I surmise that most of my (Christian) readers are unaware that we are presently in the midst of the Jewish High Holy Days, and are largely uneducated about the religious traditions and holidays currently being participated in by our Jewish counterparts. I am no exception and am grateful to Trento for the spurring on.
Last Saturday, [...]
Although we still don’t have cable, we have entered the 21st century by joining a gym. Ah, the gym. I struggle for the appropriate metaphor…something between the oft cited ‘meat market’ and an adult form of recess. People crowded around funny little machines waiting their turn. Girls trying to get the boys to pay attention [...]
Let the book buyer beware. I purchased a copy of The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad to read during last July’s vacation and I didn’t exactly get what I expected. Words like “most romantic novel,” “cloak-and-dagger,” and “dangerous gunrunning schemes” are used on the back cover, and a ship at full sail on high [...]
Paul fed one of our neighborhood cats a piece of marlin the other day. Now it (the cat, not the marlin) is hanging out on our front steps, looking hungry. I surprised it on my way out yesterday, and it hurried downstairs, out of my way. It didn’t get very far before being accosted by [...]
sillybroo: i was looking at your list today you want the justin timberlake cd
MRI: what.
MRI: no i don’t
sillybroo: the list on your myspace has justin tmberlake
sillybroo: it did this morning
MRI: shut up
sillybroo: yes
sillybroo: it has REM right now
MRI: i am looking at it right now and there is no such thing
MRI: does it say my [...]
Just a quick check-in to keep you updated on all the fascinating developments of my whirlwind existence. We’re cleaning the house. Wow. You’d understand how exciting that was if you knew how seldom we do so.
I’d like to make an official blargate (new adjective describing actions performed via a blog/blarg) welcome to the Lytles. May [...]
I’m cooking. It’s something I do on occasion. Today’s projects have included chicken soup of sorts, and prepping for a cold chicken and veggie salad. The former is inspired by a package of Manischewitz soup mix. I’m dumping chicken and veggies in, so its not kosher, but for some reason its just extra fun to [...]
The above is a sports-related quote from our own latter day Shakespeare, Tiger Woods.
It’s a four-pieces-of-bacon-and-two-cups-of-coffee kinda morning. Saturdays are nice, but it’s a feat of Olympic proportions for me to get out of bed and moving before 10am. Today, I get the silver.
Jason Parks, I have your video Ipod. If you want it back, [...]
For some reason, summer is inspiring all sorts of Shakespearean allusions. My apologies.
I’d like to take this opportunity to write an elegy of sorts for the official death of summer which occurred today for all my teacher friends. The summer of 2006 was a good summer, a kind summer. It was full of good memories [...]