Monthly Archives: May 2011

Talk about being irresponsible. After returning home from physical therapy on Friday morning the Jackmobile never only left the confines of the ITP-Estate’s carport to go play team trivia with my friends ITP-Reader Stacy and Bill. Slacker much? Well, not … Continue reading →

My life was different when I decided last December that I was going to sign up to run tomorrow’s Twisted Ankle half marathon. My plan was to relaunch my running, lose weight in the process, and camp out in Sloppy … Continue reading →

When the thermostat upstairs read 81º F at 11pm I cracked. All attempts to lure cooler air into the house via window, door, and fans were abandoned and I turned on my house’s inferior air conditioner. I don’t like a … Continue reading →

Well, it only took us until May to hit 90º F in Atlanta. Phooey! I’m not ready to try out the ITP-Estate’s air conditioner, so I’ve been using a series of fans to attempt heat exchange with the outside world … Continue reading →

When I was at the Lookouts’ game in Chattanooga a couple of weeks ago I discovered that a couple of their players were sons of players who I “grew up” watching play major league baseball — Andy Van Slyke and … Continue reading →

I start with an appetizer of errata. I’ve incorrectly been referring to the movie which was the inspiration for last Friday’s dinner gathering as “The Big Night” when I should have been referring to it as Big Night. I live … Continue reading →

Forgive my briefness… I’m up against it today. This morning’s physical therapy session took about an hour and half — oh, and I ran on a treadmill today! Progress. Now, if I get similar good news when I visit the … Continue reading →

During mostly-normal years Cinco de Mayo would find me at an Irish bar drinking instead of mingling with the masses at Mexican establishments. In years past I’ve gone to Limerick Junction and I would have had designs on hanging at … Continue reading →

Long, rewarding day at work. Not much else is going on in my life right now. One For The Nerds – (void)myDay { if ([self isAwake]) { [self goToWork:addressOffice]; [self workAllDay:writingSoftware]; [self goHome:addressHome]; [self sleep]; } } This is 1.0ß … Continue reading →

It could have literally been sloppy seconds had I saved any of the Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand “The Three Way” that I ate after a long day at the office. The sausage was good, if not masked by the chili … Continue reading →