Older entries

2007-08-31 - You Can Now Purchase Room for Two
2007-07-12 - Room for Two
2007-03-19 - Book Deal
2007-02-26 - How to Talk to a Widower
2006-12-21 - The Widowerhood Excuse
2006-11-13 - Sex and Intimacy with Widowers
2006-06-05 - The Abel Hour Radio Show
2006-03-19 - Suicide Survivor
2005-12-22 - Life With A Widower
2005-09-09 - Dating Advice for (Young) Widowers
2005-07-19 - Dating A Widower and other updates
2005-06-09 - --
2005-05-24 - A new home
2005-05-19 - Monday Monday
2005-05-09 - Big Changes
2005-04-26 - Yes, we're having another baby, missing work and breaking kneecaps
2005-04-20 - It must be something in the water
2005-04-15 - Matt Leinart, dinner with friends, and writing for an alternative publication
2005-04-13 - Warm weather, the crime lab, and fantasy baseball
2005-04-08 - Sometimes you’re the victim of your own success.
2005-04-05 - Tigers win, Summerland, and building a website
2005-03-31 - Gattaca, Easter Egg Hunt, and Running Cold
2005-03-25 - Spring Fever
2005-03-24 - Terri Schiavo and the culture of death
2005-03-21 - Aidan falls into six inches of water
2005-03-16 - Photo contest
2005-03-14 - nothing to report, jazz vs. lakers
2005-03-10 - Concerns about the funeral, winter turns into spring
2005-03-07 - Clarificaiton and more death
2005-03-04 - The Grief Industry Part II: Won’t Somebody Think of the Children?!?
2005-02-25 - The story of the knife
2005-02-22 - Aidan: The good, the bad, the ugly.
2005-02-16 - This V-Day
2005-02-08 - That's a Wrap
2005-02-04 - Sore all over and my Super Bowl XXXIX pick
2005-02-01 - Turning 30, birthday suprise, and more good news
2005-01-27 - The big 3-0
2005-01-19 - Aidan grows up and writing all day
2005-01-07 - Sad passing, seeing a friend again, and more about Texas
2005-01-05 - Marathon Girl wins her second Marathon
2004-12-27 - Getting out just in time and a Christmas Eve incident
2004-12-22 - Countdown to Christmas, Houston, and the New Year
2004-12-20 - Q&A with Widower
2004-12-17 - Half-Life 2 and looking forward to Houston
2004-12-13 - Running faster and piano buying
2004-12-07 - The calm before the storm and a two year anniversary
2004-12-02 - Angry dreams and running in the cold
2004-11-29 - Adventures in Christmas Tree Hunting
2004-11-21 - sensual running and a friend's new baby
2004-11-18 - Fog, rain, and dancing with Aidan
2004-11-15 - Fast running, grieving fathers, and a study
2004-11-11 - This is what I call progress
2004-11-03 - Election day 2004
2004-11-01 - running on ice, trick or treat, and please vote!
2004-10-21 - Rain, sitting up, and a World Series prediction
2004-10-15 - Aidan's better, ghost artilce done, home ownership
2004-10-11 - It's dark out here, fast runnning and scary Aidan tales
2004-10-04 - Busy at work, housing troubles and Running Fast
2004-09-14 - Our place, bank paper work, and Houston
2004-09-12 - Everyone's sick and we close on our house tomorrow
2004-09-09 - Texas Marathon, home update, and Aidan update
2004-09-07 - Open letters to widowers and those who date them
2004-08-31 - Overdirve
2004-08-31 - Overdirve
2004-08-23 - Finishing the race
2004-08-18 - Eugene's wedding and Aidan's thumb
2004-08-12 - Movie guesses, marathons, and a strange dream
2004-08-10 - Looking at homes, weddings, hats, and photos
2004-08-05 - House hunting, dishonest people, and Aidan's right hand
2004-08-04 - Thunderstorms and an annoucement
2004-07-30 - Vacation jealousies and MG stays on at the crime lab
2004-07-26 - Government security and a writer's dream
2004-07-21 - I know when to use lay/lie
2004-07-20 - Feeling old, a running machine, and Aidan's 2 months old
2004-07-15 - Random Thoughts III
2004-07-12 - Sleeping through the night, Spiderman 2, smiling babies
2004-07-06 - Running stroller, a trip to Idaho, and blessing Aidan
2004-06-29 - writing nuts
2004-06-25 - I wore a suit and tie to work today
2004-06-24 - Running too fast and Aidan grows up
2004-06-21 - Fathers day, running, and the weight I've gained
2004-06-16 - fatherhood and book update
