There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
My trip to San Diego is in two weeks. I kept thinking it was further off. I suppose it’s time to start getting all my stuff ready.
This year I won’t have a table. I’ll be walking around doing the networking thing. You might see me. I’ll be the white guy in his early 30s walking [...]
Outside my window I can see the University of Tennessee nestled snugly in the hills between here and the river. Cozy narrow streets wind their way through tree and brick while the church bells ring in the distance. They’ve been ringing for minutes. At first I thought they were chiming [...]
…that’s all I have to say.
The sun has been engulfed by dreary, cool gray clouds today. Yesterday I ran 6 miles in what the clearly, always-correct meteorologists tell me is the last day of sun for a week.
Sunday I broke into the double digits with my run, finishing up 10.14 miles in an hour and 46 minutes. [...]
So, I’ve been wanting to have a blog dedicated just to art for a while, and I finally made one. I’ll still post my random inane tomfoolery here for the 5 of you that still come here. A lot of my sketches will end up over there.
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The rain stopped.
Finally.
I ran for the first time in a week (I haven’t gone since my 9 miles last wednesday.) The sun had come up, and even though it was a little breezy, it was still warmer than it’s been all weekend.
I only went 2 miles. Not sure if I’ll try for 10 [...]
Rows and rows of books.
Pick one up. Go ahead. Read a few sentences. Enjoying it?
Put it back and pick up another one. Look! More words.
What was that first one about? Who wrote it?
I’m sorry I couldn’t hear your answer over the cluster of teenagers that walked [...]
Hi.
Nice to see you.
What’s that? My fly’s open?
No, it’s not. You see, these are the jeans that Sarah found discounted due to a defect.
I see you spotted the defect. The flap that covers the zipper doesn’t do its job. Instead, it’s permanently folded back.
Why do I wear [...]
I like getting out of the house to work these days. I get a little more done with a change of scenery.
After being up here a year, I’m still trying to figure out what works best in terms of where to keep things. I like having my markers to my right, but [...]
This past weekend I was in Orlando. It was sunny. It was warm. I was so happy.
Then of course, they called for snow the night we were driving back home. Of course they would call it, and it would actually happen, the time I have to drive 10 hours home in [...]
I’b been training for my first half-marathon. So far my longest run has been 6 1/2 miles, done in about an hour. This week, probably tomorrow, I’ll go for 7. I’ve been running for years, but usually stop around 4 miles for my long run. The last couple of weeks, 4 [...]
Today five bajilliion people are gathered in Washington at the National Mall to witness history.
I think I know three personally who went. They’ll tell their children and their children’s children “I was there” in years to come. And that will make them feel significant and special. But what they don’t [...]
I don’t get sports. I know this reflects poorly on me as an American male. But I just don’t.
I’ve tried. I really have. One time in high school I watched a whole college basketball game on my own. I didn’t care who won. I don’t remember who did. [...]
I’m not good at encouraging people.
At least, I don’t think I am. If encouraging is making people feel encouraged then I’m not good at it. I never have been.
Or maybe my definition of encouragement is wrong. Maybe it’s not making people feel a certain way, but helping push them on [...]
I did a simple coloring tutorial. Here’s the animation of the steps I did. Whee!
Seriously?
Next month will be the 5th anniversary of this blog.
Five years people. Over the last year or so I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what I’m doing here. Am I here just to use this as a public diary? Is this just where I write about my day? What is [...]
Here’s a sketch
That’s about all I’ve got in me today since I’m so jittery this morning.
In the grocery store tonight I was waxing grateful for not having to go out and forage like my gruffer, more stalwart ancestors.
Then I realized that most of my time there was spent hunting for items…and that I have no idea where things are in a grocery store.
So, be proud my lineage. Your [...]
I know, I’m the last person on earth who hasn’t seen Lost. Or I was, until tonight. Congratulations JJ Abrams, you have assimilated us all.
I knew I’d like it from what I’ve been hearing for years, but kept putting it off because I knew that would be time I would have [...]