18 weeks--yep, it's been long enough since my last entry. Warning: this will be long and divided into parts.

L.A. TimesI was in Los Angeles for a conference for work back in the beginning of April. Most of it was uneventful, but of course, I took time to enjoy some very good food--namely, at Providence. It still amazes me how the best seafood ( Read more... )

On the way up to Schenectady last weekend, David (our team's skip at the bonspiel) chuckled a little at my comment about us having a chance to do well over the weekend ( Read more... )

Wow, what a busy month it's been. Where do I begin ( Read more... )

Were it not for the fact that I actually had real work to do at work yesterday (not that I consider that to be a bad thing), you probably would have seen me post some sort of wrap-up of 2007, especially since I had managed to post a grand total of 1 time all year. Of course, that didn't happen ( Read more... )

It's kind of scary that Livejournal just told me I last posted something 38 weeks ago. Obviously a lot has happened in that time. But that's not what's important ( Read more... )

Today is Election Day. There are many great candidates out there for you to vote for, so I'm not going to try to convince anyone to vote in one direction or another...except in two very important races ( Read more... )

The "Sweet and Sour Beef" in our cafeteria today tastes neither sweet nor sour. Don't get me wrong--it's good, it's just more like a beef stew than anything else.

Bob Barker to retire from The Price is Right

Now can someone help me get in?

There's no content there yet, but if there were, www.firelarrycoker.com should be getting a lot more traffic now. So, perhaps, should www.firedonnashalala.com ( Read more... )

Time has been short lately for the Armchair Athlete, but with about half of the college football season over, it's time to take a look at some of the surprises and disappointments of the year thus far as well as some commentary on recent happenings.

Better than expected:

Chadron State: They were only picked third in the RMAC preseason poll, but ( Read more... )