• Archive for June, 2008

    Velvet in Dayton

    by  • Monday, June 30, 2008 • Family • 0 Comments

    Thursday night after my last night of work in the sports section, I packed Velvet and I up and headed to Dayton. Since we still don’t have a real yard – or a fence – for her to play in, she went crazy all weekend in Mom and Zack’s yard, sprinting in laps and...

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    Yet another reason I love Sex and the City

    by  • Monday, June 30, 2008 • Etc. • 0 Comments

    It’s educational. No, really. Not in the scholarly, bookish type way – but in the way of real life. So long as your version of real life involves any sort of love, relationships or dealing with the opposite (or hell, same) sex. I saw this on MSN here but took the liberty of reposting...

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    Two cheers for online shopping

    by  • Friday, June 27, 2008 • Etc. • 0 Comments

    Within the past week, I’ve received a purse, a tank top (in blue), some earrings, a swim suit and an extra swim top (in black) – all thanks to online shopping. I also ordered some shoes from Zappos.com recently. There are even sites that allow you to shop for groceries online. At this rate,...

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    Is this really newsworthy?

    by  • Friday, June 27, 2008 • Journalism • 0 Comments

    Tim McGraw, for those of you who don’t know, is a country music superstar. Well, in my opinion he’s a superstar anyway – critics may think differently. Anyway, at his concert at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Wash. Tuesday, one individual got a little rowdy and Tim decided it was best to kick...

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    The mortality of man

    by  • Wednesday, June 25, 2008 • Etc., Family • 0 Comments

    I’m reminded, once again, how fragile life is. My mother called me last night at about 10 – which is extremely late for her on a week day – with some upsetting news. My grandpa is in the hospital with lung cancer. He went in for a check-up because of some chest pain (he’s...

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