Archive for August, 2007
LONG WEEK
The week I just had brings to mind one of my favorite songs of all time – Holding Back the Years by Simply Red, Lyrics by Mick Hucknall (Yeah, I love the Brand Nubian remake too.) Here are the lines Hucknall wrote over 20 years ago that sum it up: I’ll keep holding on Holding, [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007 under LIFE.
Comments: 5
“THE BIG C” AND ME
A couple of years ago I had my first colonoscopy. No it’s not typical for a guy in his mid-twenties to have the marginally annoying anal-probing procedure, but I did. There were two major reasons for me to get the ol’ colon checked out: one was my family and the other was my family history. [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2007 under I JUST HAD TO MENTION, UNSOLICITED ADVICE & SUPPORT.
Comments: 9
TRAINING DAY (THE “AIM” UPDATE)
This past weekend was a weekend like any other for the most part. We went to Flushing Meadows Park, and hung out by the Unisphere, the boy rode the carousel, and fun was had by all. (The previous sentence is actually irrelevant to the post. Sorry about that.) Anyway, like I promised last week I [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2007 under I JUST HAD TO MENTION.
Comments: 6
THE BLACK [DAD] LIST: HOLIER THAN THOU PARENTS
This week I was rubbed the wrong way by a parent. I’m not sure why this person bothered me so much, but he did. Instead of being pissed about it, I decided to be have a little fun with it. The result is THE BLACK [DAD] LIST. I’m black listing nouns (people, places, things, ideas) [...]
Posted: August 19th, 2007 under THE BLACK [DAD] LIST.
Comments: 8