I finished Lance Armstrong's autobiography last night. Have I mentioned I've grown to like sports writers? Don't know what it is....I don't particularly care for playing or watching them, but I find reading about them just fascinating.
Anyway...it was pretty good, although somewhat outdated (2000). A bit more cussing than I cared for, but the bits about the racing were exciting. He has an extreme personality (tell me something from Texas that isn't extreme, though) and it made for a fascinating read.
I look forward to starting O! Pioneers a little sooner this year than I have in other years. Oh, well. If I try putting it off for another cycle, I'm afraid I'll be too late.
2011-10-28
2011-10-14
Reading Journal
I finished "Not Dead Yet" and "So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." last night.
Both were decent. Not I'd-Rather-Give-Myself-a-Swirly boring, but not exactly enthralling, either. "Not Dead Yet" was at the beginning, and some of "So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." was pretty good.
"Not Dead Yet" is the story of Phil Southerland, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 7 months. He took control of his diabetes and now heads a bike racing team to raise awareness and funds for solutions for Type 1. The first part is best if you're reading it because your passionate about bikes, while the second is best if you're reading it because you're passionate about diabetes. Lucky for me, I'm into both. Oh, and he looks like Matt Damon.
"So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." is a collection of short, 2-page op-eds by Rob Borsilliano (or something equally Italian). He grew up in the Bronx and his wife talked him into moving to Des Moines. The last entry really threw me.
Both were decent. Not I'd-Rather-Give-Myself-a-Swirly boring, but not exactly enthralling, either. "Not Dead Yet" was at the beginning, and some of "So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." was pretty good.
"Not Dead Yet" is the story of Phil Southerland, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 7 months. He took control of his diabetes and now heads a bike racing team to raise awareness and funds for solutions for Type 1. The first part is best if you're reading it because your passionate about bikes, while the second is best if you're reading it because you're passionate about diabetes. Lucky for me, I'm into both. Oh, and he looks like Matt Damon.
"So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." is a collection of short, 2-page op-eds by Rob Borsilliano (or something equally Italian). He grew up in the Bronx and his wife talked him into moving to Des Moines. The last entry really threw me.
2011-09-26
Writing Journal
*murrrrrrgh*
That's how I felt about this poem. See, I decline any desire to have any association with what have been described as "nerdy franchises." Not with the people, per se, actually, definintely not with the people. Some of my best friends are obsessed with nerdy franchises. Harry Potter, LOTR, Star Wars/Trek, mostly. My experience is intentionally very limited with each of those. No real good reason, to be honest. We all have quirks we can't explain; I just happen to have chosen this as mine.
Less than a month before a friend's birthday, I saw that someone at work had some Star Wars they wanted to sell. So I bought their copies of II and III, confident my friend's limited DVD collection didn't include these.
Well, with the Project Poem Project I've set for myself, I had to write a poem to accompany the gift. Please be advised that since it's supposed to be this "off."
Spacy Thoughts
When I finally met your (City Name) Biker gang,
Not a one of them was mean.
Yoda is green.
TSO was a great big blast!
You still owe me a set-up—Whadd’ya Know?
How close are you with Hans Solo?
We had just crossed the bridge when you gave me the news:
My car could go no farther.
Luke, I am your father.
When you took a girl to see Pink Floyd live,
Your teenaged dream came more than true.
May the force be with you.
In prepping for my first big ride,
You sold and showed me your slicks.
This has been a Jedi mind trick.
Now you have the second,
And you have also the third.
Jabba the Hut looks like a turd.
That's how I felt about this poem. See, I decline any desire to have any association with what have been described as "nerdy franchises." Not with the people, per se, actually, definintely not with the people. Some of my best friends are obsessed with nerdy franchises. Harry Potter, LOTR, Star Wars/Trek, mostly. My experience is intentionally very limited with each of those. No real good reason, to be honest. We all have quirks we can't explain; I just happen to have chosen this as mine.
Less than a month before a friend's birthday, I saw that someone at work had some Star Wars they wanted to sell. So I bought their copies of II and III, confident my friend's limited DVD collection didn't include these.
Well, with the Project Poem Project I've set for myself, I had to write a poem to accompany the gift. Please be advised that since it's supposed to be this "off."
Spacy Thoughts
When I finally met your (City Name) Biker gang,
Not a one of them was mean.
Yoda is green.
TSO was a great big blast!
You still owe me a set-up—Whadd’ya Know?
How close are you with Hans Solo?
We had just crossed the bridge when you gave me the news:
My car could go no farther.
Luke, I am your father.
When you took a girl to see Pink Floyd live,
Your teenaged dream came more than true.
May the force be with you.
In prepping for my first big ride,
You sold and showed me your slicks.
This has been a Jedi mind trick.
Now you have the second,
And you have also the third.
Jabba the Hut looks like a turd.
2011-09-20
Writing Journal
My church is holding an activity for the General Relief Society Broadcast this Saturday. We decided to send out postcards to remind some of our sisters who haven't been getting reminders on Sundays. This is the poem I included with mine.
Get all dolled up in a cute little skirt
And join your sisters for a little dessert.
7 pm is when it all starts.
So please come prepared
To hear stories meant to touch our hearts.
Yeah, not my best.
But it got the job done.
Get all dolled up in a cute little skirt
And join your sisters for a little dessert.
7 pm is when it all starts.
So please come prepared
To hear stories meant to touch our hearts.
Yeah, not my best.
But it got the job done.
2011-08-31
Dear President Obama
Dear President Obama,
While I appreciate your promises to help out those on the east coast with the flooding from Irene, under the direction of Mother Nature, I can't help but get a little green with envy. I understand their streets, homes and neighborhoods are covered with water or mud and that it is a general disaster area, and I can empathize. See, I'm from Omaha, and we've had parts of the Interstate closed for months because of flooding. Flooding that was caused when the Army Corps of Engineers, under the direction of Uncle Sam, released tons of water from dams upstream along the Missouri River.
Not only has FEMA refused to help finance the cleanup, but you yourself refuse to come out and even look at the damage. So, here, to make life easy for you, I'll save you the trip. Take a look at this photo slideshow from the Omaha World Herald.
Thank you,
seashmore
P.S.-The amount of support you've shown my neighborhood during this man-made disaster is proportionate to the amount of support you'll be seeing from me in the next election.
While I appreciate your promises to help out those on the east coast with the flooding from Irene, under the direction of Mother Nature, I can't help but get a little green with envy. I understand their streets, homes and neighborhoods are covered with water or mud and that it is a general disaster area, and I can empathize. See, I'm from Omaha, and we've had parts of the Interstate closed for months because of flooding. Flooding that was caused when the Army Corps of Engineers, under the direction of Uncle Sam, released tons of water from dams upstream along the Missouri River.
Not only has FEMA refused to help finance the cleanup, but you yourself refuse to come out and even look at the damage. So, here, to make life easy for you, I'll save you the trip. Take a look at this photo slideshow from the Omaha World Herald.
Thank you,
seashmore
P.S.-The amount of support you've shown my neighborhood during this man-made disaster is proportionate to the amount of support you'll be seeing from me in the next election.
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