interesting statement

A guest on npr's Day to Day had this interesting take on the Democratic hopefuls:

"Clinton is the better candidate, but Obama is the better movement."

To overuse the word, I found this interesting to think about. For additional context, the opinion of this guest is that it's time for Clinton to drop out of the race.

down in the pitt

One of the exciting weekend trips we took this month was to Pittsburg to FINALLY visit Mark. We got in late Friday night and took in some delicious fried portobellos at Chatter's. Saturday morning, Mark cooked a yummy breakfast for us, and then we went to Big Brutus. It was my first time to see this beast, and a beast it was. Pretty much every new thing we saw was responded to with, "It's so big!" Because it just is. It's so big. I wish it still drove around. Here we are with one of the tracks and in the bucket, a nicely coordinated pic of Mark jumping inside the bucket, and a shot of the whole thing. I recommend a visit if you've never been. We were lucky enough to be visiting on Mark's birthday; he put on an amazing barbecue of various smoked meats (some in homemade marinades) and other great eats. I was also excited to see Sarah! and finally meet Colby. They are cute. I think this sibling shot turned out particularly well.

intercollegiate bowling championships

A while ago (I couldn't believe just how long ago when I looked at the date on the tickets), we met Alissa and Jon for the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships. We got to see the Wichita State men's team bowl a round (they later ended up winning the championship). Brian and I had a brief, brief foray into bowling a few years ago (until we realized we just weren't getting any better), and sometimes when bowling at Northrock we'd see WSU bowlers practicing, and they were so impressive, so it was fun to see an actual competition. Also, I wasn't expecting the crowd response that there was — just as loud and rowdy as any other sport. WSU had a large — supportive and respectful – crowd, which was pretty neat.

We ended the evening with a fun supper at Bangkok, which has the best yellow Thai curry I've ever eaten. It's a favorite place of ours.

personalized shoes!

I have a lot of things to update about, and I will someday. But in the meantime...
This website is so much fun, and I think I will not always be able to resist the temptation of buying a pair of shoes with my name on the back of them. Also, I don't remember exactly how it was worded, but was there a mod prediction something like "will create 'The Dream' shoe"? If so, I will dutifully fulfill this prediction and name my creation "The Dream."