Archive for December, 2006

My Sleepover at the Airport

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Today has been one of the longer days I've had in a while. I flew back to Los Angeles today (Saturday). My flight was originally scheduled to leave Houston at 10:56pm Friday night. I checked the flight status many times online before I went to the airport. The flight was ...

Metatarsal Bursitis and Orthotics

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

Last weekend, I wrote about my first six mile run. It went well, and I was feeling good after it. In fact, Ariele and I went up to the gym shortly after we finished the run, and I rode the stationary bike and did my weight lifting routine. Later in the ...

Being Honest About Gay Marriage

Friday, December 15th, 2006

CNN has an article today on their website about President Bush's reaction to the pregnancy of Mary Cheney, the Vice President's daughter. As you may know, Mary Cheney is gay, and she and her partner are expecting their first child. Here is what the president had to say: "I think Mary ...

How Political Dialogue Has Changed

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Political dialogue in the United States has changed dramatically in this first decade of the new century. Topics are being debated about which most people assumed we had reached consensus, such as whether our government should torture its enemies and in some cases its own citizens, whether the president can ...

John Madden Gets the Quote of the Day

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Going into the weekend, many people would have said the Colts were the best team in the AFC and the Cowboys were the best team in the NFC. And let me tell you, both of those teams got absolutely demolished this weekend. The Jaguars beat up on the Colts, and ...

Six Miles and the U-Haul Guys

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Okay, I lied. It was only 5.85 miles, but in my book, that's close enough. Ariele, Katie, and I went running this morning. Katie and I had a "long run" scheduled for this morning as part of our training for the 10k we plan to run on Super Bowl Sunday. ...