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Throwing money at your problems

Thurber Brick

There are certain people who think the solution to any problem is to simply throw a lot of money at it. Other people will say that’s the surest way to make a problem worse. I think the key to this conundrum is that people just aren’t breaking down the issue simply enough. You see, money is intended to be exchanged for goods and/or services, and with certain goods it is simply unwise to start an exchange based on a delivery method that involves throwing. Bricks, for example.

Need an afternoon pick me up?

This clip from 30 Rock always cracks me up.

Alec Baldwin deserved an Emmy just for this scene alone. He may yell on his kids’ answering machines, and the rest of the Baldwin brothers may collectively wallow in cinematic mediocrity for several more decades to come, but no matter what, it will have all been worth it to bring us this moment.

And you may think I’m kidding about that.

Hitting the road

Howdy, y’all!

My buddy Dave and I are hitting the road this morning to head to California for a friend’s wedding. Because we’re crazy nerds we’ll be blogging the whole trip. You can follow along at http://sidehike.net/roadtrip if you’re so inclined. And I’m betting if you follow this blog, you probably are. (And you probably could stand to be a little busier at work, too.)

See ya there!

Happy New Year!



Have a great 2008!

Merry X-Man!



Wait a minute, that’s not quite right…

The World is My Birthday Cake



Happy Birthday to me.

Chicken and Waffles



Two great tastes that taste great together.

(Howdy from Memphis!)

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood



Won’t you be my neighbor?

You say goodbye, I say hello.



Hello, hello from the big mirrored bean in Chicago.

And bourbon tastes even better