2004-06-14 - Aidan's first tiger game and "child saftey experts"
2004-06-08 - Aidan the weed and it’s your attitude that makes life worth living
2004-06-01 - A perfect day
2004-05-27 - Three of us now and new feelings
2004-05-24 - Tired but doing well
2004-05-21 - Aidan
2004-05-19 - Random Thoughts II
2004-05-17 - Quick baby update
2004-05-13 - We know when the baby's coming
2004-05-11 - Non stress test and raising a family in today's world
2004-05-08 - No more work for MG
2004-05-04 - Feelings on Dating Again
2004-05-02 - A hard run
2004-04-29 - Cold running, a sister returns, and more strange dreams
2004-04-26 - Happy Birthday Eugene
2004-04-22 - Random Thoughts
2004-04-19 - Days that I dream
2004-04-14 - The Grief Industry
2004-04-12 - Baseball, pregnancy update, and Easter Sunday
2004-04-08 - Letter to M. #7
2004-04-06 - C-sections
2004-04-02 - A baby shower
2004-03-30 - Running Forward and baby stuff
2004-03-26 - Rain, my book, and redesigning my site
2004-03-25 - BirthingBall
2004-03-22 - A wedding, a move, a walk, and a run
2004-03-19 - Questions and Answers, Part III
2004-03-17 - Birthing class, work, and spring
2004-03-15 - Questions and Answers, Part II
2004-03-11 - Questions and Answers, Part I
2004-03-08 - Adventures in hair cutting
2004-03-04 - An update before lunch
2004-03-02 - My brother the amazing musical/playwriting genius
2004-02-26 - Year One
2004-02-24 - Full Circle
2004-02-23 - Death of a friend.
2004-02-19 - Strange Widower Behavior
2004-02-16 - Today I am one happy man
2004-02-06 - Hummer
2004-02-05 - Baby news
2004-02-03 - Q&A with Widower
2004-01-30 - A busy weekend and my Super Bowl XXXVIII pick
2004-01-29 - The Widower Excuse
2004-01-27 - Moving, super bowl party, and renting U-Hauls
2004-01-26 - Death of a coworker
2004-01-23 - A moving update
2004-01-20 - baby clothes, packing, old memories, and an apology
2004-01-19 - Ultrasound relutls
2004-01-15 - A short update
2004-01-12 - Fog, a new place to live, and a baby update
2004-01-09 - Good news, bad news
2004-01-07 - Letter to M. #6
2004-01-05 - Happy New Year and Two Poems
2003-12-30 - 2003 Year in Review
2003-12-29 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
2003-12-23 - Christmas hams, I'm outta here, and Merry Christmas
2003-12-22 - dancing naked
2003-12-18 - It's like the Twilight Zone around here
2003-12-17 - A transfer, it's your attitude that counts, and my brother the Ent.
2003-12-15 - Eugene update and The End of the World 2
2003-12-11 - Dinner one night
2003-12-09 - A Christmas tree, a severe cold, and an anniversary
2003-12-05 - Company parties and sex appeal
2003-12-03 - The end of the world, blood splatter, and falling in love all over again
2003-12-01 - Life is good
2003-11-26 - Happy Thanksgiving
2003-11-24 - Employees say the stupidist things
2003-11-19 - A Tom and Harry update
2003-11-17 - The Ice Storm
2003-11-13 - It's not easy being the wife of a widower
2003-11-11 - What I did yesterday
2003-11-06 - My one day modeling career and Utah Jazz tickets
2003-11-05 - Where we live
2003-11-04 - Running in all kinds of weather
2003-10-31 - Having my cake and eating it too
2003-10-30 - cold weather, morning sickness, and did I mention I bought a new laptop?
2003-10-28 - Sunsets, more problems, and my new computer
2003-10-24 - Seattle, Part III
2003-10-23 - Seattle, Part II
2003-10-20 - Seattle, Part I
2003-10-10 - I'm out of here for 10 days
2003-10-08 - Work, new computer, and the Cubs
2003-10-06 - A new baby, distracted thoughts, five days until vacation
2003-10-01 - Dating again
2003-09-29 - Tigers only loose 119, Saturday work, and running
2003-09-26 - You'll live. Get back to work.
2003-09-24 - Personal issues should not be shared with coworkers
2003-09-22 - Married to Marathon Girl -- Not the Dead
2003-09-19 - A little bit of everything
2003-09-16 - Writing 'till my brain melts, laughing wtih MG, and loving the losers
2003-09-11 - As if you didn't have a reason to hate me before
2003-09-09 - There is no excuse for something this stupid...
