Taking a break from social problems to talk about my ER visit this week.
I was playing hoops on Wednesday night and ended up guarding this kid underneath the basket. In attempting to pass the ball, he turned around and whipped the ball (one-handed) as hard as he could, directly into my face, and specifically into [...]
Continuing on Kyle’s discussion of the Democrat debates, the candidate Mike Gravel stood out for a particular reason. Actually, he stood out for several reasons, largely because he filled the role of “crazy old guy” to perfection. If you watched the debate, he was the ex-Alaskan Senator who apparently suffers from an ability to control [...]
One of the best things I’ve learned in graduate school? That there’s more than one definition of “the good life.†This realization came up during a walk today through downtown Portsmouth. Recently, the town voted to allow construction of a new Westin Hotel which, on paper, is a great development. It’ll bring more high-end shoppers [...]
February 26, 2007 – 11:23 am
In a given year, I take around ten work-related flights, which are reimbursed by my employer, the University of New Hampshire. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered there’s a proposal to stop reimbursing flights to destinations withyin 300 miles of New Hampshire. Several of my trips are to New York City, and under the [...]
January 4, 2007 – 06:00 am
Every now and then, my wife Jannell and I take a trip to Wal-Mart and stock up on cereal, paper towels, and other things. We go there instead of the local supermarket because stuff is way cheaper (for example, cereal is about $2.00/box less…and if you don’t know me, I eat a LOT of cereal). [...]
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