I’m frankly not a fan of the cold weather… and Winston-Salem gets its fair share, being so close to the mountains. But, that being said, once it’s December or January, I’d just as soon have it get cold and miserable and be done with it and it looks like it’s finally happened. Daytime highs have …
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Jan 20 2005
What You’ll Wish You’d Known
What You’ll Wish You’d Known What an amazing high school graduation speech. I wish I’d heard this at my graduation. My high school graduation speech was given by Admiral John Pointexter… yeah, that Admiral John Pointexter: from the Iran/Contra deal. The speech linked above is by millionaire/author/computer guy Paul Graham. My favorite quote: “I suspect …
Jan 20 2005
Random sketch
Here’s a drawing I did a while back. I had pretty much forgotten about it, but I was rummaging around in my art supplies cabinet and found some sepia ink I had forgotten about buying. I then remembered this pencil draiwing that I thought might look good with a bit of sepia ink applied. The …
Jan 17 2005
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Bonefish Grill declared crappy!
Ok, first off, let me say that I was most certainly predisposed not to enjoy my dining experience at the Bonefish Grill. I generally avoid all these stupid “P.J. O’Quackenbush’s”-type national chain restaurants…but, frankly, the dining scene here in Winston-Salem is so lacking that I’ll try pretty much anything at this point. (And I had …
Jan 13 2005
Putting the “Institution” back in the “Institution of Marriage”
This is the image that was on the exterior of a “Thank You” card I received from my newly-married friends from Charlotte, John and Daphne. They have apparently dressed their cats Epiphany and Sue (who’s actually a male cat, and a hairless one at that–just like Mr. Bigglesworth) as a bride and groom. Riding the …
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