tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125651182024-03-19T15:17:06.678-05:00Amused ConfusedAwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-62420353074619727922011-04-26T08:35:00.002-05:002011-04-26T08:38:45.285-05:00Easter weekend in Arkansas<div>Last weekend Nicole and I decided to take one last road trip before the baby comes. Having exhausted most options within a 5 hour drive from Lawrence, we decided to try Eureka Springs. Crazy little town in Arkansas with no straight roads or level ground. Also it rained as much as, if not more, than the entire time we were in Ireland for our honeymoon. It dumped and poured and on and on. So we spent alot of time in the shops.... and if you know me, that's not my top activity. But we were at the local Indian buffet/hamburger joint (yes in one restaurant) and a group by the name of Big Bad Gina started playing music. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Some things of note about BBG and the crowd at the BBG show:</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />1. They had a roadie.<br />2. They played in Tulsa the night before. They mentioned this many times.<br />3. They classified their genre of music as "Sexy."<br />4. The number of people watching = no greater than 15<br />5. The number of women with hair as short as mine in that crowd of 15 = greater than 7.<br />6. This is a picture of BBG:</div><a href="http://www.gaeagoddessgathering.org/images/big-bad-gina.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="http://www.gaeagoddessgathering.org/images/big-bad-gina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>6a. I just found out that when you Google Image search Big Bad Gina you also get alot of pictures of big women wrestling little men. I don't know exactly what's going on there, but I'm sure that most of the women in the audience of the BBG show would be into it (and some of the band members).<br />7. We left after about 5 songs. I wasn't a lesbian or wearing a woman's Ed Hardy shirt so I'm pretty sure I was going to get kicked out in a few minutes anyway.<br />ARKANSAS!</div>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-77500905322018310812011-04-25T17:21:00.007-05:002011-04-26T08:34:50.275-05:00Don't call it a comebackOkay, so after an almost 2 1/2 year absense, let's get this thing going again.<br /><br />Updates since December 2008:<br /><br />1. I got an internship<br /><br />2. I got married<br /><br />3. I graduated<br /><br />4. I got a full time job<br /><br /><br />5. We bought a house<br /><br />5. Nicole and I will be having a baby in 2 months.<br /><br /><br />6. I've become very skilled at putting together pre-fab furniture.<br /><br /><br />7. At least once a week I will do something to the house that I've never done before, but have looked up how-to videos on the internet. Home ownership is kind of a crap shoot sometimes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some other stuff happened along the way, which I maybe should have documented in blog form (blorm, florg??), but didn't find the time. Also the other various social medias have kept me busy, but nothing is quite the same as Amused Confused.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."<br />Ferris Bueller.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So right now we are in the final stages of getting things ready for the baby. Right now her room is in the process of being painted. If you want to see what color, come on over and bring a brush and/or roller. You may not like the color, but just keep that to yourself. Its too late to make any changes at this point.<br /><br /><br />We are slowly driving the 80s out of our new house, one brass fixture at a time.