Yesterday, I didn’t go to work. There, I admitted it. I didn’t call in {cough, cough} sick. I just left a message on our work answering machine saying, “I won’t be in today.” And I got SO MUCH DONE. The impetus was a 1:30 meeting with one of my professors (Dr. E, if you’ve been …

One of my university Web geek colleagues (and fellow GW alum!) sent out on a listserv a link to this Web site/compilation on Friday, saying, “Hey, it’s Friday!” But personally, I think humor like this is WAY more appropriate on, say, a Tuesday. Funniest ratings (of college professors) from ratemyprofessors.com

This generally does happen to me when I’m in school… this feeling of tunnel vision. It becomes very hard for me to escape thought of school. It’s an omnipresent concern, looming just above anything I might say or do. Sometimes the feeling lasts only a few days or a week; other times (like, I suspect, …

… and, October 3rd, to boot! I know this month is going to FLY by … because we’re attempting to have a yard sale, move, and all that fun stuff over the next 25 or so days. And, I’ve got two massively huge school projects that should be at least 2/3 done (each) by the …

Bombers earn fourth straight win The cardiac magic carpet ride continued for head coach Shane Patrick and the Mountain Home Bombers with a 21-14 victory over the Sylvan Hills Bears in a AAAAA-East matchup Friday night at Sherwood. Mountain Home’s win was the team’s fourth straight overall and the second consecutive in conference play. The …

Closing, while exceedingly bumpy, went through okay yesterday, and except for a few things that have either changed or were missed (that I have to sign presently* at the title company), the house is officially mine. What an ordeal! This week has felt as long as two or three. (Weeks.) I’m so glad it’s essentially …

It’s a miracle. Nothing less. The call came right at 11:30 a.m. We’re clear to close late tomorrow. The aforementioned guy at the mortgage company accepted, on first glance, some things I faxed him last night. He actually did, in about 4 hours, something I asked him to do for me. Unfortunately, I have to …

For years and years now, people around me — particularly, I’d say, the people I’ve worked with — have always marveled at how I managed to cram so much life into the hours of my days. Particularly since I rarely get less than seven hours’ sleep and always insist on having just a little wedge …

Yesterday was our semi-regular staff retreat at work. We don’t do team-building games or sit around the fire singing Kumbaya, but we do tend to get a lot of longer-term planning and projects discussed and started, and it’s always nice to get out of the office for a while and really focus on stuff without …

so let me just say, Sunday’s looking REAL good for packing! I don’t wish flooding or hail or tornados on anyone in our general vicinity, but I hope it storms — and storms WELL — in north Texas this weekend. We *REALLY* need the rain!