Blog Master G

In my continuing effort to prove to the world how tone deaf I really am, I performed last night such classics as New York, New York and I Got You Babe during the breaking in of our new PS2 game, Karaoke Revolution 3. I learned two important lessons last night: My wife and my friends […]

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BlogsforTerri gives you a taste of what it’s like to see this national charade, which should be a private family matter, as “The longest public execution in American history.” I just wonder if the folks behind this blog are anti-death penalty no matter what. Or if they’re first in line to send murderers to the […]

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I got the car washed on Saturday using a free coupon that Jen won at work. At select locations, it would’ve been good for a full inside and out wash, but at our local Hoffman’s, which apparently does a more thorough inside job (they really do a great job, despite some kid’s having stalled my […]

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We spent Easter at my grandparent-in-laws’ (if that’s a word) south of Kinderhook. It was a gathering of about a baker’s dozen of us, two kids included. Jen’s cousins’ kids are simply adorable, the younger calling his grandpa “grandma” all day while hunting for eggs and eating chocolate and jelly beans. We hung out with […]

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I played the alto sax from fifth through twelfth grades. I was never very good at it, but I enjoyed it. I was in all kinds of bands, including orchestra (yes, on sax, playing cello parts) and marching band (my freshman year of high school). In college, I signed up for sax lessons and went […]

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I’ve never been big on formal exercise. I’ve gone through periods of my life where I’d hit the gym (in college) or even took fitness classes (in college), but mostly, I enjoy physical activities over traditional gym-bound exercise. Historically, those things included running, skiing, soccer, football, basketball, and even sailing (I ran track in high […]

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My grandmother founded Capitol Enquiry in 1973. At various points throughout my life, I worked for the company in different roles, including Webmaster in 1996, putting the company online for the first time (I built this version of the site in 1997), and producer, working on titles including the first version of Who’s Who in […]

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I made cornbread from scratch last night. Not from-the-box variety. The real deal. Using the Moosewood Cookbook recipe. Cornmeal, flour, yogurt, honey, egg, the whole shebang. And it was actually delicious. This is a big deal because I never cook (aside from the occasional egg ‘n cheese bagel sandwich and making my own cheese sandwiches […]

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After reaching two major financial achievements in the past year — buying our first house and paying off all credit card debt — it’s a great feeling to be able to focus wholly on other financial and savings goals. The first goal goes without saying, and the others, listed in order of importance, are being […]

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Is it really living to be kept alive by artificial means for 15 years? I’ll say it here and now: If I’m ever in a vegetative state like Terri Schiavo, I would not want my brain-dead body to go on without me. That is not living and that is by no means sustaining “the sanctity […]

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