Category Archives: Personal

Being home for a week

Well, we’re home again!  It’s really good to be home, but I won’t be here for long.  I head back to Perth, Australia June 23rd till September 3rd.  There are a lot of people I’d love to catch up with, and I’ll try to contact everyone I can.  Mandy and I are thinking of having [...]

Happy 1 Year anniversary to Mandy

It’s our one year anniversary today. I was very close to writing it’s our one year anniversary and I’m on my way back to Germany, but things turned out perfect, I’ll be in town till Wednesday. I have some things in store for Mandy that will blow her shoes off! Ok, nothing [...]

Being home sick

I’ve been extended a week and half longer here in Germany. I’m not thrilled cause I miss Mandy, my friends, and my house terribly! Fortunately before I left we planned some fun weekend events with friends and family (late night dinners, superbowl parties, dinning out after work, Jai-Alai, Orlando Improv, guy’s night, a [...]

Being Unemployed and What It’s Like

Since October 19, 2007 I had been unemployed (I was working for GD as a contractor, a risk Mandy and I were willing to take). Being unemployed is a very challenging experience, but one people should experience (that which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger type thing). I hope if you do experience unemployment be [...]

Banana Republic’s online photos are lighted heavily.

Banana Republic’s website is one of my favorite for online shopping, it has the best, easiest and most powerful function to really make you feel like you’re touching the desired item. Very ajaxy, and smooth. My only complaint is the pictures they use are lighted heavily. Now you look at the [...]

Holiday traffic sucks!

This year Mandy and I went to Miami to spend Christmas with my family.  It was a great time, lots of binge drinking and eating…the usual.  Anyways, on our drive down on I-95 I was following a truck loaded with what looked like couches on the bottom and a woman’s dresser on top.  I didn’t [...]