toy and beheaded it in front of her. Oh, wait…that wasn’t a little girl. That was me screaming. In pain. […]

I need a good laugh right now so I’m so happy that this makes me laugh. AMAZING FAKE David Blaine Street Magic[youtube width=”320″ height=”264″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZW2ArcgY8[/youtube] David Blaine Street Magic 2: The Sequel[youtube width=”320″ height=”264″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrTvNzGCZE[/youtube] CHEEZ ITS! CHEEZ ITS! CHEEZ ITS!

Hindsight. I blame it all on hindsight. Hindsight and intuition. Oh, and throw in a wife who, on occaission, doesn’t listen to me. First, let’s lay the background to this story. Angela has a conference that she’s planning an exhibit for. Part of this exhibit is the use of the Nintendo Wii for some sports […]

Today is Easter Sunday. Just yesterday Angela and I were in North Carolina. We got word that everyone was going to my mom’s house for a prayer for my dad. I debated going but we both decided that it would be best if I wen. With that, I took Angela’s car and drove to Virginia […]

My dad’s body will be flown into Dulles tomorrow. From there he’ll be transported to a funeral home in Herndon where he’ll lay and wait until his funeral. My mom still cries and my sister still utters apologies for not being able to bring him home. With the exception of the funeral we have very […]

You know, I had thought that out of the respect of my last Program Manager that I could just leave my last job without having to deal with stupidity. Lo and behold, it finds me, instead. An actual conversation with one of the people from my last job after I left: designgrrl67 (1:39:28 PM): We […]

I would like to thank everyone who has either left a message for me here, via email, on my cell phone, on the various forums I frequent. Both I and my family appreciate your thoughts and condolences. It has been a very, very difficult 24 hours. From learning that my dad’s health was so fragile, […]

EDIT – At 10:37 this evening my oldest sister in Denver called and told me that my dad had passed away. I’m sitting here, alone in my apartment, after getting off the phone with my middle sister. Angela took the dogs with her when she returned to Northern Virginia which leaves me absolutely alone in […]

Even though I’m not really religious, I have no problem asking those of you that are to pray for my father. And for those of you that aren’t then I beg that you wish him well. I was at an interview today (that I nailed) and I got a phone call from my sister. I […]

To all my readers (yes, both of you)… I’m not dead. Scurvy, go to hell. In a nice way. My schedule is a mess. I will update this tonight with the events of this past weekend. However, here is the condensed version: – Las Vegas last Friday – Wedding in Vegas on Saturday – Checked […]

Buckle up, Buttercups. For the sake of brevity I’m even skipping some parts. This is going to be a long one… My weekend started out promising. I left North Carolina early, packed up the pooches and headed back home. The dogs and I had a grand old time in the truck. We screamed out country […]

Last night I sat in front of the television for the first time in a long time. I don’t know if I just hate American television or if I have a short attention span…look! A shiny nickel!! Well, I started flipping through the stations. I didn’t want to watch network tv because, to be honest, […]

Online Conversations I’ve Had Today: Me: Hehehe… Me: I’m trying to get Amy to bet me whether or not Heather Mills leg flies off while she’s spinning on Dancing with the Stars Wife: dude thats all over vegas Wife: she’s even been asked about it happening Me: If I were her I’d just loosen it […]

I was tempted to stay in bed all day today and just wait for it to pass and turn to Monday. I could have gotten away with it, too, had it not been for those two dogs of mine – Grumpy, Old Man & his sidekick Ugg Boot. The Grumpy, Old Man is my dog […]