Pockets

Tonight he learned that pockets can keep hands warm.

The President Is Raging Against a Budget Crisis He Created

I thought this was a great Op-Ed posted by John Boehner in the Wall Street Journal.  Click here to read it.

Call her Coach

My wife has been coaching a club volleyball team since the start of the year.  Her team is made up of all the girls who didn't quite make the primary club teams, so her players are fringe players.  During their first tournament, they lost almost every game.  Last Saturday, they made it to the championship game, against a team that is coached by a local volleyball celebrity, having played on the University of Utah teams that were ranked in the top 5 of the country.  My wife's team barely lost!  From my understanding, it was like the Bad News Bears nearly beating whatever the best team in the league in that movie was called.  She got home and I asked her how it went.  She said, "They have a long way to go".  That's a coach.

Top Ten Reasons I Enjoy Walking to Work

10. It saves me a few pennies in gas.
9. It saves my truck some wear and tear.
8. It is a good time to think.
7. Three Miles of brisk walking is good exercise after spending 10+ hours a day at my desk.
6. It is better for the environment.
5. It is easier to get out of my driveway on my feet on those snowy days.
4. It gives me a reason to wear my beanie.
3. It gives me time to transition from stressed out worker bee to happy go lucky husband.
2. It reminds me that there is a world out there with stars, blue skies, and sunsets.
1. It makes me just a little bit different than all the other rats in the race.

Washer Dryer

In my entire life, growing up in my parents house and after leaving as an adult, I don't ever remember having the washer or dryer break. It probably happened sometimes when I was a kid and my parents just took care of it, but even if it did, the point is that it has happened rarely. I own a couple of rental properties and the washer and dryer in those break routinely, at least once a year. How can tenants break washers and dryers so often? Are they washing their dishes in them? Are they just throwing in a bunch of gravel and pizza boxes just to stick it to me? Gah!