Upcoming Olympic sports?

From the August 2008 issue of Parents (given to me at BlogHer):

I really like Katie’s idea.

Why I’m Not a Right-Wing Nutjob

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Where to start? I guess a good place would be the fact that I am not supporting any particular presidential candidate at this point; I haven’t done enough research to justify support yet. I’m a long-time conservative, but I’m getting more moderate by the year (in part thanks to stupid conservatives). It’s also [...]

Car shopping: a rental test drive?

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I’ve heard lots of discussions about renting vs. buying big items, and I pretty much sum up the best advice this way: Rent things you use less than a couple times a year; buy things you use more.
Very straightforward. (Of course, there are probably some exceptions, but it’s a good rule of [...]

Happiness, Delivered

After staying up till 1am to complete Monday’s tasks (the book writing in particular), and then the book again last night till almost midnight, plus rising with the mister at 5:30am today, I’m pretty well beat. The core book writing is done and I’m whupped.
I’ve spent today catching up on the neglected clients and projects. [...]

Doing life together

Be advised: this post is pretty long and a bit “out there.” Now you can’t say I didn’t warn you.
I have a few random things that I get excited about, things that make everyone else think I’m crazy. One of these things is the concept of communes. I don’t mean communes in [...]

Random reflections on relationships

Because I am a sucker for fun memes…
Rules: Randomly list 9 people, preferably people you know. Do not read the questions below the list until you create your list. After your list of 9 people is complete, go back and answer each question, referencing your list.

Daniel
Leanna
Nadine
Tricia
jen
Starlight
My mom
Chelle
Cindy

how did u meet number 3:
She just showed up [...]

Amazing father-son story

I really wanted to do a long write up about this story, the accompanying video, and other videos I found as a result. However, it’s just not happening due to time and emotional lacks at the moment, so I’m just going to post the link and order you to read/watch (it’ll take about 10 [...]

A tribute to Lynette D. Vosges

Lynette Vosges was one of the thousands of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. She was at work that day, at Aon Corporation, where she was senior vice president of reinsurance. While I couldn’t find a lot of facts about Lynette (I know she was 48, in the World Trade Center, and [...]

Four questions

Sometimes I leave myself random notes. I have had this draft post sitting around since January, and I like it, but I have no recollection of where it came from. I have the following note:
Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals (Hardcover)
by Brian [...]