Guess if I want to take the family to the ol' ballgame, it'll have to be in DC. After this season, Richmond won't have a team anymoreStuff like this makes me glad that I don't actually live in the city limits anymore. The city government has long made gaffes and severe miscalculations like this (don't get me started). Not only does it cost the city ( Read more... )

This morning's Costco excursion had me being approached by an elderly woman who, judging by her accent, was of European descent.

This story would probably work a lot better via a phone post. But I'm too lazy to provide audio."Sir! Sir! Do you work heeeere?" she ran to me asking ( Read more... )

For the record, I don't support Mike Huckabee. But if I don't vote for him, will Chuck Norris kick my ass?


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Anyone catch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on Monday night? My question: Is Dick Clark being the host similar to a person being a Supreme Court justice: a lifetime appointment? If not, someone really needs to tell him that it's time to hang it up. Watching and listening to him struggle to deliver his lines was painful ( Read more... )

I had a meeting yesterday. In attendance were representatives from other campuses who have the same position I do. It was kind of neat putting faces to voices that I hear on our weekly conference calls. There is one woman in particular whom I was interested in meeting. She's new at her position and often calls me for help, advice, etc. (if I may ( Read more... )

This is so cool. My son made his first pun last night. This ranks right up there with first word spoken or first steps taken ( Read more... )

I'll be the first to admit that I make some foolish friendly wagers. One only needs to go back to last football season for proof. I'm a Washington Redskins fan. My co-worker is a NY Giants fan. Thinking I was being clever by challenging him to a "loser has to grow a cop-style mustache" left me looking foolish for a couple of weeks (more so than ( Read more... )

Three-day weekends are good. Sitting around waiting for a plumber to arrive on a day off, not so much. I still had two days of leave to use up or else I'd lose them at year's end. Since we have two toilets in need of repair, I figured what better way to spend a day? It'll be nice to have all of the little rooms fully operational. Besides, the back ( Read more... )

Y'know, it's hard to get into the Christmas spirt, sing "Winter Wonderland", drink wassail and all that crap when the forecast is for high temps in the UPPER 70's! What the hell is going on around here?

Meanwhile, Al Gore collected his Nobel prize today. I can just hear his nasal, coma-inducing monotone saying something like, "I told you so!"

It was the best of dental appointments. It was the worst of dental appointments ( Read more... )