2019 Resolution
I've never really been a New Year's Resolution type of person, but that may change in 2019. I've been a bit bored with my websites recently and I've had the real urge to tinker around. I haven't had t...
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The Max is Coming to Chicago
The Max, the fictional diner from Saved by the Bell is coming to Chicago this summer. The popup restaurant will only be around for the summer, but is sure to be a popular destination for people my age...
Meet Spike
After not having a dog for a couple of months I decided it was time to bring another fur ball into the house. I missed the companionship and, while nothing could ever replace Penny, decided it was tim...
Rediscovering Comic Books
When I was younger, I was a huge comic book fan. You could even say I became a collector. I amassed a large enough collection to fill two long-boxes.[footnote]Long-boxes are boxes that are slightly wi...
RIP The Blog
Jason Kottke recently had a post on his blog declaring the blog dead. Of course, it's not really dead, but the way we write, consume, and share content has changed drastically over the past several ye...
Some Blog Changes
I have added some changed to the blog which you may or may not have noticed. I started adding linked posts to the blog. These are similar to what John Gruber does over at Daring Fireball. Basically, t...
Conan O'Brien Might Be a Genius
On Sunday I made the trip to Missouri's red-headed step-child, Kansas City, to see Conan O'Brien on his Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television tour. In case you didn't hear, a while back I...
On Email
I have way too many email accounts. I have accounts set up on this domain (using Google apps). I have accounts set up for my real name domain as well. Also I have [email protected]. And then there'...
Update Your Feeds!
If you subscribe to my site, I'm moving feeds. Please update now! I will be removing the old feed in a couple days so it will no longer work and you will no longer get my awesome blog posts. So please...
Assassin's Creed II
I recently purchased a PS3 and one of the games I purchased with it was the much-hyped Assasin's Creed II. I've never played the original but I heard great things about the sequel and the video of the...
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...
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...
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...
Meet Penny
On Saturday Penny arrived at my apartment. She is a sweet Boston Terrier that loves everyone she meets. She's 1 and very tiny. She seems to be adjusting well to her new home, though I have to play wit...
Sweating the Small Stuff
I'm guilty of sweating the small stuff. I don't know why or when this started, but I notice that in certain situations I find myself stressing and over-thinking to the point of exhaustion. I'll give y...
The Great Twitter Facial Hair Contest
Ok, it's not really a contest. The only thing you win is the gratification of seeing me make a fool out of myself. I've decided that I'm going to let the folks on Twitter (and commenter here) decide w...
Frustrations
Tonight was a frustrating night at Sylvan. It was frustrating enough that at the end of the night I thought to myself how I didn't want to ever go back. Both hours I was there I had 3 extremely hypera...
Crawl for Cancer 2009
There is a Crawl for Cancer coming up in St. Louis on June 20th, 2009. If you don't know what Crawl for Cancer is, it is an event to raise money to find a cure for cancer. You get a group of 10 people...
The Inauguration
[caption id="attachment1007" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Barack Obama taking the Oath of Office"] [/caption] I guess I should say something about the inauguration. The thing is, I do not ha...