I Want to Believe

I just saw an advertisement for "Yes Man." The reviews of it I've read mostly comment on how this movie is simply re-treading familiar ground for him. Some go further, saying that the repetition is beginning to look a bit frayed around the edges.

But I liked the premise: a guy who has been saying no to life starts saying yes. Okay, from a certain angle, the wacky antics look a little similar to other, possibly better movies. I still think there's value in that premise, though. Start saying yes.

It doesn't take so long to establish familiar ground to re-tread, particularly at these loaded annual mileposts. And I can't be the only one who also notices the unruly edges around the rituals, formal and informal, that take place.

I mean, it's another year ending, and here I am making a blog post, thinking about resolutions and new beginnings, again. The themes keep coming around. Maybe we walk this ground because there's something new to be found on that old path, some detail we've missed. Maybe if we lift our feet just so this time, something different will rise up to meet us.

Merry Christmas.

One of Those Days

http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2008/10/28/20081028abrk-homeinvasion1028.html

Sadly, this happened at my childhood home. Keith and his girlfriend were beat up and we don't yet know what was taken.

And So It Begins...

At least it began for me today.

I ran my first two miles in preparation for the half-marathon. I managed a 10-minute mile pace. Not a bad start. I have big dreams, though. As always.

Miles run: 2
Money raised: $125

Let's Get it Started in Here!

So, in the never-ending quest for self-betterment and grand adventure, I've signed up for Team in Training to run a half marathon over Labor Day weekend. In addition to having to relearn to run distances, I have also committed to raising money to research cures for blood cancers and provide services to people currently suffering from them.

So, I have ANOTHER opportunity to start blogging again to talk about my progress. Yay! There's life in this old blog yet.

You can see my fundraising web site here. I'll be updating that page and this one (well, that's the plan, anyway). Wish me luck!

Miles run: 0
Money raised: 0

The Greatest Political Commentary Piece, EVAH!

Why bother coming up with my own analysis of the campaign when the good folks at Slate are doing it so much better? Please take the time to watch it.

Lunacy! Sheer lunacy!

Have you ever heard of Hannah Montana? Shudder. Her throngs decended on MY block tonight for a concert at the Verizon Center (okay, it's the block on which my organization's office is located, but that's where I spend the majority of my time, so it's MINE!). I literally could not get through the crowd to go to the gym (sadly, also on the same blcok). I had to walk a block around them. I have never seen such a crowd, not even for the Dixie Chicks. Also, they had set up a karaoke thing on the corner. Good traffic flow management, guys.

So, it's a new year, which means I've again resolved to blog more often. I've made a slightly more reasonable weekly resolution, rather than last year's daily. And I just made it (it being a week since the New Year). See how slick I am?