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My Interests

Music:

I listen to most anything with a good beat. Some of my favorites are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Panther Attack!, Portishead, Billie Holiday, Mogwai, Radiohead, Frank Sinatra, tool, Chevelle, Jimi Hendrix, PJ Harvey, Bronze Fawn, and DJ Shadow.

Movies:

Some flicks I can watch over and over are Pulp Fiction, Stranger Than Fiction, Thomas Crown Affair, Empire Records, Man on Fire, Sandlot, and most anything with Audrey Hepburn.

Television:

I watch little television except Adult Swim. You might occasionally catch me watching something on Comedy Central, Discovery, or Spike unless my son is home. Then there might be some Nickelodeon, too.

Books:

I tend to have at least one book in progress. I read a range of things but lean mostly toward fiction. Some of my recent favorites have been The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay and Wicked by Gregory Maguire.

Heroes:

My son, Elias. He and I have discovered that mad skills come from the heart.

My Blog

Interesting coincidence

Today is April 15th - Tax Day. Mine have been done for months and I've long since received (and spent -- no worries, I was responsible and paid off my credit cards) my return. However, I thought it ...
Posted by rick on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:32:00 PST

Digging for treasure in 2007

Like all January 1sts this coming New Year's Day marks a new beginning: an opportunity to start fresh and rise as a phoenix from the ashes. While I am most certainly looking to 2008 as a fresh s...
Posted by rick on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:26:00 PST

Ten thousand days in the fire.

I'm feeling a little old. Today I have been alive for ten thousand days! My 4 year-old son has been alive 1549 days. At a bit over 27 and 4 neither of us is actually old but I still ...
Posted by rick on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:11:00 PST

Coasting

This past weekend my friend Brian Bomar (aka Scruff) and I went to Sandusky, OH home of Cedar Point amusement park. I hadn't been to an amusement park in ages (native Memphians will agree that L...
Posted by rick on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:07:00 PST

Friends.

I really love my friends. That is all....
Posted by rick on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:48:00 PST

Dad Commandments

OK, I know I've been posting a lot on here recently. I'll go back to lurker mode soon, I'm sure. However, I saw something on MSN (of all places) that I wanted to share. So, courtesy ...
Posted by rick on Fri, 11 May 2007 07:18:00 PST

Partying by the river.

I have to admit that I had more fun at the Beale Street Music Fest this year than I've ever previously had. I went all three days despite what I thought were spotty line ups. My friend Chr...
Posted by rick on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:06:00 PST

Life for dummies.

Life for dummies:* Take risks.* Be yourself.* Be a good friend.
Posted by rick on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:03:00 PST

I heart contractors.

I've discovered that laying tile and painting, especially inside trim pieces, is hard. Between my Dad and I it took us two days to lay about 20 square feet of tile. That doesn't sound like...
Posted by rick on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:12:00 PST

I don't tell jokes well.

As the subject states, I don't tell jokes well. I will never be a stand-up comedian -- which is fine by me, actually. However, I did something today and every time I think about it I get a...
Posted by rick on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:59:00 PST