In the field, snow is glistening. Wait, no. That's Christmas. My brother, Derek, gets married this Saturday, and as it draws closer I find myself getting pretty emotional about it. I haven't written my best man toast yet, but I did just complete their reception slide show. I must say, I have a knack for that crap. It'll definitely be memorable. So, the toast - speech ...

I'm not even going to mention the lag between posts here, so back off ok? :) This weekend is the 4th of almost every booked weekend this summer. After laundry, ironing and packing tonight; tomorrow morning I head up to Eau Claire with Mandi for my good friend JoDean's wedding. Mandi will finally get to meet my Mom... probably for lunch on Saturday and then we're going ...

Seriously. I can't sleep. I don't know if you've seen the movie, but the guy basically goes forever without sleeping. I was wide awake at 4:30 this morning, thinking... ok, I'm sure I'll just fall right back asleep... but no. So, 5am I get up and start my day. But what the hell do people do this early? I mean, what's the point? ...

It's been a while, so here I am. A few hours removed from the Badgers ending their season with a loss to UNLV in the second round of the big tourney. It's a shame, really. They could've had a magical year - and in many ways they did - but fell far far short of their potential. This got me thinking. How many of us are actually ...