bren : blog

Got my first check from Google for ad sales on Slacker Manager. Cool. I thought there would be more fanfare, somehow. At least some glitter on the check or something. But no. Just a plain old check. But it didn’t bounce, so I’m not complaining.

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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Truman’s in bed, listening for the sound of Santa’s sleigh landing on our roof. We’ve left out cookies and milk for his dining pleasure. Tomorrow should be a lot of fun when Tru wakes up!
This evening we went to my mom’s house and did our traditional dinner of [...]

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I liked this little joke:
A scientist approached God and said “Listen, we’ve decided we no longer need you. Nowadays we can clone people, transplant hearts and do all kinds of things that were once considered miraculous.”
God patiently heard him out and then said “All right. To see whether or not you still need me, why [...]

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Went surfing Sunday morning. My friend Pete had called late Saturday evening, so I didn’t call him back. Rather, I just gambled that he’d be at the beach when I showed up early in the morning. He wasn’t, but he pulled in a few minutes later.
We watched the waves for a while. [...]

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One of Amy’s students gave her a compilation of Johnny Cash songs. She plays it in the car sometimes, on the way to or from work. Truman digs it. His favorite song is “Ring of Fire.” He pretty much knows all the words, too. He always asks for “that fire [...]

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Today is Amy’s 36th birthday (gasp!)… I know! I don’t think she looks 36 either! Send her a little note wishing her well. She’s at Amy dot Lutz at the gmail dot com. She’d love a little consolation today.
Happy birthday, sweetie!

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I’m stuck in Vegas all week. Yuck. I don’t like Vegas. Too plastic, too shiny. Too many sad people, too many broken people, too many people trying to fill a hole that can’t be filled with money, sex, food, power, whatever. Too many lost and wandering souls in Vegas, staring [...]

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