My Ramblings
Back to Square One, kinda. . .
Just when you think you have everything figured out, something happens to shake things up again. As I mentioned in a previous post, in the summer of 2009 I was diagnosed with a number of food allergies. The allergist at the time indicated that if I cut these...
Earthquake in Japan
As everyone by now knows, there was a 8.9 9.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan yesterday. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people there and anyone else impacted by this tragedy. This earthquake is the 5th strongest earthquake ever recorded by humans....
Heat wave!
See the full gallery on Posterous Bust out the tshirts and flip-flops - it was in the 30s today in Minnesota!I took advantage of the warm up to take advantage of a few things and spend some time outside. I honestly cannot remember the last time I was outside and not...
Making my house a home
November 3, 2009 - a day that will live in infamy. Well, actually no, that's the day I closed on my first house in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. I had been living in St. Paul for almost 2.5 years and was getting sick of a) paying rent b) not having the...
When it comes to icicles. . . .
Size does matter. I recently had my first run-in with ice dams on my house. Luckily, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of leaking into the house - at least that I've been able to find. There was a little bit of dripping in one of my front windows,...
Thoughts on Arizona. . .
Note: I normally won't post about politics or work, but I needed to share my thoughts on this event. To put the weekend's tragedy in perspective, the young Giffords staffer killed, Gabe Zimmerman, had a job similar to mine and the jobs of many of my friends. This...
I’ll admit it, I’ve been a bad Jamrockstar
I've slacked off on posting. With the holidays, family visits, and other things, writing got pushed a bit lower on my to do list. I'm sorry. I ask for your forgiveness. And maybe a bit of encouragement too? I have a number of posts that are works in progress - I...
My view on food: A shifting paradigm
This will be the first of what I'm sure will be many posts on this subject. As I mentioned in my post, "You're allergic to what?!?!?!", after being diagnosed with my food allergies I had to fundamentally change how I viewed food. Gone were the days of "I don't want...
Gobble. Gobble.
I'm hosting Thanksgiving at my house this year, kinda. It's only going to be my mom, my pops, and my roommate (as of right now). There are a few items that I know we will include in our menu: turkey, dirt rolls (family tradition), & green bean...
Kind and Generous
Thank you. Two simple words that we really don't say often enough and truly mean it. Often times we seem to utter these simple words as an afterthought, a p.s., a common courtesy that ends most interactions. How often do you go out of your way to...