My Recent Ramblings
“Wild World”, et al
Sometimes I can listen to a song on repeat for hours or days. Currently for me. . . . Exhibit A: "Wild World" (either the Cat Stevens or Skins version will do) Exhibit B: "Like a Prayer" GLEE version [youtube...
Don’t abuse teh internetz
Everyone that uses facebook, twitter, email, pigeons, smoke signals, direct mail, etc should read this post. Now. http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/11/calling-bullshit-on-social-media/ Go ahead. Click the link. I'll wait. Of note: "There are tools. There are...
Say
Have no fear for givin' inHave no fear for givin' over You better know that in the end It's better to say too much Than to never to say what you need to say again Even if your hands are shakin' And your faith is broken Even as the eyes are closin' Do it with a heart...
Some inspiration
Came across this on the walk to work last week. Such good advice.
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...
After a brief, unplanned hiatus. . .
So, November 2 happened. In the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that. I took some time after that to relax, do some stuff for me, injure my shoulder, rest, reflect, think, work, and do stuff around the house. It is interesting to look...
I felt like chicken tonight.
Tonight's dinner was a home-run. Seriously. It was utterly amazing. And simple to boot. I had some left over veggies I wanted to use so defrosted some chicken to go along with it. Here's what I did: Veggies 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into...
1.21 Gigawatts
Not many people know this, but I'm a huge fan of the Back to the Future trilogy. I own the special edition DVD of the three movies and I've been known to just hunker down and watch them all - including with the bonus pop-up trivia feature. I'll often quote...
Let’s be honest, I’m easily amused
On my Google Reader (which if you are not using you need to start ASAP) I have a bunch of feeds in a folder I call Snark. Included in this collection are such sites as Regresty, You Suck at Craigslist, Passive Aggressive Notes, TFLN and I Can Haz Cheezburger....
