"Be true to yourself ( Read more... )

One foot ahead of the other. That was how I moved ( Read more... )

There are many ways to start over ( Read more... )

My arms are sore, but it's a good hurt ( Read more... )

I'd already had a rough day. I was feeling anti-social but couldn't turn away our friends for game night since I'd done that already, several times. A dozen is several, right? They'd be hurt if I turned them away yet again. On top of that, Lois, my 19 month old adorable little girl, was sick. I'd been just grumpy all day and wanted nothing more ( Read more... )

I'm not who I used to be ( Read more... )

Since I've triumphantly returned to LiveJournal on the same day that LJ Idol opened up for a new season, I've decided that I should have some fun with it and re-enter the contest for the third time ever. Hopefully this time I'll do better than the season where I ended up bowing out after the third or fourth entry because I missed the deadline for ( Read more... )

I don't write here much anymore. I have two other blogs I use much more, one of which is a personal blog, the other is for my life as a father, and one or two more than that that I use infrequently as well. I've drifted away from LiveJournal, as have so many others ( Read more... )

For Christmas, Laura thoughtfully bought me a portable art studio, something I didn't realize I wanted. I've been drawing at least a little bit every day, trying new techniques, styles, and mediums. I've found out important things about my drawing skills. Important things like "I have very few art skills ( Read more... )

Let's pretend that I'm the 7th richest person in the United States. I was reading today about trying to put huge amounts of money into perspective and I want to play that game. This could get extremely long, so forgive me. I may even use a very rare lj-cut at some point.

Right now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the 7th richest person in the US, 13th ( Read more... )