Remembering September 11, 2001
I don’t want to get all mushy here and get too deep into this historic event. I remember being awoken by my girlfriend then (now wife) with a frantic call to turn on the TV after the first plane had...
Category: Life
It’s Not Facism When We Do It!
There’s an interesting thread on Fark about one Raed Jarrar and his experience at JFK airport. To summarize, Mr. Jarrar had been wearing a t-shirt with the text “we will not be silent” in both Arabic and English. What followed...
So I’m 25 Now.
This past week marked the 25th year of my life. I’ve never been one to dwell on birthdays and the like; I’m not one to believe in relative and arbitrary systems, as our calendar is, but I cannot help feeling…old....
“The Ultimate Assist”
There is a great article over on SI.com on the story of Kwame James. It’s a great read; don’t miss it. On a (vaguely) related note, I cracked open two fortune cookies on Tuesday and came away with some good...
To Be at a Crossroad…
The way our lives flow through time and the repitition that each of us encounter, day after day, tends to blur the multitude of crossroads that we reach and the different decisions that we make at each of these crossroads....
So, Apparently, Teamwork is Counterproductive…
Teamwork is not easy. It never is. Whether it’s basketball, football, sales, construction, or software, it’s difficult to instill a sense of team and ensure that everyone operates as a member of a team. There are individual egos to deal...
Say Hi to Quincy
That’s Quincy, our new bearded dragon. Interesting little critter…quite aware of us and of the surroundings; extremely inquisitive and quite cute 🙂 But also quite a pain in the ass to take care of.
I Feel Terrible…
It was quite disturbing. I was mowing the lawn and ran over a baby rabbit with the lawn mower. I didn’t see it in the tallish grass and it didn’t move as I approached. Ironically, I probably saved the life...
Friday Inspiration
There’s a great story about Gilbert Arenas, the Washington Wizard’s guard, on CNNSI today (I’ll paste because it’s in a long-ish article): It’s a little before midnight when Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas enters the practice facility at Washington’s Verizon Center....
Random Happenings
Well, my pineapple died recently. Yes, that’s right, pineapple. Sometime last year, I decided to start growing a pineapple plant after I picked up a weird interest in growing tropical plants (fruits in particular). Why pineapples? Well, I found out...