with july coming to an end, august marks the second half of 2008.  i’m ready.  i have a vacation planned for the next half of the year.  some of my favorite holidays are coming up.  the weather will be cooling off.  the second half of the year is definitely my favorite.  i’m looking forward to having trick-or-treaters coming to my house.  i’ll have to figure out if i’m going to put gravestones in the front yard.  thanksgiving will be right around the corner too.  and as you can tell if you... Read Full Story

so its been 6 months that you guys have been sitting around here at the campfire.  it seems like i just started this thing a month ago.  i figured that the 6 month mark would be a good time to share a little information about my stats, readers, and other analytical information.  so here we go. since i started this website 6 months ago… …5,581 people have visited me …i have had 9,015 page views …there have been 2,369 absolute unique visitors …emily has sent me the most traffic refferals …my... Read Full Story

as most of you know i was in new mexico last week on a business trip. sorry i didn’t get to write a lot last week, but i was pretty much busy from the time i woke up until the time i went to bed at night. as always, i will spare you of all the details of my trip and just highlight some of the fun stuff. let’s start with photos. i will include a brief caption with each. this was our view from the airport rental car parking lot. out the windshield leaving el paso, texas. out the... Read Full Story

1) it is right outside the caverns and there are millions of bats. huge, freakin’ bats. 2) there is/are cactus everywhere. 3) if you are male and not wearing a cowboy hat, there might be something wrong with you. share me with others: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Posted under funny stuff, just for fun, random, work related Read Full Story

i am sitting in my smoky smelling hotel room in white’s city, new mexico. it was a very interesting experience to get here. i got to the airport this morning and met up with megan from church. who knew that i would find a friend to help pass the time. she was going to st. louis so i sat with her and had some breakfast. my initial flight left tampa, and boy did i have a winner next to me. this lady told me that she had just taken vicodin, valium, and zanex…which was a cocktail of doom... Read Full Story

hey gang.  i’m about to get into creating my august wallpaper calendars.  if you have any good ideas or requests just let me know.  have a good weekend.  the next time you’ll hear from me i’ll be in new mexico.  and don’t get any ideas about stopping by my house while i’m away.  emily has a gun and she will shoot you. Read Full Story

so as you all read yesterday, i went over to tampa’s ford amphitheatre after work to see dave matthews band live.  i couldn’t believe how many people were there.  the parking lot appeared as those people had been there tail gating for hours, eating their hot dogs, drinking their beer and getting high as all get out.  we went up to the box office to get our reserved tickets and entered the venue.  it was pretty funny.  i love watching people, especially drunk ones.  rob and i were also... Read Full Story

that is who i will be watching play live tonight in tampa, fl. i’m pretty excited because a ticket just got dumped on my lap to go, and i’ve always wanted to see dave live. a guy named rob at the church i go to invited me to go with him because he had an extra ticket. i’ve hung out with him before once or twice, so i’m looking forward to getting to know him a little better. should be a blast. while we are on the topic of music, gabe sent me a link earlier today of this kid playing the... Read Full Story

here we are again.  monday.  back in the office working our 8 hour days and earning a living.  i had a really great 3 day holiday weekend and feel like i finally caught up on some much needed rest and relaxation.  i got a couple chances to sleep in.  i got to hang out with some really good friends.  most importantly, i got to free myself from the stress of the week. its funny how one extra day off of work can energize you so significantly.  now i’m counting down again.  this time, however... Read Full Story

• sister hazel brought it • keaton simons, the opening act…brought it • mowed the lawn today - thought i was going to have a heat stroke • eating dead animals of the land and sea tonight for america’s birthday celebration • sleeping in late tomorrow morning to recover from consumption of once living creatures Read Full Story