http://www.uselesswords.com ...more words would be useless Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:52:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you haven't heard already, Meg and I lost Benjamin this weekend.  Our family and friends and work places have been spectacular in their support and love but none can compare to my new hero:  Meggan. I honestly believe that certain moments throughout your life show who you truly are and ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=34 I'm a bit of a tortured soul. During high school I was in wrestling and band and I think I was the only person in a school of 2000 students who was. During Band, we did routines like you see in DCI, only not as polished. It was a lot ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=31 Before I start, I want to say GTA IV the game has nothing to do with "getting busted" in real life. Although Jason did suggest I "get busted" recently. We had a GFI trip today and since Meg is not as athletic as she once was, I drove home at ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=25 Meg's 18th birthday is today! Yay! She's legal! Actually it's interesting because I just learned Marilyn Monroe died on Meggan's birthday. So whenever I sing Happy Birthday Mr. President (which i do frequently in my awesome Marilyn Monroe impersonation), it's now just kind of eerie. So for Meggan's birthday ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=19 So since the writer's strike last year put a damper on TV, I'm happy to say some high quality shows are back on and hopefully unaffected.  First up is Eureka.  Premise:  All the current and future Albert Einsteins in the world live in a small town, Eureka.  The sheriff is someone ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=14 When I first started dating and hanging out with Meggan she constantly had ABC Family and Disney on all the time with repeated sitcoms.    I'm not generally a sitcom guy except for 'How I Met Your Mother' because Ted and Barney are just too funny.  In fact, I don't like ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=8 So I might be a bit behind on this but I had to comment.... A year ago Pearl, makers of running shoes, launched an ad campaign targeting runners and how jogging is NOT running.   The one that captured my attention was 'Run Easy is an Oxymoron.'  Here's a snippet: why do people ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=6 Meggan and I were driving home from Costco the other day, and Joan Jett's 'I love Rock and Roll' comes on.  Benjamin starts moving his butt in her belly.  So I put two and two together, and tell her it's because the baby gets his butt shaking from his dad.   ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=5 Simply a quote from Wanted (2008), but I'm happy to say it didn't take this or any other quote or inspirational speaker from Dale Carnegie to make it happen.  I was definitely happy with a great wife, family, friends, and job but just felt like I was always running behind.  ... http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=4 I win! http://www.uselesswords.com/?p=3