Entries from June 2009

June 24, 2009

The Weekend Report by Tommy

Guest Blogger:  Tommy
 Last weekend we goed to Six Flags, which is better than Disneyland.  My mama says that’s good because it’s cheaper and closer to our house.  I was brave of all the rides.  I like the Scat –A-Bout the best, that ride is very funny and fast.  Me and Deb laughed the whole time, [...]

June 18, 2009

I Authentically Still Love Pop-Tarts and Donuts, and Some Thoughts on Writing

My friend sometimes talks about authenticity, and her use of this word got me thinking about my own authenticity and what it really means.  You know that thing that happens though, when you think about a word until it doesn’t mean anything anymore, until you think, maybe I don’t really know what that word means [...]

June 10, 2009

What the World Needs Now is More Cookies

Dude, seriously, this is not how I planned it.  Maybe other people who work in Corporate America think the same thing. Or heck, maybe they love it.  Maybe they sit in meetings and get all pumped up, all “We can do it!  We’re the coolest! Ya!  We got the scoreboard, ya we do, we got [...]

June 3, 2009

Pay Attention. Embrace the Scary, then Watch Wipeout.

Dr. Miranda Bailey, Grey’s Anatomy:  Well, we’re all scared! I mean, if you’re not scared you’re not paying attention! One of my residents just signed up to go to war. That’s scary. Another one just almost lost her life to melanoma, now she doesn’t know what day it is. That’s scary! What Tucker’s facing isn’t [...]