Category Archives: Random

Random. No other word for it.

An Ode to Thumbs

Categories: Health, Random

I’ll never know how so many live Their lives just fine without The wonder of opposable thumbs. More than just a simple result Of years of hard evolution Truly a modern opposable miracle. For tying shoes or doing buttons, For … Keep reading

My favorite things

Categories: Books, Exercise, Food, Happy Things, Random

When Oprah does her “favorite things” show, she gives everyone in the audience her favorite things. I can’t really do that. But these are some things that make me happy and some of the things that are on my “some … Keep reading

If I could write

Categories: Happy Things, Random

You need opposable thumbs to write, and I don’t have two of those right now. But I do like to write. These are my favorite things to write with. I’m a bit particular with what I use too. For highlighters … Keep reading

2009 Injury Report (and a few random things)

Categories: Exercise, Health, News, Random

It’s official. I have been injured in 2009 (Already? & E ao que sofre dores), and while it is a stupid injury, I did it good. After three weeks of my thumb hurting, and in some senses it almost seemed … Keep reading

still sick

Categories: Happy Things, Health, Random

But it doesn’t look like I’ve infected anyone else, so that’s good news. Do you realize I’ve been sick all year! That’s just insane. Someone should stop this nonsense right away. I’m not sleeping well as a result. I only … Keep reading

Quick thoughts at the start of the year

Categories: Happy Things, Health, Random

I have the killer of all colds. But it seems like maybe I don’t have pinkeye, at least not daily. Roughly every other day my eye is being weird. So I’m thinking it’s probably related to the cold more. At … Keep reading

The wonders of travel

Categories: Family, Random

I am back from another trip now. I’ve traveled a lot this year, and all of it by air, which is unusual for me. Trips to Utah in May, July, and December. A trip to Austin in September. And the … Keep reading