josh | June 30, 2008
We had a court appearance today to change the middle name of our son, Byron. He was originally named Byron Thomas, but we’ve changed his middle name to Haderlie, in honor of Melanie’s family. Byron was named after his great-grandfather, Byron Frank Haderlie, who was Melanie’s father’s father. The change of the name is fitting [...]
josh | June 30, 2008
This is rather fun.
josh | June 29, 2008
This sounds like it should be a no-brainer to me.
As to oil prices, there is this thing called Supply and Demand. Demand (including speculator demand) is high. The speculator part of demand falls dramatically when there is even a glimmer of an increased supply.
Five years ago we were told that increased [...]
josh | June 25, 2008
I got home tonight and found that Ryan was still awake. I peeked around the corner and saw that he was straightening his blankets on his bed, as well as arranging his toys. I came in and knelt down by his bed and had him come give me a hug. I gave him some loves [...]
josh | June 23, 2008
The Bartletts have joined the blogosphere. Let’s all give them a nice warm welcome.
josh | June 23, 2008
So, I think I’m middle-aged. I turned 34 today. I enjoyed a nice lunch out with some of the guys from work (thanks for lunch, guys!) and then went shooting with my father-in-law tonight. It was a good day. I am feeling kind of old, though.
josh | June 20, 2008
There was this house down the street from me known as the Pond House. It was called the Pond House because, well, it was owned by the Pond family. The home was located on a large lot, which has since been subdivided into five residential lots. Before the subdivision the lot had just tons and [...]
josh | June 18, 2008
There’s a new series that has just premiered tonight on TruTV. It’s called Black Gold, and it’s about the race for oil in West Texas. As my company is kinda in the oil industry, I think it might be interesting to see what it’s like to try to get oil from the ground.
josh | June 18, 2008
Have you heard of The Subprime Six Scandal? It’s, uh, interesting, to say the least. Imagine a bunch of politicians ripping the mortgage industry like nothing else, only to find that a number of them have been getting “favored status” VIP loans from those very same people they are ripping. The sad thing about this [...]
josh | June 16, 2008
I remember this kid who lived down the street from us when we were kids. His name was Gino Silva and he was the truest definition of “juvenile delinquent” that I’d ever met. Well, one day, my brother and Gino and some other kids had found some type of large lizard and Gino had decided [...]
