Archive for April, 2008

My Company Picnic Was A Real Sausage Fest

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

One time I went to a company picnic and that time was last week.
It’s springtime in the Lone Star state and that means it’s BBQ season. Like most Texans, the people I work with really love meat, so we had lots of it at our picnic.
Look here’s a picture of my friend Shex enjoying a [...]

The 2008 BP MS 150 Finished, This Is My Victory Lap

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

As I rounded the bend in that small Texas town a tingling sensation sandwiched itself between my shoulder blades. A similar sensation, a snap-crackle-and-popping of my wrists, had started some 50 miles back. A persistent pain in my sits bones was fairly excruciating but I stayed seated, forcing my aching legs to pump one-two, one-two. [...]

Dear BP MS 150: Better Fix Me A Sandwich, I’m About To Make You My Bitch

Friday, April 11th, 2008

It’s been 6 months, 683 miles, 70 bottles of water, 15 plates of pancakes, and 1 container of crotch cream in the making.
I have been biking my butt off in preparation. And finally, the ride I’ve been training for, the Houston to Austin BP MS 150, it is upon us.
I am super stoked.
See, awhile back [...]

At Work I Am Currently Participating In Mandatory Workshop Wherein The Instructor Has Asked Us To Write Haiku Expounding On Our Experience

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

This is my submission.
A HAIKU ABOUT THE CONTENT STRATEGY SUMMIT
Corp. Writer’s Workshop
Dude’s like, “This class is bullshit!”
Teacher is angry
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AND AS AN ADDED BONUS: During my participation in a mandatory workshop wherein the instructor has asked us to write haiku expounding on our experience, I decide to memorialize the result of a participant’s request for salad [...]

Erin Cooks Is An Old Fart

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

At least as it applies to blogging.
After being outed as a 10-year blogger (beating the mistress of the haus by 3 years) our beloved Erin Cooks has tweeted into the friendternet, asking if she could win a prize for longevity.
To that I say yes.
It will come in the form of a Costco-size pack of Depends [...]