Posts Categorized Life

The Secret

In Life, Stories on 25 October 2007 with Comments Off

For about a month, I was keeping a secret. Heather was pregnant - sleepy, boobsie, barfy, wonderfully pregnant. And we were overjoyed.
After almost eight weeks, we lost the baby. That’s a stupid euphemism. It sounds like we forgot where we put it. Like it might be in the couch cushions or behind the stereo. But […]

Busted Stories

In Fray, Life, Stories on 24 September 2007 with 3 comments

You should never ask someone to tell a personal story that you wouldn’t be willing to tell yourself. So, with Fray’s current call for “Busted” stories in mind, here are some of the many times I’ve been busted:

That time mom caught me with shoplifted candy and made me go back to Vons and apologize.
That time […]

May You Be Inscribed in the Book of Life

In Judaism, Life, Stories on 18 September 2007 with Comments Off

Today I got an email. The who’s and what’s aren’t important. But the gist was, “I sent you a jerky email a while ago, and I wanted to apologize.”
I checked my archives. The email was five years ago. It wasn’t even all that bad - I’ve certainly received worse. But here was this guy, a […]

Hyuck!

In Life on 7 September 2007 with 13 comments

So the other day I had the hiccups. Bad. And my usual technique wasn’t working.
Here’s what I do, and I swear it works. Drink water backwards. Take a glass of water, look down at it, and drink from the opposite side you’d normally drink from. Bend over and drink it upside-down. It usually works, […]

Five things I did today

In 5ives, Life on 22 August 2007 with 5 comments

Today I …
… got up early and walked the dogs.
… met with a venture capitalist who did not laugh me out of his office.
… received a check for consulting work done last month.
… received a book in the mail that I contributed to.
… launched a little site.
Today was a good day.

Orchid Blooms

In Life, Photos, Stories on 21 August 2007 with 4 comments

I bought this orchid three years ago just before Heather and I were married. Now, every time it blooms, I’m reminded of that windy day in July when we stood on top of a hill, in front of our friends and family, laughed, kissed, and bound our lives together.

Keeping an orchid alive in San Francisco […]

Hey, Look

In Life, Stories on 23 July 2007 with 2 comments

Inspired by Simon Rich’s recent Shouts & Murmurs and Heather’s response, here’s what I imagined the people around me were saying when I was…
Six:
“He’s missing a front tooth!”
“He must be very active.”
“I bet he’ll grow up to be a mountain ranger … or an army man.”
Ten:
“Is he wearing a Star Wars shirt?”
“He must have collected […]

Patriots

In Life, Powazek on 4 July 2007 with 6 comments

 
Happy July 4, y’all.

Eventually We Become What They Want Us to Be

In Life, Stories on 28 June 2007 with 3 comments

A scene from dinner at the retirement home.
“Are you from around here?”
“No, we’re from California.”
“Oh, it’s expensive there.”
“Yeah, I guess so. It’s lovely, though.”
“But I guess the salaries make up for it.”
“I guess so, sure.”
“Are you from around here?”
“No, California.”
“Oh, it’s expensive there.”
“True.”
“But I guess the salaries make up for it.”
“I guess.”
“Are you from […]

Happy Birthday to Me

In Life, Photos, Powazek on 16 May 2007 with 35 comments

Today is my 34th birthday. And as is my tradition, I snapped a self-portrait to document the moment.
The last few weeks have been some of the hardest of my life. Still, I feel lucky. I have people around me that give a shit, a loving wife and partner in crime, a world of opportunity ahead, […]