Kel broke her leg yesterday playing with the kids on the playground. Her ankle actually. Way nasty. Doctors were coming from all around Riverview Hospital to raise their eyebrows at the x-ray. She’s still at the hospital due to get a screw and plate sometime tomorrow and is expected to make a full recovery. She’s feeling fine and enjoying her two five days of bedrest, TV and kid-free mornings. Email me if you want her room info at the hospital, she set to get out on Saturday or Sunday.
Monthly Archive for November, 2007
As part of my “read one fiction book for every non-fiction book” initiative, I finished two books yesterday.
“Gary Benchley, Rock Star” (Paul Ford)
I can’t say enough good things about this book. Anyone who plays in a band or has ever pursued the DIY aesthetic of independent art will find a lot to laugh at (assuming they can laugh at themselves) in this book. I came to dig Paul Ford’s writing via his website FTrain. Put this book on your christmas list.
“Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier” (Robert Emmons)
This book was part of my immersion in positive psych. It probably could have been about 20 pages long. Actually it probably could be summed up in the sentence, “If you want to live a longer, happier life, take a few minutes each day and consider just how good you have it.”
The Onion: America’s Finest News Source
MIAMI—After smoking three pinners, pulling five monster bong hits, and filling out his forms for reinstatement into the NFL Monday, suspended running back Ricky Williams told reporters he had no idea why he had decided to complete the League’s complicated readmission paperwork immediately after getting stoned absolutely out of his mind. “Oh man, I probably shouldn’t have gotten so fried,” croaked the former Heisman Trophy winner, attempting to address reporters while making an effort to exhale as little as possible. “Do you think they knew I was high? I think they could tell. Shit, I hope they didn’t notice, but I think they noticed when I got resin all over the application and then got it stuck to my forehead. I’m so busted. Again, man.” Williams said he might go back inside and ask if he could re-reapply, as he was fairly certain he had repeatedly written the word “Why?” and drawn abstract pot-leaf patterns in the section marked “for office use only.”
Just thought this was relevant again after his big return on MNF. Way to go dude! We all think you are totally cool for being a pot head! Weed is way better than millions of dollars.
Jeff
Hi there, hope you are all enjoying ‘turkey induced bliss’ this weekend. If you haven’t checked out the Donald Fagen album “Morph The Cat” You can find some samples here. It features Donald Fagen(the singing half of Steely Dan) Guitarist Wayne Krantz and Drummer Keith Carlock. There are also some Krantz samples and if you haven’t heard of Oz Noy, you can sample him there as well if you scroll down on the site. Check it-
http://www.keithcarlock.com/music.htm
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