It's been awhile, hasn't it?

WhewI think the big thing is that things didn't fall apart. It sure felt like they were heading that way the week before vacation. In that time, I dealt with a sprained wrist, had a doctor appointment for another medical ailment that was thought to be done with, needed a new pair of glasses, and saw my iPod die and ( Read more... )

The sun is out, my bedroom window is open, and the fresh air is soothing the soul. Good time to finally knock out this blog entry.

HikingI've gone on two hikes over the past two weeks, totaling 16.2 miles. I have now hiked 35.4 miles this year and am inching closer toward the magic number of 100 ( Read more... )

Another emotional week.But for entirely different reasons this time. I was hit with the bad news two weeks ago; this week, I decided to make my own good news. I found something I wanted, and I'm going to chase after it. I'm going to see this through until it happens. I haven't been this passionate about making something happen in a long time ( Read more... )

This was a really emotional week.Monday was good. The Blazers whipped the Lakers, which is always nice. They just came out firing and didn't let up until garbage time. Because it was against the Lakers, the crowd was into it, too. The crowds at a Blazers/Lakers game are always up there with the best crowds I've been a part of. That was special ( Read more... )

No energy.

I don't have energy for much else today, so I'm blogging. I think you'll see why once I run down the past couple of weeks.

TuesdayTuesday was the Portland Trail Blazers' appreciation party for season ticket holders at Big Al's in east Vancouver. I had entered a contest to bowl with a Blazer and found out that I had won a few days ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to post this for awhile, but life has kept me busy lately. Better late than never.

"The Wrestler"I saw "The Wrestler" about two weeks back and was thoroughly depressed. Don't get me wrong. It was a great movie. But it was a depressing one at the same time. It wins the "There Will Be Blood" Award for being a great movie that ( Read more... )

Ouch.I did something tonight that I've never done in the 16 months I've lived in a Springbrook Village townhouse. I fell down the stairs ( Read more... )

Rough week.I'm happy to see last week in the rear-view mirror ( Read more... )

Wow.How can you top today? It's going to be tough. I'm just going to go through the day, step-by-step. Trying to do it any other way would leave something out, and that would be a damn shame ( Read more... )

Basketball is a beautiful game.Twice last week, I was reminded why I love basketball so much. Anyone who's read this blog for any amount of time knows my passion for watching the game, especially whenever my Portland Trail Blazers are involved. But almost as much, I love playing for the simple reason that it forces me to live in the moment ( Read more... )