July 2008
31 posts
Randy Pausch died →
marco:
We all knew it was coming, but I’m still sad about it.
He left a hell of a legacy.
“We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.”
This Article is About You →
Passing Lake Charles, LA… Almost back in TX.
I’m glad I did’t end up sitting around doing nothing over the weekend, but I think tomorrow is going to be a long day.
The surrealism of the trip should counterbalance the fatigue. Hopefully.
“Alabama the Beautiful.”
– A Wishfully-Thinking Alabama Welcome Sign
Got a little distracted by the iPod at the Mississippi border and had to rush the video camera to document the crossing.
“You better give me the full insurance. I want to be able to smash the car into a...”
– Todd
Todd isn’t a fan of people driving with their high beams on behind him. Response: Go less than the speed limit in the fast lane in a car with more than 450 HP.
Cruisin'
Car for trek: bright yellow 2008 Corvette.
Road Trip
Driving from Houston to Florida and back… before Monday morning. That’s like 2-to-1 driving-to-in-Florida time.
WatchNow that’s cool.
Warren Buffett’s 7 Secrets for Living a Happy and... →
Josh Hamilton is an incredible hitter. Absolutely unbelievable.
This is the first time I’ve been really entertained by the Home Run Derby in a long time.
Email Uploading
Uploading my most recent post to Tumblr via iPhone email from gmail took almost 48 hours. That’s not fast.
“Don’t talk to me like that, assface. I don’t work for you yet.”
– Fletch
I played basketball with my 16 year-old cousin’s high school team this morning. I’m pretty sure that it’s been around 6 years since I’ve run that much, and I’m fairly certain I lost about 5 lbs in the course of two hours.
I still dominated, though.
I’ve decided that I’m terrible at small talk.
Ironically, sharing that might make you want to initiate small talk.
Don’t.
The Adventures of a Murder-Avenging Zombie Named...
Jesse’s back with another verse.
My favorite excerpts:
The thick, muggy air felt heavy with the scent of zit creams and locker rooms and old biology text books … I wished I had that kind of Henry-confidence, that I could go up to any girl I thought was cute or nice or interesting, and just talk fluidly, powerfully, using words like Michaelangelo used marble. But that’s never been me....
“The real Hell is your life gone wrong.”
– What Dreams May Come
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Failure to attain a deeply satisfying life always has the affect of making...”
– Dallas Willard
“The Sermon on the Mount is the most profound and influential sustained message...”
– John Ortberg