This has to be the best spot for The Shining. Ever.
I’m still laughing.

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Elise and I are happy beyond words!

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Riley has provided us with uncomparable joy. I don’t know what we’d do without him.

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Here is a photo and simple description of an awesome vegetarian pizza that I made tonight for Monday Night Football!

Roasted fennel, garlic, cipollini onions and red bell pepper. Asiago, mozzarella and provolone cheeses and fresh basil from the garden. Mmmmm, good!

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The AC in my monster truck went out on me this past Friday. I was driving home from work and I heard a “Thunk”, followed by a long “Flap”, and then a “Whizzzzzzzz”.
I figured I’d wait until the Spring before I get it looked at as I really won’t need it for quite a [...]

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I was driving home this evening and for some reason had a vivid recollection of a conversation that I had with a classmate in the 4th grade.
Josh: Hey, Andy, we’re going to play Transformers during recess. I’m going to be Optimus Prime. Do you want to play with us?
Andy: Coooool! Yeah, I’ll [...]

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Happy Anniversary!

Elise and I celebrated our 4th anniversary yesterday. I took Elise out for a nice dinner at the Driskill Grill, a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for years now.
Elise started the evening with a fine San Pellegrino while I opted for the Calera Pinot Noir.
We were then treated to an [...]

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The Austin American-Statesman is urging folks to blog about long lines at the grocery store or being stuck in traffic due to the imminent damage that hurricane Rita is to bestow upon Texas in the days to come.
I will be here to keep you folks in foreign regions such as “Minneapolis” and “Des Moines” up-to-date [...]

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Elise and I went to The Backyard on Tuesday night to see Journey.
It was about two months ago where I found myself sitting on the couch and decided that I wanted to go to The Backyard as I’ve lived in Austin for over a decade and had not yet seen a live performance at this [...]

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Whoa! I just harnessed mathematical knowledge that I thought I would never use.
I had one of the girls create all necessary logo files in their respective sizes for a new customer’s product labels. Upon reviewing her work I noticed that the graphic on the logo looked “bulky” (note the mortar and pestle in [...]

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