Today Has Conspired Against Me
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Daily Grind | 3 Comments »Or maybe this entire week has conspired against me. Let's count the ways... (In case you can't tell, this is one of those whiny, poor me posts, so feel free to move on now) I've been sick since Wednesday night with a ...
Summer is Over
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Children, Daily Grind | 1 Comment »School started for teachers today, so my wife is back at work. Just like that, summer is over. I'm back to hanging with the kids full time during the day, relegating the paying work to the evenings and any time ...
The Crusades Were a Bad Idea: Let’s Not Do It Again
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in Books, Daily Grind, God, Church & Stuff, Music, Politics, Society, Technology | 1 Comment »Update: I've been Snoped. Ouch. It appears the stats in this video are of questionable accuracy. They're not denied outright, but there are significant questions. Despite all the rhetoric (my own included), perhaps the real question this post should raise ...
Back to “Normal”
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Daily Grind, Family | No Comments »Tomorrow Abby heads back to work and I get to tackle a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old on my own. It's a return to normal, if you can call that normal. I'm not really ready for being double-teamed, but I guess ...
A Week of Highs and Lows
Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Daily Grind, Family | No Comments »If a week could suck, this one would be it: Found out Milo has been sick for a week with gastroenteritis. He's doing better, but the little guy doesn't have much weight to lose (Today we visited a two week old ...
Work is Slow but I’m Upbeat
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Daily Grind, Employment | No Comments »I don't talk about it much publicly, but work has been slow lately. Terribly slow. Income dropped in 2008, for the first time since I started working on my own (though honestly, the drop wasn't nearly as bad as I ...
Being Neighborly with your Neighbors
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in Daily Grind | No Comments »Shaun Groves has a great blog post about getting along with your neighbors, though it can really apply to getting along with anyone. Sometimes it's too easy for relationships to go sour and it's so hard to make things right. ...
Restless Sleep and Mundane Dreams
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Daily Grind | 1 Comment »I woke up with a sore throat yesterday morning (on the most beautiful day of the year) and ended up going to bed early. A fitful sleep resulted in bizarre, weird dreams. Or rather, mundane dreams. At one point I ...
Stolen Purse
Friday, January 4th, 2008 Posted in Daily Grind | 2 Comments »My wife's purse was stolen today. What a pain. We spent the afternoon and evening canceling credit cards and getting her a new driver's license (the ID is crucial since we have to get fingerprinted by the Department of Homeland ...
Dreaming About Being Back in High School
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in Daily Grind | No Comments »I have recurring dreams (nightmares?) about being back in high school. I can't find my classes, I'm in the wrong classes and I'm always late. Last night I had another one. I have these dreams so often that in ...
