Tag Archives: Life

So.Much.Fun

You know you’ve had a fun day when you need the entire next day to recuperate.
Alan, Liz, Shauna, and I got up early yesterday and headed for Six Flags in St. Louis. The weather forecast showed a 40% chance of rain during the day with alot more moving in around dark, but we figured that [...]

Someday

Someday
When my body is tired and frail
And when it doesn’t respond to the commands
That my brain sends it
I’ll look back on my youth
And remember the hours I spent online
And in front of the television
And I’ll think,
“My God,
I threw it all away.”

Impersonating Michael Jackson

Most of you know that I love me some Michael Jackson, so when the opportunity arose a few years back to dress up for Halloween, I decided to do my best to create a mirror image of the pop star.
The event was Cher’s “final” concert of the Living Proof Tour. After performing for around two [...]

Room For Error

I work with some incredibly tight tolerances at my place of employment, sometimes within .0002 of an inch. When you consider that a human hair measures only .003, then you can see that there is literally no room for error. It is rather nerve-wracking to know that even the slightest mistake can ruin an entire [...]

As Good As It Gets

A few nights ago we watched the film As Good As It Gets, which stars Jack Nicholson as an author battling OCD. I’ve seen it several times, but always thoroughly enjoy it.
During one scene, Nicholson stands in the waiting room of his psychiatrist’s office, looks around at those suffering from unknown ills and disorders, and [...]