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-61706668135323009612008-12-04T09:27:00.004-06:002008-12-05T21:42:43.698-06:00Deb: Here's a taste of what you missed at Thanksgiving<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YMR8-Kkq7e8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YMR8-Kkq7e8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-7785490645857906912008-11-17T21:56:00.008-06:002008-11-17T22:11:14.715-06:00Which do you like best?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1aqsVuFgaK2pmACTjlFy7WhSosbgUnfLAxOVVc23MlLsCi6Ys3JffqpucefSN3oxBl81E296f04HPjo2auRr0je3fLqtBThdb02kP_cIx3jgQIx24UGXqjiacJO0_k8f1yqqhg/s1600-h/IMG_0978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakvxgddLaI4j0tOiFbnw16Kvn7FocTFahLbd7zhzec_CrbWDJ3tCUOZT09C7G9D_xy2hCpktOWYh71Q4NnOBs2cT_FBzgSmavxuv3oSC1QuhRc_-25fxgxbA2Z52IcvyFcKzjEg/s400/IMG_0999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269844113358389154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIZvzv5YAi_pN4bAFC6uhj2AvohZkiqkntzOcT-bTqJtUR0NlMeeoG0nhPNUmKGqX_zDO9GgI6-kTBHKC2qlZOXhtbAX8Ld1hXjMWMehyeEfa7qSXywu8Ffoje7pJZl8lw8URpg/s1600-h/IMG_0997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIZvzv5YAi_pN4bAFC6uhj2AvohZkiqkntzOcT-bTqJtUR0NlMeeoG0nhPNUmKGqX_zDO9GgI6-kTBHKC2qlZOXhtbAX8Ld1hXjMWMehyeEfa7qSXywu8Ffoje7pJZl8lw8URpg/s400/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269843672791721522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPP1BRoDtp9yB8ea32Men-W3RlwwSJek_E1Blj9Ur4tHu8n9om8Pgm6HzoXmb9OTQJsb9uU4hTgcPnkU6sN5_YlB3Ml-yczDkNDG19U4sYNpcjIh1wZRF227n-KBk-yurX0OukA/s1600-h/IMG_0984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPP1BRoDtp9yB8ea32Men-W3RlwwSJek_E1Blj9Ur4tHu8n9om8Pgm6HzoXmb9OTQJsb9uU4hTgcPnkU6sN5_YlB3Ml-yczDkNDG19U4sYNpcjIh1wZRF227n-KBk-yurX0OukA/s400/IMG_0984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269842838038185314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NE4lfcQTkqDTTtK0VFY1LCYekub3vD2ReVbSn4X0MmvoL3_zBjUN99qpBuoo-sdjMjHYJAo22B9dhNjtD4fc97qM01ovArmzUeFoj-jq93Z3v7uowA6hqmw6hv7vd2bADlgpZA/s1600-h/IMG_0980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NE4lfcQTkqDTTtK0VFY1LCYekub3vD2ReVbSn4X0MmvoL3_zBjUN99qpBuoo-sdjMjHYJAo22B9dhNjtD4fc97qM01ovArmzUeFoj-jq93Z3v7uowA6hqmw6hv7vd2bADlgpZA/s400/IMG_0980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269842313033929346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Which (if any) would you hang on your wall? I'm just trying to decide which one to frame.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-83002752433573688452008-11-08T10:04:00.002-06:002008-11-08T10:07:19.675-06:00Spring Break '09I'll be heading to France. Clermont-Ferrand to be exact. Cool, right? <br /><br />Its through the School of Business so I will be taking a class while I'm there, but its still France. One regret I had about my undergrad days was never studying abroad so I made a point to make it happen this time around. (Thank god for the school's study abroad scholarships...)Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-58019700103999789682008-11-06T09:50:00.002-06:002008-11-06T09:51:59.134-06:00Inspiring? Sad?A little bit of both. I ran across this several months ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mattlogelin.com/if-you-havent-been-here-before/">Matt Logelin</a>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-10898258229206323932008-11-05T21:01:00.001-06:002008-11-05T21:03:25.462-06:00Which way? Segway.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTsu9M0xYE7GSvA92rOlUx4BTOZo0rUB-wft2W6yNT5hfaFDsB9qPTgTmKz-hQXCHsUibJ-pbtw2G6IIeB60upcdrJRZFVY4yzppdmQKtptszNe9mToqdL04Do6xAASLd6edAvA/s1600-h/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTsu9M0xYE7GSvA92rOlUx4BTOZo0rUB-wft2W6yNT5hfaFDsB9qPTgTmKz-hQXCHsUibJ-pbtw2G6IIeB60upcdrJRZFVY4yzppdmQKtptszNe9mToqdL04Do6xAASLd6edAvA/s400/IMG_0981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265374626907932514" border="0" /></a><br />Sited on campus, 11/4/08. Segway with a seat.