of all the annoying conversations at work, one of my most hated is the mock woe is me [insert don't you admire my dedication and sacrifice here] for spending so much time at the office.

the ohioans for concealed carry have created a boycott of businesses that would prefer you not walk in packing heat – i’m thinking i may be boycotting anyone not on the list.

i played in an inter-club doubles tournament this past weekend where one of the tennis clubs was “white only”. i was relieved when the team captain explained “white only” referred to clothing and not race, but that doesn’t mean the club wasn’t still a bit stuffy and snooty to my taste.

we’re somewhat selective about which holidays we celebrate and which we don’t but yesterday when natalie woke up she decided we should embrace mother’s day.

last night for dinner we had the classic peter brady – pork chops and applesauce.

i usually go to the ballpark about twice a year, but already this year i’ve been twice and the one thing common about both games is that i’ve been warming in winter attending football.

watch sportscenter, see sami kapanen get checked in to neverland, see sami (sort-a) skate/crawl off the ice, tell me the national hockey league playoffs aren’t great.

i bamboozled myself in to converting to a windows ce device because it provided calendar invitation details that my palm pilot didn’t. after six months of using the device my opinion of it is best summarized by how my wife refers to it: ‘the game’, because the most useful thing it does is play jawbreaker.

this weekend i had the pleasure of giving a tour of our home to the young man who grew up in the house from 1940 – 1989.