Posts by dwallace:
There are signs everywhere
These are two of my favorites.
Baton Bob
When I first started dating my wife, there used to be a street performer named Baton Bob. He was a bald black man who wore booty-shorts, usually with a matching vest, but sometimes shirtless. He usually had a top hat and almost always a baton. Bob would march down the street in one of the […]
Running Behind
I woke up for work an hour and thirty minutes before I had to leave today and was still thirty minutes late. All I did was exercise for twenty-six minutes, then I marinated some chicken for a Hawaiian dish that I make about three times a year. I then took a shower and got ready […]
Hurt
I heard this song on the way home today. It was originally recorded by Trent Reznor from 9 Inch Nails, but Johnny Cash covered it and made the video right before he passed away. The video is heartbreaking, covering Cash’s entire career right up to the old man sitting on his, “Empire of dirt.” Click […]
TMI
It’s amazing what a fresh set of sheets can do for your love life after not washing them for so long you’ve forgotten how long it’s been. They are almost like an untouched wall in the ghetto, begging to be graffitied.
Snow Day
I took a picture of my driveway and sent it to my boss. I added the water bottle for scale. He wrote back and said, “Work from home.” In the Northern states this would be nothing. In Missouri, it’s called a snow day.
Snowmagedon
This is what grocery stores in the Mid-West look like when you tell people there’s a snow storm coming. (Picture from my friend Lori. We both grew up and went to high school together in Hawaii.) P.S. I’m posting twice today because I didn’t post anything on the third. I did write in my notebook […]
Ugly Sweater Party
Ugly sweater parties are quite the rage these days. People get together and eat, drink and vote on the ugliest sweater. Here is the runner-up of the party I went to. I didn’t feel comfortable asking the winner if I could take a picture of just her sweater. Especially after this model said, “Are you […]
Behind the 8-Ball
Sometimes life is like an 8-ball tournament. You get your first match under your belt and move on to the next. You win a close cat-and-mouse game on the next match and then have to win the third game for the whole team to win the series. You’re playing a guy who you are literally […]
Project Rules
I decided a few days ago that I was going to start a new 365-Day Project. I’ve written about this a couple times and completed one the year my daughter was born. For that particular 365-Day Project, I wrote my daughter a note every single day from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. My wife even […]