In the spirit of frugality, time over money, gift-giving, the economy, and my own poverty party, I decided to add up all receipts and what man hours I was aware of to give a total of the Christmas Pan and I had. So, here we go…. 32 total gifts given $207.11 spent 80+ man hours [...]
Yes, this is in fact what we (Pan and I) do in Georgia.
You may remember that over Thanksgiving weekend Pan, my cousin Kevin, and I, took senior portraits of my little sister, Bri. She is seventeen and preparing to graduate from Griffin Christian Academy. She wanted senior pics that captured who she really is. So, I picked up the camera and tried to do my best. Kevin [...]
Two weeks ago I was interviews for about twenty minutes by Savannah Public Radio Talking Head Orlando Montoya about the transition of traditional news to the Internet. The series was for Georgia Public Radio and it was a pretty good interview. I actually felt quite confident in what I said both as a “newspaperman” and [...]
The week started out auspiciously enough. Well, that isn’t even true. The week started out unlike any other in about five years. Monday morning I was to be at work at 9am. I haven’t had to “be at work” at any time for at least the past 5 years. Sure, I have worked. Because you [...]
This past Monday night Pop and I decided to make some Oatmeal Raisin cookies. Yes, they are from scratch. Yes, I eat them for breakfast as if they are good for me.
Yesterday I drove to Griffin, Georgia to take the substitute teacher training course. It was only about five hours long and I figured it to be a rather painless exercise in discipline and keeping my extremities awake even under duress and fatigue. The instructor was mildly entertaining and the class was filled with the typical [...]
Since the election things have just really gotten creepy. Here is my rundown. Illinois politician arrested for “selling” another political office Senate rejecting auto bailout on account of American workers having to take a pay cut (better some job than no job, methinks) Price of green peppers up to 2 for $5 (this should be [...]
So far the biggest adjustment I have made is the time I go to bed and the time I wake up. When you live in the “city that never sleeps” you realize you can do almost anything at almost anytime so the pressure to get to bed by XYZ time in order to wake up [...]
