(With apologies to vickyandnorm.) This is about the most obvious news I’ve heard in a long time about some self-help scheme or get-rich-quick ploy. I’m always skeptical about this kind of thing and I realize it annoys or grates on friends and family. But I think SNL got it right with their parody of The…
It’s a beautiful day in the D.C. area today. Sunny, but not hot, warm but with a pleasant breeze. I headed out just around noon with the intention of getting something to eat. Instead, I found myself driving up to Greenbelt lake and sitting by the lake side, reading American Prometheus for a while. After…
I slept in late this morning, on purpose of course since I was out so late last night. I finally dragged myself out of bed 10 minutes ago or so, which means I slept until nearly noon, the first time I have done that in quite a long time. It looks as thought it is…
We went to Crystal City Sports Pub for happy hour tonight and it was a lot of fun. It started with me and Leanna and Susan and eventually, Carmen, Kelly, Todd, Jesseca, Paraag, Sam, Jason, and Patricia showed up. We started sitting outside and ended up upstairs. Everyone was drinking in great quantity and having…
I was hungry at 10 AM and was craving a sandwich, so I walked over to Harris Teeters and had them make me their sandwich of the day, which happens to be a tuna salad sandwich. Great sandwich, it really hit the spot. Only one problem: It’s just about the messiest sandwich I’ve ever eaten.
And I’m not talking about watching and Angels game from the East Coast.
The big (and now regular) happy hour is tomorrow after work, but because softball practice was canceled today (and a good thing, too, since it rained), Carmen, Leanna and I headed over to Champps for some drinks after work today. Leanna and I got there around 4:45 and Carmen showed up half an hour later.…
I sometimes wonder about things in idle moments. These things have absolutely no value other than curiosity. On and off again, I have wondered, for instance, how many episodes there are to a long-running soap opera. I always forget about it after a moment and never think to look it up. Today, I remembered. I…
I am now the proud owner of a LiveJournal permanent account. That’s right, an LJ account that never expires! They are having a special week-long sale right now and it cost me $150 for the account upgrade. I get something like 138 userpics (always increasing) and 10 GB of disk space for pictures, plus several…
Yes, another cardio workout. No strength training yet for two reasons: (a) I tell myself I’m easing back into things and (b) I’m lazy. But I’ll get there. To make up for it, I really pushed myself today on the elliptical, setting a pace of 150 calories every 10 minutes, which would be a record…
We were supposed to play a scrimmage game tonight, but we didn’t have enough people. Instead, we’re having a practice on a field just south of the office building. It should be fun because there will be a few new people there. It will also allow us to improve our already great defense in preparation…
For some reason, I took to glancing at a favorite quote of mine that I haven’t looked at in a very long time. It was refreshing to do so. The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted…