Entries Categorized as 'Musings'

Rain, Peace, and Quiet.

Date February 18, 2009

I woke up this morning to freezing rain, leading in turn to snow and then rain again later this afternoon. Apparently, Charlottesville-area schools are on delay again, which is sort of amusing; it’s still just rain for now. I got in to work a few minutes ago, and I’m the only person in today, it [...]

Hints of Spring

Date February 8, 2009

It’s been an interesting weekend for me; for the first time since we’ve been married, I haven’t really seen Mika for about three days. Between her work schedule, going to see a wrestling match Friday evening at John Paul Jones Arena with Mike and Justin (awesome) and going skiing at Massanutten on Saturday, I won’t [...]

The Problem of Pride in the Age of Twitter

Date January 22, 2009

My friend Jon forwarded along an article from the January/February ’09 issue of Relevant Magazine that I found to be an interesting read.  You can read the full article by clicking the picture below. A couple of quotes that I found particularly convicting: We desperately seek to contribute – to be significant.  Blogs give us [...]

Still Alive.

Date December 29, 2008

It’s been a while, yes, but I’m around. Since the last post, I’ve gotten married and Christmas 2008 has come and gone. I have some plans for this blog, fear not. Stay tuned.

Quick Thoughts on Writing, Looking Back, and Pressing Forward

Date August 22, 2007

Today I learned a lesson in perspective, the benefits of distance, and just how little I knew and understood about writing when I was younger. In the course of doing something completely different, I ran across a LiveJournal blog I started sometime in high school, I think. Oh, the memories. At the time I created [...]