Sun Day in California

A few of my best friends from Chicago emailed me on Friday to rub in the fact that they had a snow day. While it is always nice to have an unexpected day off, I think I’m okay with the fact that I’m not going to be having any snow days out here. To have a...

Is That a Guitar in Your Pants? Or…

If you’re gonna be stealing something via concealment in your trousers, a guitar is probably not the way to go… From the Washington Post: The Associated Press Tuesday, November 28, 2006; 10:48 PM DE QUEEN, Ark. — The guitar-shaped bulge in Morgan...

Note to Self: Driving on Thanksgiving…

So, Paula and I both took off from work early on Wendesday to get a head start on our 380 mile drive from Orange County, CA to Scottsdale, AZ for Thanksgiving weekend. We’ve been going to Scottsdale for Thanksgiving ever since we’ve lived in California to...

All Out of Whack

So, two extended party weekends in a row has taken quite a toll on me. The weekend before last, I was up in Big Bear partying it up for Oktoberfest… This past weekend, I flew back to Illinois to meet up with my good friends and celebrate NIU’s 100th...

Busy Bear, Hectic Huskie

So, I’ve been pretty damn busy for the past week. Paula and I went up to Big Bear for an extended weekend with our friends. It was a pretty crazy time and I’ll have to write more about it and post pics later. This week, I have been getting slammed at work,...

I Just Felt Like Running…

One of my favorite movies of all time is Forrest Gump. I don’t really have any method to my madness of movie-rating. I just like certain movies because I do. Anyway, I am running somewhat regularly again. Well, somewhat regularly means 2-3 times per week now....