In between the pursuit of lost and yet-to-be realized dreams I’m often paralyzed by the myriad decisions that have to be made. Some are inherent in the pursuit, others are created by my maniacal over-analyzation of any and every situation. Ultimately, my indecision begets a lack of focus, stifling progress along the way. One lasting [...]
It is our human nature, many of us, to revel in the anticipation of what is to come – if only tomorrow were today, today would be so much better. I am this way, even though I am blessed with such an amazing today. I think this is why I’m gaining such a deep appreciation [...]
It was just a little over seven years ago that I acquired my first Apple product. And it was hard for me to swallow. So hard, in fact that it was an HP-branded iPod that I got by pimping out five of my friends and family to one of those free-something-dot-com email/internet marketing schemes. But [...]
I’ve always felt like I was a pretty good multi-tasker, but as I get older I’m starting to wonder more and more if I’ve just been fooling myself all these years. I am getting older, so it could be that my mind is just becoming less capable of juggling lots of stuff and keeping up [...]
I love Groupon. No wait, scratch that. I’m addicted to Groupon. And the biggest enabler of my Groupon habit is my stupid iPhone – it should be illegal to make it so easy to throw one’s money at something. Swipe, swipe, touch – see – touch touch. Bam. $10 gone. Oh wait, they’ll let me [...]
Back when Beth was living in the ‘burbs of D.C. one of the couples we used to hang with took us into Potbelly Sandwich Works for a quick lunch on the way to the Spy Museum. Although overwhelmed by the barrage of questions and the expediency at which the sandwich builders expected proper responses, I [...]
I’m trying to figure out which pending release is building the overall greatest amount of dorky anticipation – Book Five of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series A Dance with Dragons or Mac OS X Lion (release date technically unconfirmed). I know where I fall between those two camps.
The more providential Jeffersonian version of the story triumphed in the history books, as Adams knew it would, helped along by one final act of fate that everyone, then and now, regarded as the unmistakable voice of God. On the evening of July 3, 1826, Jefferson fell into a coma. His last discernible words, uttered [...]
The shot goes up, and though it’s not the shot you would have wanted, it has to be taken. There’s enough time to get it off, but not enough time to dribble closer and gain any significant advantage. So it goes up and it’s a prayer. And that prayer falls short. But wait – an [...]
You know what they say, if at first you don’t succeed, try try again.