http://regularguycolumn.com/blog Why Stand Out? Be Regular. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:36:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When you see actors like Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg attached to a project, the odds that I will enjoy the film are pretty damn good. So "The Other Guys" had me from the start, but the real payoff came when the rest of the cast joined in the fun. Like ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1071 I don't quite know what attracted me to "In the Land of Second Chances." The book revolved around some strange happenings in a small town in Nebraska as narrated by a woman who ran the town's only bed and breakfast. That didn't quite match up with my usual diet of ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1065 On my recent trip to L.A., I pretty much had only one night on my own. The other three nights either involved conference activities or plans with a co-worker. So I needed to choose wisely for my activity that night. I looked around for some comedy since I figured I would ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1072 This has certainly been the summer of travel. Whether for work or fun or some combination of the two, I have visited the beach, New York, Washington, and Los Angeles in the past two months. I traveled to the last destination just last week for a conference, which luckily included ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1075 This summer treat from CBS is truly one of my guilty pleasures. I have not been a die-hard from the beginning, but have been a big fan for the past four seasons. I don't obsess over the live feeds, but I do check web sites which give updates that the ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1070 Since we are getting closer to celebrating our 15th anniversary, it’s pretty obvious my wife and I are pretty compatible. We do have a lot of the same interests, but just enough different ones to give each of us an opportunity to have some alone time. But when we went on ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1073 People laugh at me when I tell them I know I will win the lottery someday. I really do think that. It might not happen, but I believe it will. When I finished reading the novel "Lottery" by Patricia Wood recently, I knew I had to keep on believing. The engaging ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1062 Maria and I went on a trip recently. Nothing fancy, just a weekend in Washington, D.C., to see some tennis and have a celebration for our 15th anniversary a couple of months early. As is our usual custom, we flew by the seat of our pants for most of our ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1060 Nothing makes me happier than coming home at the end of a hard day and seeing my wife and daughter. We really have a lot of fun together. But when I get a chance to have the house all to myself for three days, I'm not going to turn that down. Maria ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1058 My wife and I have had a tradition of traveling for our wedding anniversary. We have had some really great trips, but fell off the wagon the past few years. Since our 15th anniversary is this October, I wanted to resume the fun. Luckily, we have had a very flexible definition ... http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=1054