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Heidi and I saw The Ring on Monday night. While I didn’t actually pee my pants, I would have to say that it was by far — by far — the scariest movie I have ever seen. I’m not sure if that means too much given the fact that, generally speaking, I don’t watch [...]
Reflections on the 89er, part three
I wasn’t accustomed to waking up at 4:00am. 1:00am? Understandable. 6:00am? Sure, happens all the time. But 4:00am? As far as I can remember, that was the first thought that popped into my head when I glanced over at my alarm clock. “Why am I awake at 4:00am?” Then [...]
When I was growing up my family had a Friday night ritual which, I’m assuming, was like most other families’ Friday nights. Around 7:45pm my dad would fire up the popcorn maker, a black platter-type thing with a rotating metal rod and a huge orange bubble top. It looked more like a “USA vs [...]
Over the last couple of years I’ve held the belief that if you really realize how awesome life is and how fortunate you are to be alive, then you would only sleep one or two hours a night. You would be so afraid to waste one minute that you couldn’t possibly stand the thought [...]
If you’ve checked out the books section you’re probably aware that I’m currently reading (and have been for a while) The People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. One cool thing about this book is that it provides so many details about the lesser-known history of the United States. Ever since I [...]