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 [...]
Archive > September 2008
In memoriam
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.)
I heart the Keebler elves
Go out and buy yourself a box of the Golden Wheat flavored Wheatables, and thank me later. Learn from me though, and put some on a plate and STEP AWAY from the box. They are that good.
When your world revolves around something you can’t control
I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this topic before, but I wanted to hit it again. I know that a lot of people struggle with this. My life is spent trying to manage pain. It dictates what I can do with myself, what my limitations are, and unfortunately my overall mental well-being. I have to [...]
Maybe I’m a bad American, but…
John McCain kind of creeps me out. He looks like a garden gnome, one of those that you can dress up with the pointy hat. I’ve realized that I hate, no, HATE political speeches. The melodramatic delivery, the 3 minutes of applause between each sentence. You really need to watch them with Tivo so that [...]