Personal reflections on my life and experiences.
Today was a decent day, but unfortunately it ended with a second Lobo loss this week. If you are a UNM Lobo hoops fan, this week has been pretty enlightening and disheartening, as we have seen where our men’s team stands related to the other top conference contenders. Lobo basketball is still the biggest...
Read more →It’s 8:30 on Monday night, and I am home after enjoying dinner at my folks’ house with my sister’s family. My sister is out of town, and so Mom and Dad graciously had her husband and sons and exchange student along with myself over to indulge in her chicken and noodles specialty, which one...
Read more →When I got up on Saturday morning (sorta early), I went to see my friend Brad, and we talked. I hadn’t seen Brad for probably 2 months, and so I hadn’t talked to him since before Christmas and New Years and Kwanza and my mom’s birthday. Brad looked great, and yet the same to...
Read more →This morning, I met my regular running buddy Kurt for our semi-weekly trot of torture around the Academy Loop. It’s not always a trot of torture, but this morning, it was especially , ummm, “invigorating” because the thermometer read 27 degrees at the house when I left it at 5:50. Bundled up, I met...
Read more →I just witnessed a disillusioning exchange on Twitter this evening between financial expert Suze Orman and a number of bloggers who questioned her about the benefits of her new prepaid debit card program. I’ve been a fan of Suze’s for some time, but her (or her PR rep’s) responses on Twitter to her inquirers...
Read more →Hauntingly beautiful. To me, a musical embodiment of the concept of “longing”.
Yeah, I know- 2011 is over. I just didn’t get a chance to write these down at the end of the year. Still, I read a few books last year that really stood out to me, and I wanted to share them. In no particular order… Abraham, by Bruce Feiler (History/Religion) Not only does...
Read more →It’s Monday morning, and I am struggling again this morning after a night of fitful sleep, which was accompanied by a developing cold. The weekend was good up front, but again, church was another source of pain as I saw in the bulletin the class I was teaching with her is reoffered this month-...
Read more →My buddy Ben, mustache man and runner extraordinaire, gave me a copy of Kevin Hall’s book Aspire for Christmas. The book has been a good read so far. I didn’t know anything about Kevin Hall or the book before he sent it to me, but the title caption was inviting enough: “Discovering your purpose...
Read more →“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~ Cicero Tonight I met my friend Jenise for dinner, and we took some time to catch up about life over Christmas break. After sharing about how the week blew by, and talking about what we each did, we turned to talk...
Read more →New year, new resolutions. What do you change? What do you let go of? What do you set out after? What do you change in yourself? Overall, last year was a really great year. But this year is this year- the one to look at and to think about. I am not super stoked...
Read more →It’s Sunday night, January 1, 2012, the second-to-last night of my break from work and for the holidays, in which some 8 days have slid past, and I feel frustrated. Frustrated that I feel I didn’t accomplish anything over these days off. Frustrated that I didn’t go snowboarding this break, like I had planned...
Read more →It has been a good week so far this week taking a break in life, getting some time off from the job and being able to work on some projects at home and get caught up on chores. Every year between Christmas and New Years, my life takes on a deeper tone of reflection...
Read more →It was a good Christmas this year. Christmas Eve, I was happy to spend some time with my extended family, Wendy and Eric and Zach, along with Eric’s brother and their collective horde of dachshunds and dachshund derivatives. I had hoped to watch something Christmasy with someone this Christmas, and they came through with “It’s A...
Read more →A gift from my running buddy, Kurt, Son of Thor, and his wife. Kurt asked me if I had any holiday decor up in the old casa. I told him “No.” He thought that wasn’t right. His wife made this little tree for me. Little gifts mean a lot, don’t they? Thanks, guys! Consider...
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