I have to be honest here: having someone to call “my girl” is awesome. I wanted to write here today about one of the things I appreciate the most about the situation: having such similar but diverse interests means that we challenge and broaden each other’s collection of cultural experiences. The most interesting thing that’s…
Grilled Cheese for Algernon
One of my best friends and colleague’s wife is a nutrition major at the university where I work, so she’s pretty crazy about how many carbs and nutrients are in what her friends and husband eat. She often makes neat sugar-free or low-carb snacks and sends them to work with her husband. I enjoy it…
Taxes Due Tomorrow & Jack Black on Piracy
Tomorrow is April 15th, the official deadline for us here in the United States of America to file our tax returns. If you haven’t filed them yet, you better get them postmarked by today. Also, don’t forget you can e-file, sometimes for free! Check out irs.gov for more information. As a member of my state’s…
Lethargy and Cabin Fever
The weekend is always a crazy time for me. I’m incredibly exhausted, mentally, from my work week, and I usually have some chore or other I need to accomplish. Friday nights are usually spent at Game Night, a weekly gathering of friends to play video or board games and hang out and have fun. It’s…
What Tech Are You Packing?
Every tried-and-true geek has their own particular “rig” or powerhouse machine of which they’re proud. While I recently sold my Mac Mini for some spare cash and am currently “rigless,” I’ve had some pretty sweet setups in the past. Since I don’t have my own, I’ll go ahead and give the low-down on the specs…
Five Questions
1. What in your life brings you the most happiness? Currently, I’m most happy when I’m around Kylara, followed by whenever I’m with my handful of good friends here in town or visiting my family. Music makes me happy. Knowing that Jesus loves me makes me happy – I just figured that’s a given and…
Did you know Oysters could kill you?
Two Gulf oysters are being prepared in a kitchen. One oyster says to the other “Boy, it sure is hot in this kitchen.” The other oyster looks at him and goes “AAAH! A TALKING OYSTER!” But seriously folks. Oysters are no laughing matter. You could die. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that resides in seawater,…
A Little Help From My Friends
This weekend I went on a double date with some friends. Only instead of the norm, Ruff was my date and Kendall was Kylara’s date. I paid for my own food, because I’m a man. Ruff paid for his own food, because he’s a man. And Kylara got paid for by Kendall because she had…
Like Johnny Cash, All Black
This past week of my life went by pretty slowly, and enjoyably. The university I work for (and several of my friends still attend) was on Spring Break last week. I still had to work, but it was considerably easier with the students gone. It really felt like I was on my own Spring Break,…
Sparring for Fun and Stress Relief
When you’re frustrated, as I imagine many people are at the end of a long work week – you’re probably looking for some way to work out some stress and then unwind so you can enjoy your weekend. While some people like to do this by hitting the night life, getting drunk, or doing recreational…