Movember
I found out about a great little fundraiser called Movember. What is Movember? Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the mustache, highlighting men’s health issues - specifically prostate a...
Working Out
I quit working on a regular basis when I got Penny. I felt bad leaving a new dog in my apartment 10 minutes after I got home just so I could go work out. Now that I've had Penny for a while and she's...
Why Facebook Has Lost Me
Okay, so I really don't use Facebook that often. In fact, I really haven't used it all that much since college, when it was only open to college students. I would use it off and on to keep in touch wi...
My Favorite 5 Posts Over the Last 5 Years
It's hard to imagine that today is my 5 year anniversary of this blog. I've never posted anything groundbreaking or life-changing, but I do have some favorite posts from the past 5 years. They are not...
Happy Blogiversary
On October 4th I will have been using WordPress for 5 years. Piece of Shep has actually been around a little bit longer, but that was in my Blogger days. I never imported those old posts because they...
I am not my father
No, this isn't a post about how I'm turning into my dad, though my dad and I are a lot alike when it comes to many things, especially politics and baseball. The title of this post needs to be taken li...
My Dog Likes TV
Penny enjoys watching TV. No really, she actually watches it. When the previous owner told me this I thought she was exaggerating and just meant she likes to hear the sound of the TV. I was wrong. She...
Live Fast, Die Young
13 years ago today, at the age of 25, Tupac Amaru Shakur passed away after being shot six days earlier in Las Vegas. He was a talented musician, poet, and actor and will forever be missed. Rest in pea...
On Missed Opportunities
I hate missed opportunities. I let this sit and fester until I obsess over them, going over every possible scenario in my head until I can't think anymore. There was a situation today where I wish I w...
An Open Letter to ABC in Regards to Defying Gravity
Dear ABC, I know we haven't been on the best of terms lately. I've hated you since you make us wait so long for new episodes of Lost. I get mad at you for not heavily promoting the really funny Better...
If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again
After seeing this town halls lately, I have become increasingly afraid of what direction the right wing is headed in our country. They have made it so that rational thinking is bad and that lies and f...
Bat for Lashes Saved My Life
The band Bat for Lashes saved my life this morning. No, really. Let me explain. It all started last night while reading Questlove's tweets. Questlove is the drummer for The Roots. If you don't know Th...
Why I Will Not Use Bing
With Bing gaining a percentage point in search market share I would like to point out there are very good reasons on why I will not use the Microsoft search engine. First off, the msnbot practices in...
Music Goes Viral
We have seen movies and television use the tactic of viral marketing a bunch over the past couple years. The TV show LOST has had commercials for the fictional airline Oceanic and there was even a Mr....
The Teacher Meeting Paradox
If there's one thing that teachers hate it's meetings. I don't think I've ever met a teacher that is excited to go to a meeting where the higher ups tell them how to do their jobs. Here's the thing th...
Dog People
I had a dog growing up but I was a kid. I wasn't part of the dog owner culture that I have now come to know. Like all dog people I love my dog. I love playing with her and buying her toys and treats....
Penny Updates
Penny is doing great and seems to be completely used to her surroundings. She has even started to let me sleep a bit later on the weekends. The only thing we still need to work out is where she sleeps...
A Few Weeks with My iMac
I've had my iMac for a few weeks now and wanted to give a quick update on my transition. I've not used Windows at all at home (besides transferring files from the PC to the Mac) since I've gotten my i...
NBC Loves The West Wing Actors
Have you noticed how much NBC loves actors from their hit 7 year drama The West Wing? I've noticed it in recent years as they have been popping up all over the NBC-owned USA Network since TWW went off...
It's Not TV, It's Cable
Starting with new television shows airing on HBO several years ago, we've seen a giant shift of new programming moving to non-traditional paid channels. There was a time where over-the-air networks do...