We are awash in information. In theory, all that information should make decision making easier. In practice, all that information makes decision making impossible. Most of it is poorly organized, poorly sourced, and of dubious quality. So what happens is we overload on information trying to make decisions that in many cases, are better off [...]
If two years in a row makes a tradition, then we have a tradition of spending Black Friday on a trail, far from a mall. This year we went to Sky Meadows State Park to do a 8.4 mile loop hike. It was a perfect day, 60ish degrees and blue skies. The trails are well [...]
It’s kind of embarrassing to admit that last night was my first Jimmy Buffett show. Real life events have conspired for about the last decade to keep me busy on the weekends when he was in town. It was worth the wait. All the stories you’ve heard over the years about his live shows are [...]
To celebrate our 21st anniversary, we road tripped to Staunton VA for the weekend. Staunton is an unexpectedly hip little town in the Shenandoah Valley. We spent Saturday afternoon wandering around downtown, in and out of art galleries and antique shops. The ice cream shop had Guinness Ice Cream, but my stomach and dairy are [...]
Some random thought on the Alice Cooper / Iron Maiden show last night. $11 for a Bud Light? Are you freaking kidding me? I drank water. If you are 50ish and overweight with a bad dye job, shorts and a bikini top is not your look. Likewise, if you are a 50ish overweight guy, a [...]
Most of you may know that I graduated from high school on a tiny South Pacific island called Kwajalein. The official Army web site has published a very well done 3 part series on the history, mission, and lifestyle associated with the island. Happy reading! Also, I’m suddenly homesick for island living. Part I Part [...]
I’m shamelessly stealing this post format from Rude Cactus, because as should be very evident to anyone still reading, I’m pretty much out of ideas. The week in beer: It was a draft Yuengling kind of week. First at the Purdue Club of DC happy hour, then at the newly re-opened pub 1 mile from [...]
Michelle wanted to see Rock Of Ages Saturday night. I suffered so you don’t have to. It was bad, and not in a so-bad-it’s-good sort of way like Xanadu or Footloose. It’s bad in an OMG-we-are-only-30-minutes-in-and-I-want-to-kill-myself sort of way. I got a ukulele for Father’s Day. I’ve never played any musical instrument in my life. [...]
This past weekend I road tripped with my son to Atlanta for a family visit while he competed in the Peach State Open. Here are a few things I learned on the trip. The Toyota Corolla is surprisingly comfortable on long drives. It was 10 hours there and 9.5 hours coming home, and my back [...]
Since we hit the big 20 year milestone last year I’ve been asked a few times about our “secret.” I don’t think we have one, and I usually laughed off addressing that question by saying something along the lines of our secret being that neither of us spent any time obsessing over the secret to [...]
I exited the office early today and took in a couple of hours of sun and baseball with the Red Sox and Nationals. The Red Sox won, not that it matters in a Spring Training game. I left in the bottom of the 7th when both teams on the field were mostly guys who will [...]
They also did a straight Training Test 1, which didn’t focus properly, and Training test 2, which somebody has requested not be put online because she may have been on the wrong diagonal.
Recent issues with my 1997 Mazda 626 have made it apparent that we needed a vehicle in the family with less than 100,000 miles on it (It is at 177K). The Durango just passed 100K, and at 14 mpg around town, we don’t really want to use it as our daily teen transporter. I had [...]
9131 days ago (February 21, 1987) I met the woman that would become my wife. It was not love at first sight. In fact, she was way more interested in one of my frat brothers that evening that she was me. Lucky for her, my good looks and charm won out in the end The [...]