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-77088537250327272532008-10-19T17:08:00.002-05:002008-10-19T20:38:23.716-05:00The colors are set<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2xioyOAXhPjT3N6qB0RPQTZFEZSwYE_agzvtixQNfnL1UXPbZGEUztF-ZNUmdo4yc5iUTKUgGrWkMXN-Mvvmxxqa76_GgJpa8wOuxiC2tVSzYpMC9iX9NsuDQitJ2tHzTEKoVQ/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 409px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2xioyOAXhPjT3N6qB0RPQTZFEZSwYE_agzvtixQNfnL1UXPbZGEUztF-ZNUmdo4yc5iUTKUgGrWkMXN-Mvvmxxqa76_GgJpa8wOuxiC2tVSzYpMC9iX9NsuDQitJ2tHzTEKoVQ/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258990998384685266" border="0" /></a><br />In case anyone was dying to know....Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-75719075483625954652008-09-24T21:58:00.003-05:002008-09-24T22:05:13.909-05:00Ashton Grant has arrived<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8Q89E3-VLzBz-UE1mlvrrGBlx0-cCRBnEVFdKawof_B9lha1u3tnOhjZ7lZjjKcQEW494t0gHet4HNOp4dmZZTbXSS0zqCb5aai2-pifLV1lt-SznvaS6n85NTINqiBSJMb-Q/s1600-h/Picture+937.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8Q89E3-VLzBz-UE1mlvrrGBlx0-cCRBnEVFdKawof_B9lha1u3tnOhjZ7lZjjKcQEW494t0gHet4HNOp4dmZZTbXSS0zqCb5aai2-pifLV1lt-SznvaS6n85NTINqiBSJMb-Q/s400/Picture+937.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249789210135229586" border="0" /></a>Already sporting the beads that his cousin made for him (I assume anyway...Deb is this right?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Iod43CTQgQXfLgVgESoHVyYa5Q1zDQoWtdEbc7Y8HkEXp_GY1K-4sva99iWZvzYXOU0XCiHOB_Toa2KDwak8GPHvYGvEg-xu4uKzBfmpleE9TUChUE_Qd7mWpqDFhdGog2tQmg/s1600-h/Picture+825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Iod43CTQgQXfLgVgESoHVyYa5Q1zDQoWtdEbc7Y8HkEXp_GY1K-4sva99iWZvzYXOU0XCiHOB_Toa2KDwak8GPHvYGvEg-xu4uKzBfmpleE9TUChUE_Qd7mWpqDFhdGog2tQmg/s400/Picture+825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249788689127724658" border="0" /></a><br />For those who don't know... My nephew Ashton arrived Tuesday morning. Check out pauletishen.blogspot.com for another pic. (My mom went down to Houston to see him and had Paul with her still from her Alaskan vacation).Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-44884189970337287022008-09-09T21:32:00.003-05:002008-09-09T21:37:30.172-05:00Esquire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj7nDR1GRdgyxWmILos6MFvHhWezAaSXDXxcTjNBhStLZWbuEHAfLlDhRj2NBDfJDDPFtXmimD3i9b-H53L1sqKmNlg4pINIy6YgjEggwcN9SN8qC40VHibR8VsUoCvWZcY0Duw/s1600-h/IMG_0780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj7nDR1GRdgyxWmILos6MFvHhWezAaSXDXxcTjNBhStLZWbuEHAfLlDhRj2NBDfJDDPFtXmimD3i9b-H53L1sqKmNlg4pINIy6YgjEggwcN9SN8qC40VHibR8VsUoCvWZcY0Duw/s400/IMG_0780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244215463509576450" /></a><br />All of that studying paid off (shown here on the DC Metro.....studying.....on the 4th of July....). She passed the bar!<div><br /></div><div>PASSED</div><div><br /></div><div>THE </div><div><br /></div><div>BAR</div><div><br /></div><div>Congrats. </div><div><br /></div><div>I now expect champagne and caviar for every meal. </div>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-30596702014469754002008-09-05T14:30:00.001-05:002008-09-05T14:32:19.793-05:00I'm not buying what they are sellingThanks to Zach for finding this. The sad part is that so many Americans will fall for it....again. <div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lM3oww9Vk-c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lM3oww9Vk-c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-7060624120830797022008-08-11T11:33:00.002-05:002008-08-11T11:38:33.600-05:00The week off beginsI don't really have anything exciting to report. It is nice having the week of, that's for sure. I bet I'm doing better that these people:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-76GnHdMBcb3eGAKC8B7cAer7fi09X-pkysSf1JL_45gceJh29JTkPs99Rq4Wq4818cEy09AGqicUYdr3lw_hPvAf3pan8rMGyTQVjHEZWIc1a9PrfitrU2W7gyIITSM7UHDVZA/s1600-h/IMG_0932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-76GnHdMBcb3eGAKC8B7cAer7fi09X-pkysSf1JL_45gceJh29JTkPs99Rq4Wq4818cEy09AGqicUYdr3lw_hPvAf3pan8rMGyTQVjHEZWIc1a9PrfitrU2W7gyIITSM7UHDVZA/s400/IMG_0932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233299693206434226" border="0" /></a><br />This is the view from my window Saturday afternoon. For some reasons unknown to me, this woman dumped all of this stuff in the parking lot in the pouring rain. She tried to talk to him, but he just kept his head down while picking everything up. She apparently gave up, backed out of the parking spot, then sped down the alley while running over some of the possessions. Entertaining stuff.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-70309827551344142552008-08-06T20:38:00.004-05:002008-08-06T20:41:34.009-05:00PSA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kXJNOFU2xp11dxOM5AX8Me58D_m6QY6POIp7U75n5keDSy6XTSuR6GthTwN6NNai2GhpjwX9M9te4UGpC-evkl6qzYrrEvZ0QYVdenqgQM1BJdwpanE-lipvCS29S9kI39f9tg/s1600-h/IMG_0921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kXJNOFU2xp11dxOM5AX8Me58D_m6QY6POIp7U75n5keDSy6XTSuR6GthTwN6NNai2GhpjwX9M9te4UGpC-evkl6qzYrrEvZ0QYVdenqgQM1BJdwpanE-lipvCS29S9kI39f9tg/s400/IMG_0921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231584559820202850" border="0" /></a><br />This is how Nicole's family handles babies.....What have I done?Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-26254597153525415042008-07-31T14:27:00.002-05:002008-07-31T14:31:35.047-05:00Yes, let's encourage that behavior<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-couchpill1-2008aug01,0,7519614.story">This</a> is pretty cool when you first read it...but you wonder why these guys aren't working on stuff like....oh...I don't know...cancer research. At least we have our priorities straight.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-61533078136462789692008-07-17T21:31:00.002-05:002008-07-17T21:34:27.917-05:00In case everyone forgotKU won the NCAA National Championship this year.<br /><br />Here's a reminder of the Miracle Man:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4lBbmJ0MP0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4lBbmJ0MP0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-78102857029861193982008-07-14T11:12:00.002-05:002008-07-14T11:19:11.884-05:00Packer sent packingFinally...<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3485871&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines">http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3485871&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines</a><br /><br /><br />At least Clark Kellogg makes it seem like he watches college basketball for more than 2 months out of the year. The same could not be said for Billy Packer. He was always concerned with comparing the current game/situation with something that happened 25 years ago. Every year he always talked about Keith Smart winning the title for Indiana, Danny Manning (good to hear as a KU fan, but c'mon...) and/or Jimmy V. Its like he ignored the last 15 years of college basketball.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-24408444053931491372008-07-12T13:27:00.006-05:002008-11-06T22:41:25.100-06:00Washington DC pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdulYEDflKqKmHuOUph2gBY-eAcLW4GiK7cMbQRsfEjt3yQGMUfZ4sVVK7TVGzvDY-92gsLfoSzUOCAmXxIgzcBFIRTnmfP-mXFiCfyU2Ue0wMslRy0Uzb9EENLpLp8JHbNfk03Q/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdulYEDflKqKmHuOUph2gBY-eAcLW4GiK7cMbQRsfEjt3yQGMUfZ4sVVK7TVGzvDY-92gsLfoSzUOCAmXxIgzcBFIRTnmfP-mXFiCfyU2Ue0wMslRy0Uzb9EENLpLp8JHbNfk03Q/s400/collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222197526916934082" border="0" /></a>The night tour<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1DGPI84x3J7YXCFjYwPyQts9ibgBYzyOqKVMCbbfSfgTTIi_o1nQfzgniU964v27QWHnOMru4jlHk6mlHh2JDoIVOyihe0dmYLvWuQxa6N3VpV3mB2yfhJYRhWf14E2W78xzIQ/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1DGPI84x3J7YXCFjYwPyQts9ibgBYzyOqKVMCbbfSfgTTIi_o1nQfzgniU964v27QWHnOMru4jlHk6mlHh2JDoIVOyihe0dmYLvWuQxa6N3VpV3mB2yfhJYRhWf14E2W78xzIQ/s400/collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222197753488586722" border="0" /></a>On the metro on July 4th.