Posted on October 29th, 2011 by Zenweezil
So, I have started saving up really stupid things companies do, and this is Exhibit A – a check that our Gap Card sent us for 24 cents! So, lets think about this, they paid someone in accounting to process a payment, the check was printed on fancy stock, stuffed in an envelope and postage added. So they spent at least a dollar when everything is considered, just to send us a a 24 cent check that we will never waste our time or gas to go cash. All they had to do was leave this tiny credit (or any size credit) on the card until Erin buys the next cute GAP outfit for herself or the girls. Crazy.
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Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by Zenweezil
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Zenweezil
Posted on October 6th, 2011 by Zenweezil
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
- Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech
(See full speech video here)
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Posted on October 6th, 2011 by Zenweezil
Posted on October 2nd, 2011 by Zenweezil
Posted on October 2nd, 2011 by Zenweezil
Today is our 7th Anniversary, its hard to believe our wedding was that long ago already! Last night, we went out to celebrate and had a really great time. We dressed up a little more than usual for our date night of dinner and a movie, so we wanted to get our picture taken. The photo booth at the theater was our only option, but I think its a pretty accurate portrait. It so nice to get out and not be rushed. Marriage and kids is a busy life, but its been a wonderful 7 years, not to mention the 7 carefree years before that when life was a bit simpler. Thanks for sticking with me, honey!
DINNER: We tried Baker Street finally and it was “awesome” – both the food and service were exceptional. I ordered Escargot appetizer in remembrance of the snails we ate on our honeymoon cruise. Their special was bacon-wrapped Mahi atop parmeasan risotto with grilled asparagus. Yum, it was to die for. We also ordered a bottle of wine I had been wanting to try – beaujolais-villages, it was delish. After dinner we enjoyed our complimentary chocolate cake.
MOVIE: We saw Contagion and now I am extremely paranoid of novel viruses, and want to move to the wilderness to avoid society’s germs. Besides that, it was a pretty good flick – reminded me of Soderbergh’s 2000 hit, Traffic.
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Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Zenweezil
Posted on September 15th, 2011 by Zenweezil
You may remember way back in October I was tricked into running a 5k and hurt my knee in “training” for it. Well, that knee injury lingered for a long time and right about when it was better, I started playing basketball once a week so did not resume running. I started feeling healthier than I had in years. Unfortunately our basketball season ended when Jason’s girlish calf muscle tore. I have been without exercise ever since, and now both my weight and blood glucose have gone up dramatically!
So today, I laced my fancy running shoes back up and ran 1 mile and walked another 1/2 mile. I am only telling the world (all 3 of you) this so I have extra motivation to do it again – daily or at least weekly. Of course later tonight I ate two pieces of delicious apple cheesecake, so today is a wash.
oh crap, I just realized I wrote basically this same exact post in November! I can explain – the knee really did start flaring up again – that’s my story and I am sticking to it. And yes, this time I mean it – I am running again. (eventually)
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Posted on September 13th, 2011 by Zenweezil
a lazy artist, a sci-fi geek (science not fantasy, so space ships not elves), a Pacers / Lions fan, a writer, a former journalist, an art collector, an investor, and all-around former bad ass who's grown soft and content.
