Archive for December 2009

Closing out the decade

I usually put a bit more thought and introspection into these, but a rough head cold has me paying homage to the Nyquil deities. As such, I will simply submit my list of highlights for 2009. Started training to run in 5K races as part of a New Year’s resolution Started attending the Firefly Logic [...]

Crossing off a different list

I have had a string of great weekends out with friends. So much so that I am starting to wonder if there is an impending drought of socializing on the horizon. We have met up with folks at basketball games, bars and restaurants — many of whom we have not seen in months and years. [...]

Simple gifts

It finally caught up to me. I can usually expect it a few days before Christmas, whether it is from walking around a mall listening to Kenny G soundalikes piped over bustling shoppers, or a made-for-TV special with melodramatic acting about the “true meaning of Christmas”. This year, it caught me halfway through the “Little [...]