Archive for August, 2005
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Katrina
My prayers are with those of you recovering from Katrina. I pray it doesn’t take as long to recover as some seem to think it might. It scares me to think the worst is still ahead.
It started out to me to look like just another hurricane on its way to some place I’ve visited but […]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Steven Gardner
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
We knew him when.
My explanation above that you should read my blog because you want that brush with greatness deserves some refinement.
Though I take great pride in pointing out people I’ve seen or met when they were already famous (George W. Bush, Arnold Schwarzenwhatever, Weird Al, etc.), greater joy comes in bragging about how I knew people when […]
No Comments » - Posted in Musings by Steven Gardner
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Rise and shout! We haven’t lost yet!
Every year at this time I get a little distracted. For the past three years it’s worn off by the end of September, at least October.
These days I’m not sure what I think of BYU the school. The journalism department is not impressive at all and I’m not sure I’d want my kids to go […]
No Comments » - Posted in Sports by Steven Gardner
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Eggy takes the snap
PROVO — Egmedia Bucat, who helps operate a silk flower rental business in Poulsbo during the off-season, has shown incredible abilities running the new BYU offense.
Boston College played a bend-but-don’t-break defense Saturday in Provo, but Bucat took what the Eagles gave him and patiently marched the Cougars to their first touchdown under new coach Bronco […]
No Comments » - Posted in Musings, Sports by Steven Gardner
Friday, August 26th, 2005
Happy 73rd Mom
Today would be my mom’s 73rd birthday. This photo was taken at our desert property in Lucerne Valley, Calif. That same property is in the process of being sold so Dad can move up here and we can all live in the same house.
Field of Steve
No Comments » - Posted in Family by Steven Gardner
Friday, August 26th, 2005
Considering morals a healthcare hazard
Several months ago the owner of a nearby store had a stroke. He was a young guy, believes he got it because of some medicine he took at the direction of his doctor. He and his wife, as business owners, didn’t have health insurance. Their medical costs are well over six figures.
So here’s a guy […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Musings, News, Politics by Steven Gardner
Monday, August 22nd, 2005
Adam and Steve
I rode my bike from Boston to San Francisco, where I stopped long enough to catch a Giants game. I wanted to see if the stadium was all that. It was.
I rode down to L.A. where a couple of guys I knew from when I was a kid accosted me while I was showering at […]
No Comments » - Posted in Bad Business, Musings by Steven Gardner
Saturday, August 20th, 2005
1930s-style diversity
As part of the column I’m writing for the http://www.bainbridgeislander.com Bainbridge Islander, I’ll include this restrictive covenant. It was written for a subdivision in Shoreline, which is not far north of Seattle. I found it because it comes out of a Washington Supreme Court ruling that has an element that affects Bainbridge. The court case […]
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Thursday, August 18th, 2005
Blog ennui
I’ve noticed a pattern on the blogs that has been played out here on this one. A bloggers gets all excited about starting a blog and for a few days goes really gung-ho. It doesn’t take long, however, before the thought of writing another entry just isn’t all that exciting.
On Bainbridge Island there is a […]