Archive for the 'misc.' Category

Air Conditioning shouldn’t be required in May

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

But the weather-gods turned the furnace on pretty high out of the blue this past weekend in Illinois. I expect this weather in Arizona or Vegas or during the months of July/August, but not Memorial Day weekend. I was wearing a jacket last week if it tells you how quickly things changed.

I guess [...]

Having a sore throat never tasted so good

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

I had a scratchy throat a couple of days ago. I wasn’t really sick or had a case of strep or anything like that. Just your typical scratchy/sore throat.

On my way to work Monday morning, I stopped by a Walgreen’s drug store. I worked my way to the back of the store [...]

Free Illinois “Off the Beaten Path” Posters

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

The Illinois Bureau of Tourism is currently celebrating all things “strange” within the Land of Lincoln. To celebrate these oddities of my home state, they have created a series of posters entitled “Off the Beaten Path Illinois” that are absolutely beautiful.

The best part of the whole thing? Pick one and they’ll [...]

Happy New Year

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Well, we have 18 minutes left of 2005 so I better be quick. Had a pretty good year here. With all of the things that have gone on this year, the arrival of Maggie back in March has to be the biggest event of the year. Who knew that one little person [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than sharing an mp3 of Alice’s Restaurant with your dad (since you weren’t able to listen together on the radio)…

The tradition of listening to Alice’s Restaurant goes back pretty far in the Marusin household. Always remembered listening to it on XRT and never knew it was such a [...]

“In Flanders Fields”

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Today is Veteran’s Day…

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly. Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we [...]

A Blessing or a Curse?

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Is my discovery of the perfect Mojito towards the end of summer a blessing or a curse? ;)

An ATM Enhancement

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

While visiting the bank yesterday, the following invention/enhancement came to me and I just wanted to share it with you all…

While I have all of my paychecks sent to my bank account through direct deposit, I still get the occasional check that I need to cash. I cannot remember the last time that I [...]

My shoulders hurt

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

and I don’t know why. I think it’s time to go for another massage. Until I get around to that, here’s some things that are completely unrelated…

I need to either hire an assistant to manage my day to day tasks or pick up GTD again (and start applying it this time). My scooter is [...]

Scarred For Life

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Seven years later, I can’t look at a coat hook without thinking about that scene from the movie, “Very Bad Things”. I’m not kidding you, everytime I see a coat hook…

What has scarred you in the past? :)