One of the greatest movies of the last few years has to be Memento.It’s one of those stop-what-you’re-doing-and-rent-it-tonite flicks that don’t come around very often. Guy Pierce plays Leonard, a man on a search to find his wife’s rapist/killer. The glitch is that while trying to rescue his wife during the ‘incident’, he suffered a [...]
[latin. 'the die is cast', spoken by Julius Caesar upon crossing the Rubicon.] Now there’s no turning back. Today I’ve officially registered for the AT&T Austin Half-Marathon (13.1 miles). A good friend asked me at our retreat this last weekend, "What’s your goal?" (She’s a tall, lean, college-age runner….ugh.) "To finish in a vertical position." [...]
I’ve gone and done it. After tinkering with a used PowerBook G4 for the last year, I’ve finally ordered my new laptop. Good bye, sluggish PC. Hello, Mac Book Pro. With your glossy, hi-res 17′ display, 4GB RAM, and oh-so-fascinating Logic and Final Cut goodies, I expect to be singing your praises soon. Merry Christmas [...]
Since I was a freshmen in high school, I’ve loved Dan Fogelberg. (No, it wasn’t ALL hair metal…). Same Old Lang Syne and The Leader of the Band weren’t just songs on the radio–they were experiences. And years later, they still take me back to that freeze-frame moment they created. In fact, I’m a sap: [...]
It’s the story of a mother who gave birth to a son. And the son who holds the fate of the world in his hands. Her name is Sarah. Not Mary. I gotta admit, there’s only about two shows on television I watch with any commitment, so when the announcement came that my one-of-two favorite [...]
I’m just not over it yet, so indulge me. The past week was filled with the wonderful monotony of living. The laughter of my four-year-old. The smells of Thanksgiving dinner. The excitement of our 7-year-old as we decorate our Christmas tree. Running through the park, walking in the rain, fishing at sunset, hearing the lap [...]
Holidays are insane. When you talk to people about the craziness of running to family get-togethers, spending days on the highway and in the car, people always get that nervous little laugh…you know the one I’m talking about? The one that secretly says, "Yeah, I wish I could just stay home and rest, but…whatcha gonna [...]
My allergies are killing me. I can’t breathe. I can’t sing. I can’t talk. I sound like a 70-year-old man who’s been smoking cigars for 69 years, 11 months, and 29 days….kind of like Louis Armstrong. Which got me to thinking about some of the great quotes collected on cigars: If I cannot smoke cigars [...]
Beginning Thursday, I will be offline the rest of the week. Jimmie and I have a dear college and CastMaster friend who lost his mother to cancer this week. I’ll be travelling to far north East Texas for funeral and family activities. Please pray for Kyle and his family. Also, have been experiencing some whack-job [...]
The first-ever tomcottar(dot)org online contest was a great success! Great creativity! After much consideration in a difficult situation I realized a few things. 1. I should have been more congnizant of Buffy (Spike Is My Personal Example) and Fight Club (Soap Inspires Mindless Pummeling of Enemies). Dang. 2. Personal emails sent to me asking "Is [...]