I am surrounded by deceivers and liars…who are my most beloved friends and family. On Sunday afternoon, my wife called me and asked me to run up to the youth center to allegedly help her and a friend 'move something'…but when I got there the room was filled with 80 or so people who had [...]
"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts." – Steve Prefontaine On Saturday, I officially registered for the Cap 10…along with nearly 30,000 other people. After a Spring Break full of Sea World, the Rainforest Cafe, Mexican food cafes on the Riverwalk, [...]
Last week, I posted this. I was REALLY excited about seeing Neil Cole on February 27. In fact, I cut another meeting short, jumped in my gas-guzzling, not-so-eco-friendly truck, and cruised downtown to fight for a parking space to see him. I missed my exit and had to backtrack to the association office, but I [...]
Rise up. Gather 'round. Rock this place to the ground…and remember: it's better to burn out than fade away. At least that's the gospel according to Joe Elliot, lead singer for Def Leppard, arena big-hair rockers from across the pond that helped mold my young skull of mush when I was 14. Pyromania changed my [...]
Ahhhh….the smell of Monday. Triple espresso-laden venti mild java in my bloodstream. Some Eric Johnson on the iPod to remind me to practice more. And a little Fyodor Dostoyevsky to ease the brain back into gear: "Beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also a mysterious thing. There God and [...]
There was never any doubt.
Granted, I'm a wuss. For many people around the country, snow and ice are a part of life. But I live in central Texas. So when we get 'snow' and ice, we freak out: we break out our ski bibs, dig out the gloves and hide under the covers. Any mercury below 32 degrees is [...]
I haven't blogged in the past few days because of the crazy weather. As we thaw out and return to some kind of normal routine, I'll begin posting thoughts and ramblings again. But as proof, here's the pic of the 20 inches of snow we had yesterday in Austin!
Here in Central Texas, we're under a Winter Storm Advisory/Watch. There are about 4 days in the year that we have a snowball's chance of …snowballs. So, we've spent our MLK day cooped up from icy roads, freezing precip, and a pretty stiff north wind. Cool. Tonite, it's supposed to get worse. Tuesday is forcasted [...]
On a personal note, I had the high honor of baptizing my oldest son last night. He's an amazing kid. He was very solemn and reverent through (most of) it…and I cried like a little girl. I'm a wuss. I'll post the video when I get it uploaded.