Archive for February, 2006

February 27, 2006

It was a wonderful weekend for me. It was one of those weekends where you come back to work on Monday and you don’t feel cheated. I don’t feel totally rested, but I feel like I got my full weekend.
Thursday night, we saw Coldplay in concert. Check out the Concerts page for more info on that. Friday [...]

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February 22, 2006

I got to sleep in today which was great. Bryan was in town and we celebrated some good news for him with a Guinness and then later we went out toCumberland Brews and tried their Dirty Hösen while we made fun of the figure skaters. I can highly recommend the Dirty Hösen. It’s very sweet, mead-like, and [...]

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February 17, 2006

Okay, seriously, who turned off Spring? Yesterday was fabulous, even with the rain…and today, @(#&! 29 degrees! Totally not fair.
However, as with every cloud, there is a silver lining.Spring Training begins today. Pitchers and catchers report today and the full squads report over the weekend. I can’t wait for baseball season to begin.
I ran 5 miles [...]

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February 10, 2006

There’s a new poll available in the forum. A fairly interesting one I think. Check it out. Also, no one has answered any of the last 3 Friday Fives? Is that over, or shall we continue?
I’ve been working hard at my new job lately. I’m helping to send a jazz combo to Russia and Estonia [...]

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February 6, 2006

I didn’t see a single second of Super Bowl coverage last night. And somehow, my life is not any less full for having made that choice. I found some time to myself. I got some laundry done, listened to a new CD that I hadn’t heard yet. I reread an old letter and read a [...]

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February 3, 2006

It’s amazing. Truly amazing. Did you see the countdown clock on the front page? You know, the one in blue. It should be in blue anyway. If it’s not…please adjust your television set. We’re a little over one hundred days away from the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the Conspiracy of Happiness.For those of you who remember, [...]

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February 2, 2006

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULA! and a Happy Groundhog Day to you as well.
Let me say that the bike riding to work is going extremely well. It’s 2.5 miles a day roundtrip which expends around 55-60 calories and I haven’t filled up a gas tank since January 6. Plus, if it’s as cloudy in Punxsutawney as it [...]

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