Category: Life

August 9, 2008

Funeral For A Friend

Filed under: Life - 09 Aug 2008

Last weekend the husband of a good friend of mine died in a whitewater rafting accident. In about half an hour I’ll be heading out to the funeral.

I learned long ago that there’s nothing you can say in times …

January 30, 2008

Wildfires in Weatherford

Filed under: Life, Self Pity - 30 Jan 2008

High winds blew through the area yesterday, sparking a number of wildfires west of Fort Worth. One of them was in Benbrook, only about ten miles from my house. In fact, I can see Lake Benbrook from the …

December 11, 2007

The Best Sports Story Of The Year

Filed under: Life, Football - 11 Dec 2007

“And I remember I wanted to be strong for my family. I didn’t want them to see me sad or crying.”

A prediction: During the Buffalo Bills’ first home game next year, Kevin Everett will run out onto the field …

March 23, 2007

The World I Live In

Filed under: Computers, Life - 23 Mar 2007

This post of Sarah’s reminded me of a situation I found myself in recently. My car was running like utter crap, hesitating every time I tried to accelerate, so I finally took it in to have the spark …