The Comet’s Flame

This is the first blog post I have written in a very long time.  Wow, what a long strange trip it has been… I don’t really even know where to start.  Thus, I think I will start at the beginning.  I want to start posting as if this were a new blog.  I will leave […]

Well, it has been nearly a year since I wrote the previous installment of my treatise on marriage. I’ve been thinking that two is not a good number (when it comes to installments, that is), so I am undertaking an attempt at a final chapter in what can now be termed a trilogy.
It seems […]

Hey everybody, check out my cool friend Mike’s cool new blog!

Ok, I got the keys for my apartment today. Below are some pictures of the interior. My family helped me move most of my large items in today (thanks, guys!), but there are still a lot of small things that I need to move (and lots of stuff that I need to reassemble). […]

Well a lot of things have happened in the past few weeks, but you will have to be patient with me as I collect my thoughts (and compose some blog entries).
One thing that has happened is that I now have an apartment in NE Cedar Rapids (there are four doors in the picture… mine is […]

Hi folks. Sorry I have been so bad about updating my blog lately!
Keep checking back, because I should be posting some (relatively) exciting new material soon!!
For now, here are some pictures from my family’s recent Chicago trip. We had a really fun time, and I definitely want to go back soon (downtown Chicago […]

Today is my blog’s birthday… it’s hard to believe that it has been a year since I started it!
It’s hard to explain my feelings on this day. Birthdays always make me rather sad, and this one is no exception.
However, I’m happy that so many people have participated and commented. It has been great […]

This evening I did some walking at the Boyson Park trail in Cedar Rapids. It was very relaxing. Everything was so quiet and peaceful. I saw several deer grazing in the adjacent field.
It brought back good memories of times when my family and I used to walk (or ride bikes) on that […]

I have been boring myself with my writing lately. I can’t seem to think of anything interesting to talk about. Thus, I have decided to write a self-referential stream-of-consciousness essay in celebration of boring literature.
There are many good things about boring essays such as this one. Firstly, they are easy to read […]

“When… you can’t compose yourself,
It’s best to compose a poem.”
- Conor Oberst
I think that’s what I’ll go do right now. Either that or get some sleep.