Bowling B-day
We went to PINZ (local bowling alley) for their all you can bowl special from 9-midnight. We had a blast and the lanes were treating me well for my birthday. I averaged 208 over 5 games including my all-time highest ever, 267. Not a bad way to end the celebration of my [...]
Mattress Attack!
File this one under strange but true. This past Sunday on our way to a church meeting Jill and I saw this SUV on an exit ramp right by the church office. Thankfully no one was injured, but it was sure a sight to behold. Oddly enough, the blaze was caused by a mattress that [...]
Coffee Head
It is January 23rd, and so it has been 23 days since I last drank a caffeinated beverage. The last caffeinated drink I had was while celebrating New Year’s Eve with friends -and drinking a delicious coffee.
I honestly thought I would miss caffeine, and I feel I’ve betrayed it by having only a minor headache [...]
Garage Weather
It’s funny when the 30’s are described as “bitter cold”… Poor Florida. Just this past Wednesday we were loading in sound equipment for our youth service and we were amazed how warm it was… and even more amazed that the “warm-up” was actually 15 degrees. Honestly all this sub-zero weather hasn’t bothered me at all [...]
No Nail Polish
Nails can not be painted while in nursing school, at least not during clinicals (working in the hospitals) which is a majority of, if not the entirety of, the semester. This rule was put into practice because even small chips and cracks in nail polish look tacky but also can carry germs with them. Ew. [...]
Hair Cut
It was time for a hair cut, so I got it chopped off on Monday (actually I didn’t chop it off, but had a professional do it). It’s amazing how much simpler everything has become. For example, when I put on my purse, I don’t have to pull my hair free from beneath its strap [...]
Nurse Jill
Today Jill received an envelope in the mail with a piece of paper that was years in the making… her nurse’s license! We’re really excited! She put a ton of work into it and I’m really proud of her. Now we’re believing for a job opening and can’t wait to see what [...]
Fox News Blues
Ok, first the disclaimer – This is NOT political commentary. I’m not entering a left/right debate here. This is an observation based simply on the content of foxnews.com and why it turns me off. I am a website snob both creatively and ethically. As an amateur web designer, I avoid ugly and overly [...]
Mr. Burns
It seems Mr. Burns’ bid for mayor of New York City came up a little short a couple months ago. Since he didn’t get on the ballot, he needed to rely on the write-in vote. Twenty-seven people believed in him and voted for the billionaire by writing “Charles Montgomery Burns” on the NYC mayoral ballot. [...]
New Fridge
The new fridge arrived this morning and is in place. The old fridge (doesn’t it look sad?) will be demoted (or maybe promoted depending on your point of view) to the basement band room. Our kitchen is feeling more and more like a real kitchen with a lot of space. On Wednesday, we had one [...]
2×2×…×2=2n
Unless you’ve been living in the Hadron Collider, I’m sure that you’ve noticed the recent obsession with vampires overtaking pop culture. Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Cirque Du Freak,and so on and so forth. There’s no need to fear. Vampires will not be taking over the world. In fact, if they ever existed centuries ago as many [...]
Grateful
Family is what I’m most thankful for. I’ve been blessed to have both been born and married into great families. You can always rely on family to be there no matter what. It was a fun day here in Minnesota. We skyped extended family in Pennsylvania, played with fake hamsters, and stuffed ourselves with an [...]