I guess I did it…

…but I’m not ready to check this one off. One entry for each? Ok, I’m a perfectionistic dump oftentimes so I don’t write. Plus they are currently both on my nightstand, and by the time I enter my own horizontal position near my nightstand, it’s lights out, people.
But it’s started. I [...]

Thank you, Governor Palin

Dear Gov. Palin:
Thank you. Thank you Romney and Rudy. Thank you so much.
I came to take in both conventions with an open mind to the issues that effect my family, my communities, my country. There I said it.
I have preferences. I have biases. I am willing to put them out there for anyone to see, [...]

The Now-Not Smelly Lab

All of us lab owners seem to be in the same season. Traffic to the smelly lab or smelly lab ears posts has been pretty high. It seems like it never ends, and it’s already the latter half of August.
Samson’s ears are still a problem. Even with a substantial change in environment, living on the [...]

Blind Melon – The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI

Oh my! Oh my goodness! Oh me oh my!
Just like my so called and soon to be album review posts, I just can’t find a lot of words.
Yes, I was the dude who couldn’t walk for 3 days after the show because of my euphoric bouncing and hopping in front of Rogers. Pretty much going [...]

Smelly Dog Ears – Looks like it’s that time of year

Who would have guessed that my posts on Samson’s smelly, brown, gross, yeast-filled ears would be some of the larger hits on the site? Samson.
Having any luck? What are you doing?
I’m way behind in cleaning his ears, but having to move an entire house with 2 kiddos 2 and under doesn’t make it very easy. [...]

Blind Melon – “For My Friends” review

I can’t wait to write one. But I’m not sure I’m going to have the time right now as I’m in the middle of packing up a house and moving in under a week.
Every time I listen to it, new things come to me…new ideas, new thoughts, new perspectives on these guys.
I really think the [...]

Hate

Hate.
Anger.
Betrayal.
How much can we own and how much do we accurately assign?
You understand the context on both sides, you get where the other is coming from, yet you still feel completely F’d the the Nth degree.
Rage? Forgive? Let go? Accept? Move on? Confront? Fight? Inquire?
High school? Immature? An area for growth at a more adult [...]

Tags

I really don’t like using tags.  Anywhere.  Ever.
I have a hard enough time deciding between which calendar and GTD productivity tool to use on a thrice-daily basis.  Adding tags on top of that?
Sure, it’s an issue of committing to ANYTHING.  Hell, they’re just words.  I’m not trying to win any competitions.  But where the hell [...]

Sticky Discipline

This, yes, this very entry, is an attempt at what I’ll call “sticky discipline.”
Why “sticky?” Because I often do not consider myself disciplined in any way, shape or form. Sure I can be single-minded and focused like a laser, but passion more aptly describes the motivating force behind any action.  Short or long [...]

Fatigue

Sitting in a weekend course.  Fatigue is all encompassing. Two boys under two years old is part of the context.
Lovely fatigue.
I’m tired.
I think a month of rest might be in the cards this summer once my courses are all done and before my pre-doc internship starts.
Party.