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FqOGs1zOL90WaoT5i1XB9mdRbOEIaPONhYdz-yP9qaF5YAeiY3gKVtuWs3mT7_P_R9eP2uexC8vpv-KuyDKmIT6xirhc_H7f6LBnwAPmZn7cuajStKqJyR8tmAFK4nFzovFpA/s1600-h/collage1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FqOGs1zOL90WaoT5i1XB9mdRbOEIaPONhYdz-yP9qaF5YAeiY3gKVtuWs3mT7_P_R9eP2uexC8vpv-KuyDKmIT6xirhc_H7f6LBnwAPmZn7cuajStKqJyR8tmAFK4nFzovFpA/s400/collage1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222197913415216802" border="0" /></a>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (warm!), Natural History Museum, madness around the Hope Diamond.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh6bpTAWUcoMngSzUAUmxi6Kkhjb080JZr2ncuZZz4VXM29SKpYmrtvwaIZ8Fy99C4J0VMT_wqsoNyY_i6EaVbtnSUQBbh3zGaVVOG-VDrblWCsaU3wsBr5lS7jJ2-NU7zy0iPA/s1600-h/collage2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh6bpTAWUcoMngSzUAUmxi6Kkhjb080JZr2ncuZZz4VXM29SKpYmrtvwaIZ8Fy99C4J0VMT_wqsoNyY_i6EaVbtnSUQBbh3zGaVVOG-VDrblWCsaU3wsBr5lS7jJ2-NU7zy0iPA/s400/collage2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222198299781829586" border="0" /></a>Deb vogueing (sp?) on the National Mall, the girls sharing a soda, Nicole studying for the bar on the Metro, and the best damn looking guy in the world.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-34985411029262482642008-07-08T22:18:00.002-05:002008-11-06T22:41:25.244-06:00Well, I had a good run (Nicole hates this title)Not Washington DC pics, but so much more exciting. Guess who got engaged?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJz5fqotfv2F73IBECuErcqpDxZS-R1LAc4n3pcd_LFJWOq8tB3SYU320Pe7HiBRqPsfAo3MonhSddpAIEkghpMwWsQHP0H6ZFtuLqjOKBfbqqefLsFxIj_oay2ons-xeGO4_Iw/s1600-h/IMG_0785a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJz5fqotfv2F73IBECuErcqpDxZS-R1LAc4n3pcd_LFJWOq8tB3SYU320Pe7HiBRqPsfAo3MonhSddpAIEkghpMwWsQHP0H6ZFtuLqjOKBfbqqefLsFxIj_oay2ons-xeGO4_Iw/s400/IMG_0785a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220848713268941026" border="0" /></a>(Hint: Me)Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-66629952811878906132008-07-07T15:34:00.003-05:002008-07-07T15:41:18.268-05:00So do I need to dumb it down?<a href="http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx"><img style="border: none;" src="http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/readinglevel/img/postgrad.jpg" alt="blog readability test" /></a><p><small><br /><br />Virginia/DC was enjoyable. Funny how going there makes KC (and Lawrence) seem so small. <br /><br />Being back at my desk today has been a pretty big drag. Only 1 month and 1 day until I'm done, though.<br /><br />Pics coming from the D.C. trip sometime tonight...Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-8096042965179195082008-06-26T09:09:00.003-05:002008-06-26T09:31:27.042-05:00Okay baseball nerdsAnd for those who like odd stuff:<br /><br /><a href="http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/">http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Go on the left and you can look at the details of all players of all teams in major league baseball. For example: Troy Glaus has a perk in his contract that give him a<br />1. suite on road<br />2.$0.25M annually for personal business expenses (wife's equestrian training)<br /><br />HAHA. A $250,000 horse-riding trainer. I paid ZERO and know how to ride a horse.