Monthly Archives: February 2006

Eric Conveys an Emotion

Have you ever been lost deep in conversation and someone was talking to you and he or she made some sort of face that you really couldn’t quite read but you knew that person was trying to convey some sort of emotion? Me neither. But just in case you have then you want to...
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Spicing Up The Sports – Adding Excitement to the Winter Olympics

It has come to my attention that some of you are not spending every waking moment eating, breathing, drinking, snorting and watching the Winter Olympics. This lack of interest is largely due to the fact that watching four spandex-wearing guys skate around a circle for three hours straight to obscure pieces of Russian music...
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The First Doctor’s Appointment – “Say Cheese!”

Today I attended my wife’s first baby-related doctor’s appointment and it was quite an experience for me, my wife, and probably the baby, too. I’m a guy. My experience with OB/GYN (obstetrician/gynecologist) doctors is pretty much limited to Monty Python sketches, Simpson’s references and the occasional late night Chevy Chase movie. I’m pleased to...
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Hello! Is There Anybody in There?

This morning my wife and I are going to see our baby for the very first time… I think. You see, we have our first of many appointments with the baby doctor and neither of us really knows what to expect from the exam or the ultrasound process. Sure, we’ve been reading all the...
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You Need INeedCoffee.com

If you’re the kind of person who needs coffee to not only function, but actually breathe each morning, then this site is for you. It’s Ineedcoffee.com and the domain name pretty much sums it up. It’s a totally free (as in coffee) site that has years of coffee poetry, coffee articles, coffee stories, coffee...
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Olympic Sized Dreams

I want to live a relaxed and comfy life, so I’ve been thinking about becoming a member of an Olympic team. Sure, I may have to train hard for a couple of years and I’ll probably have to compete in the most stressful sporting event in the world, but once that is over I’ll...
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Our Baby: The Grape

My wife and I are still trying to wrap our heads around this whole idea of having a baby, though we have wildly different thoughts on the subject. I’m worried about whether or not we’ll be able to handle the financial and moral responsibilities of bringing a child into the world. My wife is...
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Sears Sucker

I am convinced there is a planet somewhere in our galaxy that specializes in truly awful customer service and it is where Wal-Mart, Kmart and Sears all hire their store associates. These aliens travel hundreds of light years to work in low-paying dead-end retail jobs as an effort to undermine our world economy and...
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A Dead PC For Me

My computer at my office died sometime over lunch today. I came back to work after a long lunch in the company cafeteria, reached down under my little desk and hit the power button on my PC. Nothing happened. No hum, no beep, no little blips on the monitor. I hit the button again....
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