Watch the Damn Movie
I took Bridget to see Kung Fu Panda yesterday. We had planned to go for a while since it was her first day of summer vacation. I don't mind going…
Where’s Coach When You Need Him?
So the soccer team from the Czech Republic had a game the other day. They got all ready to face Latvia in a friendly match. Problem was, they were playing…
I’m Only Human
Last week, I booked a trip to Las Vegas. That's the good news. The bad news is that I have to wait more than 50 days to leave. I'm not…
Me and My Big Mouth
At my previous job, we had the worst staff meetings in the world. They took up an entire morning or afternoon – I have blocked out what time of day they took place – and really accomplished almost nothing.
I figured out a way to survive them after a while. I would buy a really big cookie and eat it slowly throughout the meeting.
My boss thought I was joking when I said I couldn’t survive the time without a cookie, but I was totally serious.
The cookie became necessary because I didn’t have a good friend in the department to help me with my favorite pastime during meetings – making smart aleck comments.
I like to turn meetings into a sort of Mystery Science Theater setting. I think of myself as the DVD commentary that comes with the meeting. I know I should be all grown up and professional now, but I can’t help it some times.
ITEOTWAWKI: Heaven
The band has played three legs on the show, and I already wonder if I have died and gone to heaven. Because these are set lists that just defy earthly…
The Breakfast Mess
I know Memorial Day is set aside for us to honor the troops. I totally respect that even though I value the day more because it gives me a nice…
Competitive Brian
Because I live about an hour from my job, the people I work with don’t get to see all sides of me.
I try to get involved socially as much as I can, but not as much as I might like. I just can’t see staying late to have fun with my friends instead of coming home and seeing my family.
That means, many of them only see the guy who dresses in a shirt and tie each day and makes bad jokes whenever he has a chance.
Sure, that sums me up pretty well, but some co-workers got a look at a different side of me the other day.
ITEOTWAWKI: Tour Time
Tonight's the night. I know the band has played a few live shows already, but R.E.M. starts its summer tour for real tonight in Vancouver. To say I am excited…
Where Do I Start?
A few weeks ago, I sat in my basement, drinking a beer and watching D.C. United play. I don't know which game it was because they have pretty much all…
“Who Sings This?”
As we drove to my in-law’s for Mother’s Day, Maria flipped around the radio to find something she wanted to hear. At one point, she got frustrated.
“What is this, Stevie Nicks Day?”
I should have sympathized her because we kept finding bad songs. There was only one problem – none of them were by Stevie Nicks.
Well, one of them was, but that was a long time before she made the comment. We both cracked up because pretty much every conversation we have about music sounds the same.