Today went sideways fast. I’ve shed tears of sadness and tears of frustration. The first round came when I discovered some good friends lost their home to a fire yesterday. In the fire many things were destroyed or damaged but what they really lost was their cat Henry. By some stroke of luck t...

Trailing a year's worth of economic challenges for businesses and consumers alike, the recession has hit — hard. While many undoubtedly look to curb spending and get the most from assets already in hand, field service organizations will be in the spotlight. To make the most out of this diamond opp...

High Fives for the day after (out late last night, with too little sleep). What do you get when you cross Jesse James, Robin Hood, and Jack Bauer in the body of a giant, bearded, bald Greek man? Meet Vassilis Paleokostas. Other badasses? Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Pur...

My love of A. Lee Martinez continues with eager anticipation of his next book. As soon as my state tax refund arrived I pre-ordered Monster . How could I resist with a cover like that - a devilish skull and crossbones surrounded by the words “cryptobiological contaminant and rescue services...

We survived snowmageddon today but it wasn’t pretty. Well, all right, the snow itself is pretty but the long slog home sure wasn’t. Especially the parts that had me cursing like a sailor (and being reprimanded for it by my nine year old son). I’m just not a big fan of two-hour whit...

Yesterday I did a grown up thing and had my taxes done. When I found out how much my refund would be my brain did back flips and considered some not-so-grown-up expenditures. Like splurging on more camera gear, or flying myself to the ATP festival in England (they’ve redesigned their site, btw...

This Saturday my son has his monthly overnight with my awesome ex, which is great, but they’re starting the party early. A little after lunch. Which leaves me about 24 hours free from active parenting duty. 24 hours I’m not entirely prepared for. In fact, I had been looking forward to se...

We’ve made it to mid-week. Congratulations! Unfortunately my brain is unable to arrange information in anything other than bullet points. Not the latest breaking news, but I just found out about something troubling close to home. Rudies Coffee House on West Seventh burned down last month. Arso...

Sometimes it’s hard to override the hard-wiring and resist impulses, but it can be done (I just have to keep reminding myself of it). Unless you happen to be a skin job I guess. A new Battlestar Galactica episode - “No Exit” (sounds ominous!) tonight. High Fives for this Friday the...

There will be no happy Hollywood endings for me. Over the years I’ve made my peace with this. But occasionally I catch myself striving for more, only to be bitchslapped back to reality. Life is hard. Me and mine? We struggle. We toil. We do what we can to get by. Hopefully that allows us to sa...