Jason on December 31st, 2008

It seems that my powers of prognostication fell short of the mark with my 2008 predictions. Instead of admit defeat, I am just going to follow the lead of other “psychics” in the prediction business by dismissing these seemingly apparent failures as simply the inability of the unenlightened minds of others to grasp my brilliance. [...]

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Jason on December 30th, 2008

We got back from our New Mexico Christmas vacation last night to a house that had less to come back to. Our beloved Black Lab, Cowboy, died on December 23rd. At eleven, he was old for a dog of his size (over 100 lbs). He had an intimidating physical presence but that was quickly overlooked [...]

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Jason on December 16th, 2008

I was getting ready for work and noticed that my pants seemed even more loose than a few days ago. Hit the scale again and sure enough, I’ve last another pound and a half. Honeybun’s great cooking is agreeing with me.

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Jason on December 15th, 2008

The time is flying by for us. Two years ago you wanted nothing more than to be held, eat, and sleep. A year ago you were just learning how to walk. Now you are running all over the place, climbing (sometimes on things you shouldn’t be), swinging from ropes over foam pits, and balancing while [...]

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Jason on December 12th, 2008

Well no not really but I have been losing weight. A couple of years I tried a diet. I decided that it wasn’t worth the added stress with a pregnant wife, a full-time job, and grad school. I figured I’d worry about it after I finished school. Earlier this year I was over 240 lbs [...]

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