Aboot
Swashbuckling, Atlanta-area, Technology Program Manager. I brew beer, play drums, run a little bit, and try not to under-achieve. I have people skills.
DO NOT GO TO THE LOCAL FOR WINGS
I almost forgot … DO NOT GO TO THE LOCAL. DO NOT ORDER THE WINGS. THEY DO NOT SMOKE THEM ALONGSIDE THE RIBS EACH MORNING, AND THEN FINISH THEM IN THE FRYER TO ORDER. THE COOKING METHOD DOES NOT CREATE A WING FROM WHICH THE MEAT EFFORTLESSLY LEAPS INTO YOUR MOUTH LEAVING BEHIND NOTHING SAVE [...]
Read More...Muxtape
I made a muxtape. http://tonysimon.muxtape.com/ I\’ll blog more about the experience later. Or not.
Read More...Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
YESTERDAY: First day back in the saddle after a little spring break week in Portland. Thought I avoided any discernible jet-lag, but now there are forehead grease stains on my monitor. Interesting. Our trip to Stumptown was fairly typical. We ate and drank like there was perpetually an electric chair on the horizon. We got [...]
Read More...Dreams, cars, nuts, rains
Whoa. I had a dream last night that JP Morgan bought Bear Stearns for $2 a share and UGA won the SEC basketball tournament. How weird would that be? I have 4 or 5 long blog entries I\’ve started but can\’t seem to finish. Seems to be a recurring theme for me. In Miami last [...]
Read More...Overkill
On Saturday, I rented a wood chipper. We had amassed a huge pile of brush that included several small trees. Just look at this crap: Our options were: A) Ignore it. B) Take it / have it taken to the county veggie dump. C) Destroy it. The idea of spending the bulk of a precious [...]
Read More...Surprise Bender II: Moment of Sobriety
Following Friday\’s post wherein I whined about my diminishing ability to deal with … uh … the radio, Gia and I heard an extremely refreshing interview while en route to the gymnasium. It became a full-fledged driveway moment as we sat in the gym parking lot and listened to the entire thing. I immediately wanted [...]
Read More...Surprise Bender
Ever find yourself on an accidental bender? Not a planned bender like a bachelor party, or a music festival, or even an out of town wedding weekend. No, I\’m talking about a random series of parties / events / personal influences that arrange themselves, almost cosmically, in such a way that you suddenly find yourself [...]
Read More...Pre-gutter-installation: a footnote
Do you like how Gia and I are scheduled to get new gutters tomorrow? Do you like how Georgia will likely get just under five thousand inches of rain the day before tomorrow? DO YOU LIKE IT?! I know, I know. Georgia needs rain more than Atlanta needs public transportation. I\’d like to think Gia [...]
Read More...Home Improvening
We\’ve lived in Tall Brown for a little over four years. Based on how much we\’ve done to it from an improvement standpoint, you\’d think we moved in last weekend. Well … those days are OVER! The pace of house humpery has been gradually increasing over the past several weeks and will continue to increase [...]
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