2007 - define: Jared Barden

Christmas 2007 1

Dec

26

2007

Continue reading for a summary of the 2007 Barden Family Christmas. Christmas started a little early for me this year, since our company closed around 3PM on Christmas Eve. In keeping with Barden family tradition, we had pizza with my parents for our Christmas Eve dinner. After dinner we made our way to the church ...

Senate Convenes For 57 Seconds 1

Dec

26

2007

Senator Jim Webb convened the United States Senate for a whopping 57 seconds today in order to prevent any recess appointments by President Bush. Our tax dollars, hard at work, keeping the Senate “open” to prevent appointments. What has politics in this country come to? And I know that Republicans do/have done the same sorts ...

Michael Vick Sentenced

Dec

10

2007

Today Michael Vick received his sentence for his much-publicized involvement in his illegal dog fighting “business.” If I read correctly Vick was handed down a sentence of 23 months, and according to John Clayton, he could possibly get out on good behavior after approximately 19 1/2 months. What surprised me was that, due to his ...

Scary Ghost Stories? 1

Dec

10

2007

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on why anyone would be telling, “scary ghost stories” at Christmas time? I was listening to The Most Wonderful Time of the Year today, and that thought struck me. Any thoughts?

Catching Up at Lunch

Dec

6

2007

Today I got a surprise invitation to lunch with an old friend. It was nice to just “shoot the breeze” for a while at Subway and forget about all the things that have been causing me worry over the last few weeks. Worry is a funny thing. And I don’t mean funny, “ha ha.” The ...

I’m Still Here

Nov

29

2007

I just realized that my last post here was over two weeks ago. In reality, it seems like it’s been a lot longer than two weeks to me. We’ve been quite busy at work with a number of different projects. Our most recent release is SchoolMapSales.com, a site dedicated to selling maps and other mapping products ...

Goodbye Shadow 1

Nov

12

2007

I just found out only a few hours ago that our family dog, Shadow, had to be put to sleep. It’s amazing how much a pet can truly become a member of your family. A pet is always there for you, no matter what, and it’s amazing how they can seem to sense when you’re ...

The Office Convention

Nov

5

2007

Two weekends ago we traveled to Scranton, PA with Danielle’s Aunt and her cousin to attend the first annual The Office Convention. We had a blast, even though it rained most of Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. We were able to meet 3 of the characters (Jan, Kelly, and Phyllis) and get some autographs and ...

Global Warming

Oct

23

2007

After watching a special with Anderson Cooper on Nancy Grace’s show last night, I thought I’d write down some of my thoughts on global warming. Nancy Grace drives me nuts, by the way. I’m not completely sure why, but I just thought I’d throw that out there. Apparently Anderson recently spent time working on a ...

Inspired by Dennis 1

Oct

17

2007

I was reading my friend Dennis’ latest post on his Perfect Song Blog about conquering writer’s block. It inspired me to actually sit down and do some writing on here. So, what have I been up to? Well…let’s see. There’s work, which is just as busy as ever, but that’s a good thing, if not ...