So here is my update and an explanation (read excuse) for why they’ve been few and far between.
First- my progress toward weight goals have been… nonexistent but my progress toward a healthier me is undeniable.  My weight actually came up- I’m at 252.5lbs as of about ten minutes ago- but I am slimmer as I [...]

I have a LOT of stuff I want to do. I simply don’t have the time, space, and money to do everything I’d like to do.
But I want to do them so I’m gonna throw them out here so people can see what I’m up to, what I’d like to be up to, and [...]

Usually I eschew punctuation in my titles, but this weekend deserves an exclamation.
1- Carley had a birthday. She’s officially MORE than a quarter century old. I am starting a betting pool now taking dates for when my beloved wife ends up in a nursing home with no teeth and silver hair. I’ve [...]

Ok so there’s a lot to read this time around.
1- Walnuts noticed that my weight slider hasn’t changed recently. I’ve been in a slump and my weight showed no noticeable change for quite a while. I went to Chicago and ate like a jackass for a week and gained 2 lbs. I [...]

We got an Anthrax scare yesterday at work.
No, the band did not come storm our cafeteria. Somebody was mailed a package with white powder and a note that said something along the lines of “This is Anthrax.” So the building was cordoned off, HVAC was turned off, and nobody was allowed in or [...]

Not one of you commented on my gun control blog? See if I ever post twice in the same day again…
To my Brother
I agree completely that it is a very fine tight-rope to walk. I like the idea of the three-part system of data tracking. I don’t trust the government to keep [...]

Usually anyway…
Ran across this quote today and it made me happy:
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and those who buy by price alone are this man’s lawful prey. -John Ruskin
I was thinking that while you do get what you pay for, [...]

Proof that money can’t buy happiness:
Rupert Murdoch is worth ~8.8 billion dollars and looks like this:

Richard Branson is only worth ~7.9 billion and looks like this:

See that? That’s almost a BILLION dollars difference. Branson only owns 1 space ship, 1 record label, 1 island, and 1 airline and he’s obviously happier than Murdoch [...]

This post has NOTHING to do with rocket packs.
We keep getting promised things that will be “the next big thing” or “By 1999 we’ll all have rocket packs and flying cars.” Now- having been a driving instructor, I understand that people have a hard enough time navigating in two dimensions. Give them a third [...]

Work is good.
Me- “Can we tar and feather him?”
Supervisor- “Sure. Not like it will be different from any other Friday night for him.”
Got some good time in with old and new friends this weekend. Bob’s friend Mark invited us over (Bob and his lady were ill) for Rock Band. That game is friggin [...]