Last night we kicked off our Nashvegas vacation by hanging out on the Demonbreun strip. For non-Nashvillians, this strip (pronounced something like “duh-MUN-bree-un” or “deh-MON-bree-un” — no two native Nashvillians pronounce it the same way) is what used to be
Lessons in great songwriting
“Everybody always laughs at love but what they want is to be proven wrong” – Allen/Hall/Oates, “Did It in a Minute” It isn’t just that this is a great lyric (though I certainly think it is). It’s the way they
A day and a half to go. But who’s counting?
Mentally, I’m already on vacation.
Working out in recovery
Tough workout this morning. After 2 miles on the treadmill, I had to hop off, stretch, and do some other exercises like squats and Roman chair bends. Then I got back on the treadmill for another 2 miles, but it
You Are So Nashville If…
[seasons got to it first, but I intended all day to post some of my favorites. 🙂 ] You are so Nashville if… You need a war to sell records. (This year’s winner!) You intentionally drive drunk in hopes of
Lyrics on Demand
Last weekend, at a houseboat party thrown by my employment agency, I met a guy who works here in a department called “Collaborative Services” which basically means he works with servers. (Don’tcha just love corporate department naming?) Anyway, he emailed
How funny is this.
posted a link to a story about wild times in the Olympic village. It quotes my ex-boyfriend. It's “a two-week-long private party for thousands of hard-bodies,” says Nelson Diebel, an American swimmer who won gold twice in Barcelona.
What’s on your PDA?
soaring_phoenix wrote about PIMs. I replied: I love love love my Clie NZ-90. I’ve previously owned a Palm VIIx and a PalmPilot Pro. I’m a diehard Palm OS user. It would take a lot to convince me to go with
Email prank
Went by my boss’s desk to ask him something and he wasn’t there, but his PC was unlocked. So I sat down and wrote email to the only two of my colleagues who are in the office today. Subject: You’re
Vacation at home? Why not!
OK. So. I've been working here at [Fortune 100 behemoth corporation] since April 2003. I've averaged somewhere around 65 high-intensity hours per week since I started. I have taken no vacation. I'm starting to crack. So a few weeks ago,