Author: Kevin Lawver

A Dublining I Will Go

My passport was finished and mailed out on 11/25, which means it should be here any day (any day before my trip would be perfect). I’m so excited that I can almost live with the cold I’ve had for three days, a deadline fast approaching amid numerous distractions (like sinus pain, documents and meetings), a […]

The World’s Greatest Pot Roast

Because someone asked how I made my perfect roast, I figured I’d share my recipe. This recipe is for a 5 quart crockpot. If you have a smaller one, use enough to fill up your crockpot and that’s it. If you don’t have a crockpot… why not? Go get one, now! So, here goes: Ingredients: […]

Hi, Nice to Meet You

I’m off being social and planning for my trip (waiting patiently for my passport, buying touristy books about Dublin, trying to figure out what the weather is like in Eastern Ireland in early December, putting together a shopping list, and trying to find things to do with the 18 hours of touristy time we’ll have […]

Creepy Animals I’m Glad Don’t Exist

If you’re into crazy animals that don’t exist, but are extremely well imagined, you should hightail it over to Uncommon Creatures. It’s fantasmagorical!! Whatever the inverse of insomnia is, I have it. I can get to sleep just fine, but I’m waking up too early. It’s been happening for about a week, and is really […]

The Crack of Dawn

I’ve been waking up extremely early the past few days. Instead of spending extra time in the shower or eating breakfast at home, I just come into work as I normally do. Only, when I get here, I’m all alone. No one shows up in my buddy list, and I have very little e-mail to […]

Can I Do Anything For You?

To the best of my recollection this is the exact transcript of a conversation I had with my wife last night: Jen: Can I do anything for you? Kevin: Nope, I’m good. Jen: But I love you so much, I want to show how much I love you by doing something for you. Kevin: I […]

Self-Evident Truths

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That […]

Best Albums of the Nineties?

Michelle picked Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Sorry, but nope. The best albums of the nineties are… Lyle Lovett’s Joshua Judges Ruth: The album that made me listen to Country – Ok, I only ever listen to Lyle, but that counts, doesn’t it? Massive Attack‘s Mezzanine: How many other bands (that are still around, unlike the […]

Ummm, Yeah, OK, Maybe

Just the Ticket!

Trying to think “outside the box”, I’ve come up with a political lineup sure to attract that middle third of the political spectrum that we’re courting at nonDependant. I had a this weird thought… how’s this for a Presidential ticket? For President, John McCain. He’s a veteran, strong on defense, moderate and independant. He’s also […]