Archive | March, 2008

If the choice is bartending or the Jaws of Life, I choose bartending.

The other day, while lamenting the still-no-day-job situation, I caught myself wondering how things would have been had I not left [job I had for almost six years to take work from home job for twice the dough but now sitting here jobless]. I then slapped myself for having the slightest thought that things would [...]

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Here’s a tip: Get a second job

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Old Viking Gal

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It’s possible we watch too much TV (Or House, MD)

“Even if the pain goes away, shouldn’t they figure out why [his sister-in-law] keeps having it?” “I need to tell my brother that they need House.” “Seriously, after watching that show, I don’t trust regular doctors anymore.” “From now on I want TV actors to meet all of my medical needs as well as run [...]

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Jesus rose from the dead and then laced up his skates

While it is true that I own goalie gear (using some borrowed skates), have done it a dozen times in rentals, and occasionally come up with some seemingly impressive glove saves (thank you, twenty five years of softball), I am absolutely not a goalie. It turns out this fact is not enough of a deterrent [...]

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And the little guy wins

So you go and turn the wheel a little too soon and end up separating the left bumper and headlight from your car. I guess I spaced out for a second while leaving the rink on Tuesday night. Front end of car, meet steel beam. Nice to meet you. Turns out steel beats plastic every [...]

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Skinny themes

What can I say? I love simplicity.

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Wishing I was in Austin

I know the masthead is kind of ugly, but I’m crabby and cold. Most of my friends, heros, and acquaintances are in Austin for SXSW, complaining about the weather. It’s still warmer there than it is here. I would love to be complaining about such frigid temps. Every year SXSW comes along, and after it’s [...]

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Headed south

Lots of nothing going on. Where do I begin? We spent the weekend in Detroit with my family while I played in a tournament. Lost all three games, but we were totally outclassed in the last two. Saturday night it was evident we were NOT going to be championship game-bound, but the team had a [...]

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