A Letter to This Guy
Daniel, this may be hard to believe but your future self is writing you this letter with some valuable advice. If you don’t believe me then here is some proof: you have an uncommon and embarrassingly accurate knowledge of the NBC sitcom Wings. Still need proof? Ok, you named your guitar Claire after an average-looking girl in your freshman english class at college whom you never got up the nerve to approach. Believe me now?
Sorry if that was a little harsh but believe me when I tell you that I am writing with good news.
Top 12 Pictures from my 2012
This year is winding down and I happen to be home on a Friday night so I proudly compiled my top 12 photos of 2012!
NHL Lockout Analysis
The National Hockey League is currently shut down by a lockout with owners and players meeting sporadically to negotiate but with no sign of an agreement. I’m going to look at the issue from both sides including the revenue sharing proposal that affects small market teams and the players demands for a improved pension and benefits.
Burying My Shoes
Recenlty I have been asked about this blog and complimented on some of the posts I’ve made. This made me very uncomfortable as most compliments do and I’ve had trouble sitting down to write a new entry. At the risk of sounding like a complete #humblebrag, I didn’t know how to deal with people connecting to what I was putting into the world. But tonight I realized something about myself and shoes.
Shelf Life of Love
“My name is Donnie Smith and I have lots of love to give.”
That’s a quote one of the best movies that somehow overcomes the fact that it contains Tom Cruise – Magnolia. The Paul Thomas Anderson film tells several stories about a variety of characters that intersect in curious and tragic ways and make us question the existence of fate. I think it won an Oscar and I have it in my DVD collection because it makes me feel like I’m more of a movie buff than you are.
But I digress. In one of my favorite scenes, William H. Macy is playing a man consumed with confusion and loneliness. His best days behind him, the character is desperately chasing happiness like a child trying to catch bubbles that disappear in the hand. He has a bit of an emotional meltdown in a bar and it starts with that quote: “I have a lot of love to give!” Later in the movie, Donnie has reached the end of his rope and breaks down crying, “I really do have love to give… I just don’t know where to put it!”
Tinker Bell in The Darkness
I bought a fancy Nikon camera recently. I told myself it was it was an investment in my web design and it would pay for itself with business uses, but the truth is it takes pretty pictures and I like pretty pictures. I’ve been taking way too many pictures lately testing out the different features and one night I set a tripod on my driveway and pointed it at the sky.
My NBA Predictions
The NBA is back with a full 82-game schedule and David Stern has announced his future retirement. This is a joyous time that deserves something special. I am that something special and I give you my predictions for the 2012-13 season…
The Only One
when you needed me
i fell asleep
you said ‘tell everyone’
but you’re a secret i keep
how can they see you
through everything i do?
how can it be true
that you’re good news?
’cause i never change
still spinning around
looking for answers i have
already found
and i’ve tried work, women, and whisky
they all left me thirsty
but even i can’t deny
you’re the only that satisfies me
when i’m broken
you’re the healing i need
i don’t know why sometimes i
just let it bleed
it’s not cool to say ‘sin’
and i so want to fit in
i trade my mask for skin
i’m tired of pretending
’cause i never change
still spinning around
looking for answers i have
already found
and i’ve tried work, women, and whisky
they all left me thirsty
but even i realize
you’re the only that satisfies me
Cookies and the voice of God
I have heard God speak to me.
Now, before you make up your mind about what that means – let me rule some things out:
- I will not be handing out flowers at the airport.
- I only have hair like a televangelist when I wake up in the morning
- I sincerely hope the world doesn’t end in 2012 because I bought the extended warranty for my washer/dryer.