I’ve never really been good at putting together a roadmap of what my next 5 or 10 years might look like. The version of me that I want to be in 5 years is one who has taken advantage of whatever interesting opportunities have come my way. I tend to be a bit like a [...]
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Hulu, my new best friend
Have you heard of Hulu? It’s a website where you can go to watch tv shows and movies online. NBC and Fox both use it to offer up their shows for viewing, including old shows (what’s up, Doogie Howser?!).
Check it out to catch up on Chuck, Fringe, Friday Night Lights (welcome back!), and more.
Grovetionary: Bitchosaurus Rex
We’ve got a new entry for the Grovetionary.
Bitchosaurus Rex - n. an extremely unpleasant woman.
Person 1: “She’s horrible! She is the meanest woman I’ve ever seen on the Biggest Loser.” (Vicky, I’m looking at you.)
Person 2: “Yeah. She’s a Bitchosaurus Rex.”
ABC is dead to me
First things first - thanks for all the prayers for Poppa. He’s doing pretty well after his surgery - drugged up and trying to get some rest. Will keep you posted as I know more. Oh, they’re leaving him in the immobilizer for about a week I think, to give him a chance to heal [...]
A prayer request
Joe (Tom’s stepdad) is getting his new knee tomorrow, so please say lots of prayers for him and the doctors. It’s been a horrendous year of recovery and frustration for him. He had a clean-out surgery a few weeks ago that was luckily successful so that he would be able to get the new one [...]
My new favorite commercial
Turn the sound up, and join me in loving the stain’s “noooooo” at the end.
In memoriam
My grandpa passed away this morning. He has been through more illness in the last 20 years than any person should have made it through - heart attack, multiple bouts with cancer, and a stroke 2 years ago. I think he survived it all because he was just that stubborn.
He was an incredible man. He [...]
Eddie Vedder Cubs song
Tom & I were in the car yesterday when we heard this for the first time. It’s a song that Eddie Vedder (the lead singer of Pearl Jam) wrote about the Cubs at Ernie Banks’ request. Someone put together a little slideshow of photos and posted it up to YouTube. Check it out, even if [...]
Colon stone (grovetionary)
Colon stone (n.): Stubborn fecal matter days overdue.
Person 1 [hasn't pooped in days]: Owie. It hurts.
Person 2: Did you pass your colon stone yet?
(Persons 1 and 2 are completely fictional. Any resemblence to people you might know is completely coincidental.)