<br /><br />Arod? He gets a $30M marketing agreement based on home run milestones ($6M each for reaching 660, 714, 755 and tying and breaking major league HR record)<br /><br />Not bad, not bad at all.<br /><br />Daisuke Matsuzaka (Japanese pitcher for the Red Stockings)<br /><strong>perks:</strong> physical therapist, massage therapist, interpreter, 8 first-class round-trip airline tickets per year between Boston & Japan, spring training housing allowance of up to $25,000, Boston housing allowance of up to $75,000, one-time moving allowance of up to $35,000, use of Lincoln Town Car or similar car, Red Sox player ticket package, including 2 field box seats, team employee to assist Japanese media, uniform No. 18<br /><br /><br />I'm at work right now so I can't delve fully into all of the details. Let me know what other oddities you find.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-82563297357802933442008-06-17T13:44:00.002-05:002008-06-17T13:49:37.162-05:00I change my mindA few weeks ago a few of us had a discussion on what's the worse sport to watch between softball and soccer. I said I would rather watch softball, mainly because the soccer game that we had tried to watch was like watching a one-armed blind man trying to drive a stick shift.<br /><br />HOWEVER...<br /><br />After watching/watching the gamecast of the past few games, I have had a change of heart. International tournaments are solid entertainment. Don't believe me? Watch the last 20 minutes of the Turkey - Czech Republic game. It was some wild stuff.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-58181825316765597232008-06-17T11:00:00.001-05:002008-06-17T11:02:24.907-05:00Push the doors of scienceThis is why they shouldn't allow the people at the homeless shelter in Lawrence to use the internet unsupervised.<br /><br /><a href="http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/722593461.html">http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/722593461.html</a><br /><br />Wanted: questionable doctors with cloning equipment<br /><br />Looking to clone myself, possibly twice if we can make them the same age as me. In return, one clone for slave labor (Pays off in overtime fees anyway), and more then likely miles of protesters. Let's push the doors of science forward together.<br /><br />(And no, I did not post this.)Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-51779919951826982772008-06-09T14:47:00.004-05:002008-06-09T15:00:52.257-05:00Two monthsI think my last day of work will be August 9th, meaning today is exactly two months away from what should be a happy day.<br /><br />I found out that I will be received a little scholarship from KU. Not bad, not bad.<br /><br />Some people's blogs are being updated less and less. I blame the price of gas. Or maybe they are just busy. Or lazy. But probably busy. And lazy.<br /><br />That's all.Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-91748173093706780502008-05-27T15:10:00.000-05:002008-05-27T15:11:44.220-05:00Too easyI bet his phone is ringing off the hook.<br /><br /><a href="http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/695944729.html">http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/695944729.html</a>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12565118.post-53266937143290809002008-05-25T14:38:00.002-05:002008-11-06T22:41:25.595-06:00St. Louis pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegQlsJdLPZOFiYpOffxPEEZ6bSdEIP417OiLdiLJphNcZcw4fnUYi61rn64k12LvjS79QrgEuggwgGuHAeiyuBRiioGvx5vA30CUnv0S5mOV41ScwKlrDEJKZ4MsAxMwQNxg4uQ/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegQlsJdLPZOFiYpOffxPEEZ6bSdEIP417OiLdiLJphNcZcw4fnUYi61rn64k12LvjS79QrgEuggwgGuHAeiyuBRiioGvx5vA30CUnv0S5mOV41ScwKlrDEJKZ4MsAxMwQNxg4uQ/s400/collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204402193550358066" border="0" /></a>Awinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621088073699739016noreply@blogger.com3