A Year Without Breakfast
Today was the first day of school. To make sure Bridget got started on the right foot, Maria made pancakes for all of us. They were delicious. As she was clearing something off the table, I told her I would […]
Den där er faktumet, Domkraft
OK, so I had to go to an online English-to-Swedish translator for the title, but it was worth it. That’s Swedish for “That’s a fact, Jack,” which I can only assume Bill Murray knew how to say when he had […]
It’s the End of the Week as We Know It
I’m going to try and start something new and make an R.E.M.-related post on Fridays, with the theme “It’s the End of the Week as We Know It.” This week is a perfect week to start since the band announced […]
A Beautiful Day
No, I haven’t decided to go all U2 on my readers, but something absolutely wonderful happened today. It wasn’t the two R.E.M. songs I heard on XM in the first 15 minutes of my commute, which happened almost two hours […]
My Dream Job
I always wanted a job where it didn’t matter if you were half in the bag when you did your work. Today, I finally figured out how to accomplish that. All I do is find out where I need to […]
Wild Bill Hagy
The death of a fan of a sports team really shouldn’t be news. But “Wild Bill” Hagy was more than a sports fan. He was Baltimore. At least a part of Baltimore that I will always cherish. Hagy died Monday […]
Bourne or Bond?
A little more than a week ago in a dark movie theatre, I realized what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be Jason Bourne. Well, not completely. I could do without having to kill people. […]
Congratulations, Ryan!
If you watch “The Office,” you remember that moment at the very end of last season’s finale when Ryan (B.J. Novak) accepted a job at corporate and ended his relationship with Kelly (Mindy Kaling). Debate raged online afterwards about whether […]
You Learn Something New Every Day
I am a pretty big R.E.M. fan. I have all their CDs, lots of special releases and a bunch of bootlegs. I have seen them in concert seven times, know a lot of useless trivia about them and have bought […]