Would you rather play a game with someone less or more skilled than you? Would your answer be different if others were watching? I think it depends on the game. If we're talking about a video game, I prefer to play against someone who knows less about what they're doing than me. But that's incredibly … Continue reading Question of the Week #315
Sports
The Blogger Games – Week 2
The Blogger Games is brought to you this week and every week by The Captain's Speech. The Captain's Speech has the taste adults have grown to love and is part of a complete breakfast! Paul is brilliant when it comes to finding new ways to bring us all together as bloggers in the blogging community. … Continue reading The Blogger Games – Week 2
Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 4
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this … Continue reading Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 4
Question of the Week #221
Would you rather watch an Olympics that outlawed performance-enhancing drugs or one that embraced them and let athletes use medical pit crews to jack up their performances? Wasn't this a sketch on Saturday Night Live once? Maybe back in the '80s or early '90s? I have a vivid image in my mind of some kind of … Continue reading Question of the Week #221
Another Season Comes and Goes
I live in a little town called Blacksburg. You may have heard of it. I mean, if you've read this blog for any length of time, you've probably read things I've written about it right here. Anyway, you may have heard of it because Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech. Yeah, it's kind of a … Continue reading Another Season Comes and Goes
Question of the Week #91
Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than you? Would it matter who was watching? I'd rather play with someone who's better than me. That way I can constantly be learning how to improve whatever it is I'm doing. In theory, that's the best way to learn. And then when … Continue reading Question of the Week #91
So Many Questions, Part III
Welcome to the third of a five part series of questions. If you missed the first two parts, 1-20 are here and 21-40 are here. Enjoy! 41. Write the first sentence of your obituary. Aaron Lee Peck, bestselling author and inventor of the thing that changed the face of western civilization, died at the age … Continue reading So Many Questions, Part III
Dropper
Hello. My name is Aaron... and I'm a dropper. It's only been a few hours since I last dropped something. This morning as I reached into the drawer for a pair of socks, as soon as I picked them up, I dropped them on the floor. I swore under my breath as I bent down … Continue reading Dropper
Question of the Week #28
What is your most treasured memory? I'm not a huge sports fanatic by any stretch of the imagination. But my most treasured memory has a lot to do with baseball. During the summer after my junior year of college, I had the opportunity to take my Dad on a whirlwind adventure that allowed us to … Continue reading Question of the Week #28
Question of the Week #8
Would you rather be a member of a world championship sports team or be the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose? Well, I don't play well with others, so I guess I'll go with the individual sport route. Although, now that I think about it, it's not so much that I … Continue reading Question of the Week #8
The Confusing Middle 