Decision making
Says Paris Hilton in a prepared statement:
In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make.
I'm speechless. If you haven't seen the movie Idiocracy, you really ought to.
Says Paris Hilton in a prepared statement:
In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make.
I'm speechless. If you haven't seen the movie Idiocracy, you really ought to.
All in three days.
Coming home...
Priceless.
(My brother forwarded these to me. Not sure what the original source was.)
2005 Darwin Award Winner:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a holdup in Long Beach, California, would be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
I googled myself tonight. Everyone does it. Some of us even admit to it.
Here's what I found out about myself.
I'm a Research Geologist for the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, having obtained a B.S. in Geology from California Institute of Technology in 1969 (a year before I was born)
I'm a 6'5", 195 lb, Wide Receiver for West Virginia currently eligible for the 2005 NFL Draft. According to the internet, I've got a bit of a bad attitude, and didn't really cause any sadness when I declared for the NFL draft.
I'm an architect and builder living in Australia. I was the 2001 winner of the Energy Efficient Home of the Year award.
I'm a Photographer in the U.K. specializing in tasteful black and white nude photos. I hope Marnia's not angry because I didn't tell her. (I was gonna tell her about it, but I didn't know until just now)
I'm a 6'9", 248 lb basketball player playing for Washington State University. I'm currently a freshman, and my position is "C", which I can only assume is Center.
I'm a UK expatriate living in Albania offering custom software development services at rates lower than the cost of an in-house UK programmer. According to one of my clients: "Chris Henry has provided high quality, cost effective and timely outsourcing services to Oxford Computer Consultants since August 2003. We have been delighted with the quality of the software provided by Chris, his responsiveness and his ability to contribute to both design and development tasks. I have no hesitation to recommend ChrisÂ’ services to other organizations." Damn, I'm good.
I'm the weekday sports anchor for News World International. Also, I spent 5 years as the producer and host of "The Power Boat television show". Five years of content on power boats? Who knew.
Lastly, at least for tonight, if you would like to buy an Chris Henry paraphanelia, please visit EBay.
At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon (thanks to m-w.com for the spelling), I've got to say that it makes me cranky that my cell phone can't just ring like a cell phone. I don't like the "Cingular" sound that comes with it and the rest of the included "ringtones" are irritatingly uselsess.
I believe that people really like being able to customize their cell phone with cool ringtones. I get it. But what about us backwards people who just want their phone to ring like a phone? I'm all for freedom to choose. I gotta say though, the choices for ringtones suck.
I'm just sayin.
I'm a little conflicted about this whole Father's day thing. Marnia and I have been through so many hurdles to become parents that it feels to me that father's day is more of a hallmark holdiay than the real thing. Don't get me wrong, I cherish my role as a father and my son is the embodiment of happiness. However, what is there about tomorrow that makes being a father that much better than any other day of the year?
I'm not sure what pregnant people go through, but I know that for me I was so focused on the adoption process, that when we got to the hotel, and then got home, with Damon, that I was pretty unprepared. Trying to figure out why the little dude is crying in the middle of the night. Which formula is he going to finally like? Which bottle will agree with him? Why the heck won't he burp? Why the heck did he just spit up twice the amount of liquid that I just put into him? Stress. Stress. Stress. I'm sure other parents go through that part, but when you add onto all of that the whole, "is this kid really going to be mine?" part, it just gets crazier.
Before you start thinking that I've gone over the deep end, or at least further than usual, things have also gotten a lot better over the weeks since we've been home. The legal hurdles have been crossed and he's ours forever. We did figure out which formula and bottle he likes. We've gotten a lot better at figuring out what it is that he needs at a given point in time. Burping and spitting are just things that you learn to work with. After all, a burping child is generally a happy one. I've actually developed a whole new appreciation for the burp and think everyone needs at least one good belch a day.
People keep asking me what I think about being a father. I've taken to responding "it's different." I know that most of the time the answer that's being sought is something about how great it is. It is great, but mostly, it's different. On several occasions I've found myself looking forward to things "getting back to normal." The problem is, that view of "normal" is outdated, and from what I've been able to gather, I won't see normal around here for quite a few years. So, what I'm getting at here is that fatherhood IS different. Every day is different than the day before in some way or another. Different isn't bad either. It's just different.
So, back to Father's day. I think that Father's day is a good thing, but from where I'm sitting, Father's day isn't about me. Father's day is about my dad and is about my son. I think that doing something special with my son tomorrow is important for me, even though at his age, he's not really going to appreciate what's going on. I think that doing something special for my dad is important also. At his age, he also may not understand what's going on, but that's how it goes. (just kidding Dad). In the end, the day isn't about clever cards or Home Depot tools (although I'm not turning any down that show up), but about spending time with people.
The question begs though, how is that different than any other day? I enjoy doing things with my son every day and doing things for my dad is also not something that should limited to a particular day.
I read an article in the LA Times today about Emeka Okafor, who is a star on the University of Connecticut's NCAA basketball team. I was struck in the article about how academics played more than a passing role in his life and was encouraged by it.
Makes me glad I picked U. Conn to win the NCAA tournament. Go Huskies!