2003-09-05 - Running at 6 a.m.
2003-09-04 - I'm writing spam for a living
2003-09-02 - A different sort of week
2003-08-28 - It happened last night
2003-08-27 - It hurts to write
2003-08-25 - In search of the Spiral Jetty
2003-08-21 - ghostwriting and my hair
2003-08-19 - Ending the rumor mill
2003-08-18 - Supercomputers and laptops
2003-08-12 - Marathon Girl to the rescue
2003-08-08 - Finally...the story wraps up!
2003-08-07 - The stupid little dog
2003-08-05 - More of the story
2003-08-01 - A correction, more money, and the "talk"
2003-07-30 - The story continues
2003-07-28 - Marathon Part II
2003-07-24 - Marathon Part I
2003-07-23 - An Eugene Update
2003-07-21 - My foot, date #5 and a William Gibson book
2003-07-17 - Better biking, date number 4
2003-07-14 - A good movie and date number 3
2003-07-10 - Plantar fasciitis and our second date
2003-07-07 - Biking and the worst movie ever made
2003-07-03 - Stuff you didn't know until now
2003-06-30 - Marathon Girl enters the "accptable age range"
2003-06-25 - Denver Trip Part II
2003-06-24 - Denver Trip Part I
2003-06-16 - Running, Father's Day, and the Detriot Tigers
2003-06-11 - Life adjusting
2003-06-03 - Widower returns
2003-05-24 - One year ago -- our first date
2003-03-11 - The end of this story and the begining of a new one
2002-12-11 - An addendum to the end of the story
2002-09-06 - A fond adieu
2002-09-05 - Letter #5 to M.
2002-09-04 - Quiet Mornings
2002-09-03 - The week that was (and is)
2002-08-29 - Embracing Death
2002-08-28 - Running is 90 percent mental
2002-08-27 - A new but dirty car
2002-08-26 - The weekend that was
2002-08-23 - Where things stand with the girl with the soft hands and Marathon Girl
2002-08-22 - I'm not a liar...promise
2002-08-21 - I hate not having a car
2002-08-20 - Once again I am without a car
2002-08-19 - Call me Superman
2002-08-16 - It still stings
2002-08-15 - A writing exercise and how dinner went last night
2002-08-14 - I am a klutz
2002-08-13 - Thoughts while running
2002-08-12 - run run run baby
2002-08-09 - Full custody
2002-08-08 - One train may hide another
2002-08-07 - The warm smell of bread in the morning
2002-08-06 - Just a bunch of (lovely) feelings
2002-08-05 - Get busy living or get busy dying
2002-08-02 - An early morning run and a domestic distrubance call (all before 6 a.m.)
2002-08-01 - Thoughts on grief
2002-07-31 - Random Thoughts
2002-07-30 - The grieving process and moving on
2002-07-29 - Refuge: A most beautiful surprise
2002-07-25 - Rain keeps falling on my head
2002-07-24 - How I deal with holidays and other special occasions
2002-07-23 - Letter #4 to M
2002-07-22 - Quick thinking Eugene
2002-07-19 - After November -- a poem
2002-07-18 - Fathers and Sons
2002-07-17 - Tales of the commute
2002-07-16 - Profits and loss, sorrow and hope
2002-07-15 - Neither rain nor sleet or hail...yeah right
2002-07-12 - I need to check my attitude
2002-07-11 - Thinking about moving -- but only thinking about it
2002-07-10 - Psycho neighbor lady strikes again
2002-07-09 - It's like I'm with my best friend
2002-07-03 - Preview to a great 4th of July weekend
2002-07-01 - Thoughts in the middle of nowhere, Friday evening
2002-06-27 - a quickie
2002-06-26 - The lives of my friends are like soap operas
2002-06-25 - The man from U.N.C.L.E.
2002-06-24 - This isn't a morality tale
2002-06-20 - Sitting on the edge of eternity (or My trip to Phoenix Part II)
2002-06-19 - Sometimes Miracles Do Happen (or My Trip to Phoenix, Part I)
2002-06-13 - I'm off to Phoenix (or fight fire with fire).
2002-06-12 - A year ago today...
