Jun 30, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Decent | ITUNES: “Falling in Love Again” – Eagle Eye Cherry }
I have updated the links on the left again. I seem to have to do that every month or so. I have whacked those who never update their blogs or have very old sites, as well as adding the following:
Matt H
Melissa K
Mike B
No Rock&Roll Fun
Suzanne P
Tall Skinny Kiwi
Enjoy.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Jun 30, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Conflicted…it’s a long story | ITUNES: “And I Love Him” – Diana Krall }
I just got done re-reading one of my favorite books of all time.
I first heard of David Sedaris on NPR (Yes, I listen to NPR). This dude is absolutely hilarious. You can hear some of his work on NPR’s site. I recommend the essay entitled “The Sex of French Nouns.”
This book is essentially a book of essays, mostly centered around his family and his attempt to learn French. Here is an excerpt from a chapter entitled “Jesus Shaves”:
Because our mother was raised a Protestant, our Easters were a hybrid of the Greek and the American traditions. We received baskets of candy until we grew older and the Easter Bunny branched out. Those who smoked would awaken to find a carten of cigarettes and an assortment of disposable lighters, while the others would receive an equivalent, each according to his or her vice. In the evening we had the traditional Greek meal followed by a game in which we would toast one another with blood-colored eggs. The symbolism escapes me, but the holder of the tables one uncracked egg was supposedly rewarded with a year of good luck. I won only once. It was the year my mother died, my apartment got broken into, and I was taken to the emergency room suffering from what the attending physician daignosed as ‘house-wife’s knee.’”
Cole
Jun 29, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Toxic | ITUNES: “Toxicity” – System of a Down }
I have updated the video page again. The newest edition is the “Cole Collage:” Hi-Res (5.6 MB) | Lo-Res (909 KB)
Yee Ha
Jun 29, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Nice…real nice | ITUNES: “Seven Years” – Natalie Merchant }
So apparenty someone left their motorized wheelchair at Riv. I’m not quite sure how that happens. Here’s the proof, though.
A revelation
Jun 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Lazy | ITUNES: “Run Around” – Blues Traveller }
I am lazy. And awesome. Lazy and awesome.
And lazy.
Lawns
Jun 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Crazy | ITUNES: “I Only Wanna Be With You” – Hootie and the Blowfish }
Mad props to Travis for his tyrade on lawns. My only caveat would be that when I finally get around to mowing, I usually love it. Maybe society has beat that into my head. I worked in the yard all day yesteday and I love the way it looks now. And now I don’t lose my kids when they go out to play.
Haircut
Jun 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Energetic | ITUNES: “It’s Alright” – Pet Shop Boys }
So, I have been extremely bored with my haircut, so I went to Regina (my personal stylist, don’t you know…) and asked her to do something “drastic.”
She said, “that’s it?”
“Yup.”
“I can do drastic.”
Here’s a rough before and after. The “before” was before I trimmed my beard off awhile ago, but you get the general gist:
Home
Jun 27, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Black and White | NOISE: Pre-Riv Stuff }
Thanks to Paul from Riv for some awesome pics of my kids, including this one:
My Son
Jun 26, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Bleached and Short | ITUNES: “Last Night” – Over the Rhine }
My son Jesse just asked me if I had ever “heard of a band called ‘They Might Be Giants.’” I couldn’t be more proud in this moment.
Hospitals vs. Noel
Jun 25, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: OK | NOISE: Kid’s slurping on sticks full of sugar }
I occasionally have to go to the hospital to visit people from our church. Often, they are in the ICU where they have extra rules. One of these rules is no visitors except family and clergy. Good for me. Except I don’t look like clergy. So for a long time, I would get stopped and asked for ID. I watch these other guys walk right past me and head in. I always wondered if I stuck a stick up my butt and wore a suit if they would let me in faster.
Anyhoo, a year or so ago they started this clergy badge program. You could get a hospital badge for the area hospitals with your picture and all. I thought, “Yes, this is my solution.” So I went in to get it. Of course they checked my ID first. The lady behind the counter said, “you better check him, he don’t look the part.” Now, with my ID, everything is cool, right?
Today I went to visit a couple from our church who got into an accident yesterday (big time…pray for them). When I got to the ICU, the lady behind the counter ignored my shiny hospital badge and said “family only.” I said, “I’m clergy.” With this, she let me in. When I got in, I shared my story with Bill (the guy from the church) and he said “I wonder why they stopped you…I have had 5 or 6 visitors today.”
Apparently, I let off a hospital warning vibe. Oh well.
