2007, So Happy To See You Go

| December 31, 2007

It’s the end of the year. So it is time to wax poetically about the year we just completed and the excitement of the upcoming year and all the goodness it will contain. Goodness and cookies. Because a year is no good without cookies. I, for one, am happy for 2007 to be coming to […]

Rock Bottom. I Have Hit It.

| December 27, 2007

I have absolutely nothing to write about. How did I make it through 30 whole days of November with something to write every day? Oh, right. Most of it was crap. Last night, I sat down, turned on the laptop and logged on, ready to write a blog post. And my mind was as blank […]

Five Gold Rings

| December 26, 2007

So what did y’all do on Christmas? Because this girl (points to self) became an Olympic medalist five times over. Oh, and I also am the new Olympic record holder in rowing. Boo. Yeah. Overall, pretty good Christmas, if I do say so myself. My nephew Tommy was lucky enough to get a Wii from […]

Cardtastic Christmas

| December 25, 2007

I send Christmas cards. It started after college when we got free Christmas cards at the 49ers. And I figured “man, my family would LOVE to have a card full of football players! And it will cost me nothing!” Then, back in 2003, while working a game late in the year, Dusty Baker showed up […]

So This Is Christmas (Eve)

| December 24, 2007

I am not in the Christmas spirit this year. I’ve tried. But it hasn’t worked. I don’t want to listen to Christmas music. I don’t want to buy gifts. I have none of that yuletide spirit. December 25th is just another day of the week. And it happens to be a day off from work. […]