HockeyRhetoric

I wish I had a cool story for how I was introduced to Tobias Wolff. I just sort of just picked him up a year or so back. The first book of his I read was This Boy’s Life . I was not ready to have my life interrupted in the way that book caused it to be. It consumed me in a way I’d say about only five books have ever been able to do. He’s a tremendously powerful writer and it just so happens that I relate to many of the feelings Wolff touches on in that story. He has written a couple other books and some short stories all of which I recommend but particularly This Boy’s Life especially to any male that felt shitty when they were younger. » Read the rest of this entry «

After the game finished, I spent a few minutes catching reaction and adding my own; then I got back to thumbing through this book I’ve been meaning to finish reading for a couple of days. I was sipping something amber and feeling pretty good. My week has been shitty. If I tabulated my time in billable hours, I’d be on pace for 60-plus by Friday evening. I’ve been spreading myself pretty thin lately. That’s another story though. » Read the rest of this entry «

When Crosby scored in the overtime period of the gold medal game, I was more than a little bummed. I don’t handle disappointment well. It sticks with me for awhile. I really liked that Olympic team. I was totally invested in the result of that tournament and the Americans were so close to winning it all. Then freaking Crosby scored. Worst — case — scenario. » Read the rest of this entry «

If I were to guess, I would say about eighty-percent of the students in the thick of studying for and in the process of choosing which medical school to attend smoke cigarettes. I remember when I first started smoking. It wasn’t a decision made out of peer pressure rather it began as something I used to keep myself busy with on the walk home from the bars. Then cigarettes integrated themselves into my morning coffee routine and I became addicted. It’s a slippery slope, kids. » Read the rest of this entry «

"He puts his own raps over other people’s beats."

"Is that legal?"

"He doesn’t make money off it. They’re mixed tapes. He makes tons of them. This is the type of music that’s mostly sold on street corners."

"He’s good." » Read the rest of this entry «