Avast!

Wow … I can’t believe that it’s been (almost literally) forever since my last post.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Melanie’s birthday was last week. It was a whirlwind between Charlotte and Cheraw. I took her to see “Harry Potter” on her actual birthday, then made her a special breakfast that weekend. Fun!
- I have [...]

Version 2.9, build 364

So here I am, on the cusp of 30 … it’s been a while since I had once of these “landmark” birthdays.
It is sad to say goodbye to the “roaring 20s,” because so many good things happened:
I made many lifelong connections with a great group of friends …
I finished up my academic career at USC [...]

The good life

I know, I know. Everyone is wanting to hear about the wedding, the honeymoon, etc. I hope to backfill with some of the stories of all of that soon.
So far, the first “real” week of married life has been really good. I returned to work and, for the first part of the week, was the [...]

Rib-it

Okay, now that I’ve gotten my super fanboy stuff out of the way in regards to “The Dark Knight,” there was something else big going on over the weekend.
For the first time since the Super Bowl, I fired up the smoker to make some ribs.

80s on 8(05)

A few minutes ago, my kitchen looked like a triage unit, yet sounded like Art Bar on a Friday night.
See, I was prepping the ribs for tomorrow’s big rib-fest here at the house. For whatever reason, whenever I’m doing some cooking or general “heavy duty” kitchen work, I, for reasons unknown, put on XM, specifically [...]

Memorial Day editorial from the Observer

Day for remembering
U.S. warriors, dead and living, deserve our honor and help
Memorial Day is a day for remembering — and not simply the war dead. America’s living warriors demand our attention and honor too — especially now.
Yet far too many of us will let today pass without a single thought of the men and women, [...]

Traveling without moving

Wow, I’ve been really bad about updating recently. Whoops.
Well, today is the day that I leave for Boston. As a matter of fact, I’m sitting here in Charlotte/Douglas as we speak, well, as I type, really.