2002-06-11 - It's raining babies (it's a baby shower you see)
2002-06-10 - I am not a cook
2002-06-07 - 100 things I need to do before I die
2002-06-06 - Random thoughts
2002-06-05 - Eternal Consequences Part II (or Why I am Disappointed in Myself)
2002-06-04 - Eternal Consequences Part I (or Why I am Disappointed in Eugene)
2002-06-03 - Weekend Observations
2002-05-31 - Yard work is the best therapy
2002-05-30 - Dating -- my perspective
2002-05-29 - Brace yourselves, this news will shock you
2002-05-28 - A new, different kind of Memorial Day
2002-05-23 - An open response to paper-rose
2002-05-22 - Haven't worked all day.
2002-05-21 - Death over and over again
2002-05-20 - I actually asked a girl out.
2002-05-17 - Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything
2002-05-16 - I've never had a movie experience like this
2002-05-15 - Don't ask me why I agreed to this
2002-05-14 - What happens when your psycho neighbor's dog gets hit by a car
2002-05-13 - Letter #3 to M
2002-05-10 - I'm fatigued (that's why this entry is so short)
2002-05-09 - Thoughts on Families, Children, and Babies
2002-05-08 - Basic reading and writing skills are essential when working in a bookstore
2002-05-07 - The story of the brave Indian warrior and the white rose
2002-05-06 - How to write a good story or How to get to know someone without scaring them away
2002-05-03 - Lions and Tigers and Dates -- oh my!
2002-05-02 - Running at the other end of the galaxy
2002-05-01 - A horrible dream
2002-04-30 - It still hurts
2002-04-29 - Blind date recap
2002-04-26 - It's been a good week.
2002-04-25 - Grand Canyon
2002-04-24 - Did the world go insane during the last 48 hours?
2002-04-23 - more sad news
2002-04-22 - The Human Stain
2002-04-19 - The Painted Bed
2002-04-18 - I'm a tad overwhelmed
2002-04-17 - I'm asking all women out there for help
2002-04-16 - What the hell was I thinking?
2002-04-15 - Look out Tigers, here I come
2002-04-12 - A visit from a stranger
2002-04-11 - Nine Days of Hope, Part III
2002-04-10 - Nine Days of Hope, Part II
2002-04-09 - Nine Days of Hope, Part I
2002-04-08 - confrence wrap up
2002-04-04 - Ethan who? Let me tell you.
2002-04-03 - I'm better, thanks for asking
2002-04-02 - Sick as a dog
2002-03-29 - The night in question
2002-03-28 - Letter #2 to M
2002-03-27 - What the heck is her problem?
2002-03-26 - Another day, another dollar
2002-03-25 - Championship game
2002-03-22 - I'm to excited to write much
2002-03-21 - A memory...
2002-03-20 - Two great things
2002-03-19 - a hard days night
2002-03-18 - Why I don't drink
2002-03-15 - A well oiled machine
2002-03-14 - We could go all the way
2002-03-13 - One thing in life is unavoidable
2002-03-12 - Two mistakes and death
2002-03-11 - Making the best of things
2002-03-08 - A snowy, celestial day
2002-03-07 - People can't write worth crap
2002-03-06 - a good day
2002-03-05 - Parenting rant
2002-03-04 - Emperor of the Air
2002-03-01 - Alone or lonely
2002-02-28 - A bit of heaven
2002-02-27 - So I lost a car. Big deal.
2002-02-26 - short note
2002-02-25 - I feel better
2002-02-22 - Losing it at work (almost)
2002-02-21 - Waste of web space
2002-02-20 - Music means more now
2002-02-19 - Hour after hour
2002-02-15 - I still came to work today
2002-02-14 - Valentine's day attitude
2002-02-13 - Who cares about figure skating?
2002-02-12 - One Art
2002-02-11 - The universe collapses
2002-02-08 - When do single people go to the movies?
2002-02-07 - Black Hawk Down letter
2002-02-06 - Letter #1 to M
2002-02-05 - Still job hunting
2002-02-04 - A good game, a rough night
2002-02-01 - I can't think of a creative title
2002-01-31 - Happy B-day (Just don't make a big deal out of it)
2002-01-29 - Psychobabble
2002-01-28 - Football and marriage
2002-01-25 - A solution to the ring
2002-01-24 - No more ring :-(
2002-01-23 - I'll never get out of this place
2002-01-22 - A visit from an old friend, Part 2
2002-01-21 - A visit from an old friend, Part 1
2002-01-18 - Lunch and options
2002-01-17 - A career change?
2002-01-16 - Annoying co-workers
2002-01-15 - The drive and a talk
2002-01-14 - My friend is a lucky man
2002-01-11 - I have a hard time working today
2002-01-10 - I am back. Is this a good sign?
2002-01-09 - A little about myself