startswithanx | August 3, 2010
Jake and I both have a tendency to act like Penny is human. Not just human, but a little human that came as the result of our combined DNA. Also known as our child. We like to say she gets her allergies from Jake and her surprising athleticism from me. Her dislike of people in general [...]
startswithanx | July 26, 2010
I think I’ve mentioned before that Jake and I work together. Well, we don’t so much work together as we do just work at the same place. It has its ups (being able to not just listen to the other person talk ish about a co-worker, but actually contribute to it) and it has its [...]
startswithanx | July 21, 2010
I never knew condolences could be offered for things besides, like, deaths in the family. But, since Friday I’ve learned that Hallmark probably makes a card for people whose houses have been burgled. (P.S. Can anyone use ”burgle” in a sentence with a straight face?) We got a ton of text messages and phone calls and just facial expressions [...]
startswithanx | June 30, 2010
Something happened to me last week that made me feel like the unassuming guy, minding his own business in the stands of a major league baseball game when a homerun ball pays no mind to the fence in front of him and hops right into his lap.
There I was on Facebook, browsing [...]
startswithanx | June 15, 2010
The other night Jake and I are laying in bed. The lights are out, but we’re still talking, making the Walton’s proud. I say goodnight and tell him I love him. Silence screams back from the other side of the bed. Until this happens.
Jake: (With his body stiffened) It just hit me.
Me: What?
Jake: I could [...]