NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. For the initiated folks, that’s short for National Novel Writing Month. The goal of the event/group/movement is to write a novel of at lest 50,000 words in the month of November. You aren’t allowed to pre-write anything, although you’re free to outline, work out characters, etc. I completed NaNoWriMo in 2009 and [...]
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In the beginning
Posted in Books, Writing on 31 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ernest Hemingway Knew What Was Up
Posted in Books, Writing on 27 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In high school, I read The Sun Also Rises. That book absolutely blew my mind. Ever since then, I’ve been a Hemingway guy. I even visited his house in Key West a few years ago. I’ve been trying to pump myself up for NaNoWriMo this year, and I’ve been trolling through some Hemingway quotes for [...]
Round Rock, Texas
Posted in America, Beer, Books, Food, Friends on 29 August, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We live in Round Rock, Texas. It’s located right outside of Austin, but I don’t think it’s fair to call Round Rock a suburb, since it’s been around since the 1850s. We love it here. The people are friendly and diverse, the food is good, and there’s fireworks every Friday. If you ever come and [...]
Two Good Books
Posted in Books on 29 August, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Since we moved to our new little city, I’ve been spending a lot of time at our public library. Here are the last couple of books that I read. You might want to check them out. Get it? “Check them out.” Shane by Jack Schaefer: For some reason, I’ve been into the idea of westerns [...]
Country: Behind the Music
Posted in America, Music on 17 August, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After a couple of weeks of listening to country music from various decades, some patterns have emerged. Here are some things that country music singers love: Drankin’ Whiskey Beer Girls in tank tops Girls in skirts Girls in boots Cheatin’ men Bad men Bodies of water that are not an ocean (ex. a river, a [...]
Country Music
Posted in Music on 9 August, 2011 | 3 Comments »
About two weeks ago, an internal switch flipped. I decided that I like country music. I thought this was a first for me, but it turns out that I’ve been absorbing country songs for a long time, now. Here are my current top five country songs that I’ve heard on the radio lately. Take This [...]
Good Law Books
Posted in Books on 28 June, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Being a lawyer and all, I like to read the occasional legal thriller. If you’re interested in some good lawyerin’ books, I recommend the following: One L by Scott Turow: Pretty accurate picture of the crucible that is law school…It was a year of terrors and triumphs, of depressions and elations, of compulsive work, pitiless [...]
The Four-Hour Work Week For the City by John Grisham
Posted in America, Art, Austin, Beer, Food, Friends, God, Life, Marriage, Movies, Nerd Herd, Personal Philosophy, Smart Money, Sports, Travel, Work on 23 June, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just finished reading For the City, a book co-authored by one of my church’s pastors, Matt Carter. In it, Carter mentions that he wants to live in such a way that that at the end of his life, he has no doubt that what he accomplished could only be done through God’s power. “Are [...]
I was standing in front of my desk at work last week and the strangest thing happened – I started smiling. I started smiling, I could not stop, and I did not know why. The reason why slowly came over me like the warmth of whiskey – I was happy. I sat on my desk [...]
Music from Old Friends
Posted in Art, Music on 17 April, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
