I guess it could have been worse...

I had to have a broken tooth cut out yesterday. Everything went okay and I'm recovering nicely (thanks to the Vicaden :0) but I haven't been able to eat anything since Sunday night. I was going to try to write a witty entry with a catchy title, but instead you get this and I get to go back to bed.

The things the mailman brings....

My youngest daughter Jessica is an aspiring writer and she entered a short story in a national contest recently. Today she received a letter informing her it was chosen to be published in a book called Anthology of Short Stories By Young Americans. If anyone would like to read it (and it IS really good) here is a link: http://valen-san.deviantart.com/art/AoSSbYA-Entry-81480579

Chick Flicks...

One thing I think is important in a relationship is compromise. My wife and I have quite a bit in common, but choice of movies is not one of them. But she's caved and gone to movies with me that she really did not want to see, so today I went with her to see "Sex and The City." It was not really that bad. There was an uncomfortable moment with a scene (definitely designed for the women) of a muscular guy showering in slow motion, but overall it was a decent movie. I won't give anything away, but if you have never seen the show on HBO you might be lost not knowing everyone in the movie. It's basically a 2 hour episode of the show.

GTA IV ...

I don't get a chance to goof off much, but I've been playing GTA IV on XBOX360 and it rocks. This week I decided to try playing online...100 times more fun! At one time today, there were four of us in a stolen armored truck running from the cops. One guys driving and the rest of us shooting.

Never say never...

I did something yesterday I said I would never do; I signed up to run a 5K (The Joann Gaddy Grimes Big Event to Fight Cancer). I am not a runner and never will be, but it is for two good causes. First, is it for cancer research. Joy's father died from lung cancer several years ago and we are doing this to both honor him and contribute to a good cause. Secondly, it is for a major project grade in my PE class.

The event is June 7th and if anyone would like to participate or make a donation, please feel free contact the official website or let us know. The team name is "Olen Harrelson Mem" (short for memorial - not enough room for more text), just select the team name when donating.

One in a billion....

There are roughly 6.5 billion people on the planet. I'd guess that half of those are female and about one third of the females are of the right age to date/marry. So how'd I get so lucky? 25 years ago today I took the love of my life on our first date. We were married in Novemeber of the same yearand we've been pretty much inseparable ever since. We still enjoy each others company. We still hold hands, talk, share, laugh and cry together. So you've heard the phrase 1 in a million? I've found my one in a billion!

I can't believe my little girl is going to college...

My youngest daughter is 14. She starts driver's ed this summer and college (yes college) in the fall. We took her to the freshmen orientation tonight and filled out all the paper work. They grow up so fast...