Quote of the Day “For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species
Basketballs, Bottles, and Bricks
Basketball Practices and a Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Quote of the Day “…three takes per section should be considered a minimum if you’re going to bother comping at all, and if you’re looking for a professional-grade lead-vocal comp, then you’d be well-advised to increase that number to more
Court Jestures
Quote of the Day “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi (Seen on Tim Ferriss’s “Five Bullet Friday” email newsletter and immediately thought of my dad.)
Last at Lipscomb
Gratitude: Duct tape as a temporary measure for keeping my car window up. The boys sticking to a 12-minute nighttime reading schedule. Mowing the yard on Thursday night. The Pits: I had planned to have an omelette for lunch, but
Basketball Season Ender
Gratitude: Competitive boys. The feeling of the weather right before a storm. The Pits: The boys’ basketball team lost their playoff game tonight after a really good game. They played hard, but as the fourth quarter came to an end
Ground It Out
Gratitude: Playing Mario Kart 7 with the boys. Dinner with the family. The Pits: We tried out Ground Burger in Franklin. The food itself was pretty good, but it was really crowded and loud. If we were to go again,
Super Ball Tosser
The Peaks: During basketball practice, all the kids were paying attention to the coach and participating, except for the one who was trying to get his ball stuck up on the high window ledge. That’s Weston. I finished reading Superforecasting:
Balls and Bootlegs
The Pits: None really. The Peaks: Yesterday, I ordered a paperback version of The Century Cube, primarily to proof the print quality. In order to do this, I had to temporarily post the paperback version live on Amazon. They don’t
Bend The Knee
The Pits: While Traci and I were beating the boys at basketball, Weston and I ran into each other and he scraped his knee. We all took a knee while he checked himself. Fortunately, he turned out to be fine.
Basketball Fans During Flag Football Season
The Pits: Turner doesn’t enjoy Marketplace at church, which is supposed to be an interactive way for them to learn how things were back in Jesus’ day, but he complains it’s too “dark and dusty.” His time to attend Marketplace