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...
“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