Month: October 2007
Happy Halloween
For the first time in several years, I won’t have any Halloween costume. No one planned a party at work, and I wasn’t home during trick-or-treat in town last week. I feel a little bad because I like Halloween even…
Bread from Heaven
Some people say that marriage is more like a marathon than a sprint. If that’s the case, I won the bread portion of our marathon a few weeks ago. For a long time, I have wanted us to get a…
Greatest TV Show Ever
Sometimes, life smiles on you. Today is one of those days. The Fox Reality Channel is showing a marathon of the greatest television show in history. My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance Steve Bailey – who now plays Joe on Grey’s…
ITEOTWAWKI: Film Screening
Less than a week ago, the Athens Historical Society hosted a program called “R.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens History.” The event featured panelists with all kinds of connections, including Kathleen O’Brien Layson, the woman who threw herself a birthday party…
Regular Guy Radio – Episode 21
Again, a few days later than expected, but I think this was worth the wait. The gang from Tullycraft join me for a discussion about their new album “Every Scene Needs a Center” and just what makes them such an…
Podcast Update
I know I promised a podcast with Tullycraft by now, but I had a few unexpected things at work pop up and haven’t finished editing, etc. It should be posted tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy their video for…
My First Grisham
I usually don’t impulse buy books. Especially hard backs. Double especially John Grisham hardbacks. But there I was in Target, on a mission for something completely different, when I saw the newest Grisham book, “Playing for Pizza.’ After reading the…
I Need to Know These Kinds of Things
I didn’t find out until recently that there were plans for a second Harold & Kumar movie. I found out today that not only are there plans, but they have finished filming and a trailer has already been released. People…
Too Many Thoughts
So things have been a little busy lately. Fighting off my allergies and dealing with a sick kid for part of the weekend have left me with little time to do much here. So here’s what is on my mind….
Tradition Has Its Place
When Maria and I first talked about getting married, we looked at where we might want to live. We had lived in Hanover for a few years each, but didn’t know if this is where we wanted to settle permanently….