http://lifeisaroad.com/blog Musings from "Life Is a Road" author--Daniel Meyer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Balmy nights, pleasant days. Well...almost...if you squint a bit. Spring is here...or so close by as to make no difference. And those nights...those nights are just plain magic...and the thunderstorms...they hunt me yet again. Or maybe it's the other way around. And I ride. The worries left behind. The stress scattered to the winds. Blood, bone, ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/03/11/spring-sprung/ From one of my favorite webcomics. CUAgain, Daniel Meyer http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/03/03/nightmares/ It's the only thing I've ever set my mind to and then failed at it. And failed I have. Utterly and completely. The stakes? Nothing less than my life. The task? My weight. Despite multiple attempts, resolve, determination, and knowledge...still...not only have I not lost weight...I weigh more now than I ever have ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/03/01/failed/ Make your plans now! This year the 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival will be Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 9:AM to 4:PM on the historic square in Clarksville, Texas. This year's festival is shaping up to be a great one. There will even be glass blowing demonstrations! I'll be there signing books ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/25/the-2010-clarksville-fine-arts-festival/ Working this weekend...for the job...not writing, riding (other than the commute), the house etc...just working. The only point in my being here is...that I get paid to be here. Is that supposed to be enough? Mundanity. New term. Describes today perfectly. CUAgain, Daniel Meyer http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/20/work-a-day-world/ A little snippet of news from the news biz... Editor Matthew Cardinale says Springston was asked to leave APN last week "because he held on to the notion that there was an objective reality that could be reported objectively, despite the fact that that was not our editorial policy at Atlanta ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/17/no-objective-reality/ We had a foot of snow here yesterday. That's the most snow in a 24 hour period...ever...for this area. Yeah, I know you northern types are sneering over your 12 foot snowbanks at us...but you have to imagine...it just doesn't do that here. There's not a snowplow within 200 miles. Glad we've ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/12/most-snow-ever/ Corporate dress code: Business casual. Lobby floor: Marble. Weather: Rain. Manager: Wears hard-soled flats. Result: Falls on his ass. Hurts same. Follow up: Issues corporate wide email about using umbrella condoms, how to walk on a rug, and imperatives to immediately report wet drips to maintenance. *facepalm* Dude...it's raining. Umbrellas are going to drip. Soles are going ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/08/sensible-shoes/ Meatloaf...says it all for us... [Boy:] I can't forget the feeling of your sweat upon my skin And the trembling of your body on the day you let me in That happens once, only once, in a lifetime [Girl:] On a summer night's surrender with nothing to lose You were scared ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/02/01/what-about-love/ Y'all (technical Texas term) may be familiar with that guy in the UK that says wierd stuff in his sleep? He and his wife record what he says and sell t-shirts. Apparently there is some skepticism that he's really saying such things. I don't doubt it at all. I know I talk ... http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/01/29/well-apparently-i-need-to-go-get-some-pretzels/