March 4, 2013
That one time when the least stressful part of the day was the drilling of holes in the teeth.

That one time when the least stressful part of the day was the drilling of holes in the teeth.

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January 24, 2013
Exhaustive list of good things about January in Chicago:
Outdoor hockey

Exhaustive list of good things about January in Chicago:

  1. Outdoor hockey

January 17, 2013
Because when your baby girl turns 6 and says she wants bratwurst for her birthday dinner, you haul your ass (and your luminescent forehead) out there in a parka in the January darkness and cook up some goddamn bratwurst.

Because when your baby girl turns 6 and says she wants bratwurst for her birthday dinner, you haul your ass (and your luminescent forehead) out there in a parka in the January darkness and cook up some goddamn bratwurst.

January 13, 2013
63 holes of golf in three days of Florida sun makes this face happen.

63 holes of golf in three days of Florida sun makes this face happen.

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December 11, 2012
I had the best seat in the house.

I had the best seat in the house.

October 26, 2012
I’m an emotionally stunted, never-was rock star on my way to a Halloween gig at the Brat Stop in Wisconsin. Gonna melt your face. And all the way there, I’ll be looking for hearts on my picture at tumblr and surfing for my  demos on my iPhone, swerving across all four lanes at 85 miles per hour and putting up the \m/ horns as you veer out of my way, right into the median barrier.
Oopsie. No cheese curds for you, flatlander.

I’m an emotionally stunted, never-was rock star on my way to a Halloween gig at the Brat Stop in Wisconsin. Gonna melt your face. And all the way there, I’ll be looking for hearts on my picture at tumblr and surfing for my  demos on my iPhone, swerving across all four lanes at 85 miles per hour and putting up the \m/ horns as you veer out of my way, right into the median barrier.

Oopsie. No cheese curds for you, flatlander.

September 7, 2012
{GPOY, Five for} Friday.
I am totally clipping and saving all the comments on my post about quitting, both here and the link at facebook. Probably gonna be a rainy day up ahead where I’ll want to refer back to them. Thank you all.
So many people I work with have come to tell me how much they’re going to miss me, including some I thought would be dancing on the trading floor. It’s been very moving.
My great regret about leaving is that my team has several exciting projects in mid-stream and I won’t be there to see them to completion. I hope someone else does and that I can visit in a few months to see them in production.
I have a couple of pretty good stories to tell but they’re going to have to wait a respectful amount of time.
I’m going to the dentist today for the first time in maybe five years. Listen for the tears.
photo credit: my aunt Jane

{GPOY, Five for} Friday.

  1. I am totally clipping and saving all the comments on my post about quitting, both here and the link at facebook. Probably gonna be a rainy day up ahead where I’ll want to refer back to them. Thank you all.
  2. So many people I work with have come to tell me how much they’re going to miss me, including some I thought would be dancing on the trading floor. It’s been very moving.
  3. My great regret about leaving is that my team has several exciting projects in mid-stream and I won’t be there to see them to completion. I hope someone else does and that I can visit in a few months to see them in production.
  4. I have a couple of pretty good stories to tell but they’re going to have to wait a respectful amount of time.
  5. I’m going to the dentist today for the first time in maybe five years. Listen for the tears.

photo credit: my aunt Jane

July 1, 2012
4 hours of the rock at 95° makes a pretty picture.

4 hours of the rock at 95° makes a pretty picture.

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June 24, 2012
morrowplanet:

AJ FOR LYF

The secret handshake of White Sox Nation…now you know.

morrowplanet:

AJ FOR LYF

The secret handshake of White Sox Nation…now you know.

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June 16, 2012
AND THE ROAD BECOMES MY BRIDE

AND THE ROAD BECOMES MY BRIDE

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June 12, 2012
Did somebody say 80’s hair meme?
I saw some stuff earlier today, but it was mostly from people who were not yet alive in the actual 80’s…

Did somebody say 80’s hair meme?

I saw some stuff earlier today, but it was mostly from people who were not yet alive in the actual 80’s…

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June 8, 2012
A couple of months ago, while packing to help my parents move out of their home of 40 years, my sister found my childhood teddy bear whom I had named, very creatively, Ted.
My daughter is now playing with him and I hope he survives her love. I thought I’d get this picture for posterity just in case.
They made some creepy-ass toys in the late 60s, didn’t they.

A couple of months ago, while packing to help my parents move out of their home of 40 years, my sister found my childhood teddy bear whom I had named, very creatively, Ted.

My daughter is now playing with him and I hope he survives her love. I thought I’d get this picture for posterity just in case.

They made some creepy-ass toys in the late 60s, didn’t they.

June 2, 2012
My aunt Jane put some pics up on Facebook recently. This one is entitled “Assless Man Throws Koosh Ball to Excited Boy.”

My aunt Jane put some pics up on Facebook recently. This one is entitled “Assless Man Throws Koosh Ball to Excited Boy.”

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May 24, 2012
Future night gardener. 
Maybe he should have eaten that cake instead of wearing it.

Future night gardener. 

Maybe he should have eaten that cake instead of wearing it.

May 11, 2012
O HAI TASTY BEER, GET PAST MAH BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER NAO.

O HAI TASTY BEER, GET PAST MAH BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER NAO.

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