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mistake (?)

I am not a runner. And so I do not run. Yet all of my friends run. About a year and a half ago I decided I was going to try running. I probably guilted myself into it because all of my friends run. And so I went and bought my first pair of running [ READ MORE ]

baby update and a new blog

Two things of note. First, we got ourselves a nursery all set to go. Second, to keep you up on the happenings of the soon-to-be-expanding Burns family, Steph and I have started a new blog at WeAreBurnsheads.com! Hopefully we’ll get Steph writing on there very soon to update you on the antics of our son. [ READ MORE ]

merry christmas from nashville!!

Well, it’s our last Christmas “alone”. And with the baby’s due date just around the corner we decided not to make the annual marathon across the Midwest this year and instead hunker down close to home. So it’s been a quiet Christmas, and surprisingly a white Christmas! We’ve been getting the baby room ready, spending [ READ MORE ]

pass me a soda pop coke

This graphic goes a long ways in explaining many of the problems in this country[ READ MORE ]

baby burnshead!

So, we’re gonna have a baby!! Yeah, I know – that’s old news by now. And I’m a bad father for blogging about this for the first time as we enter the third trimester. Better late than never. So here’s a picture of the little guy! I think he looks pretty good. Here’s what we [ READ MORE ]

the mosque

140 characters isn’t enough room to have this discussion. @jonarnold noted today: Love this Bloomberg speech in reference to the NYC Mosque at Ground Zero. Incredible job. Bravo: http://bit.ly/byzmUT Honestly, it’s a good speech that Bloomberg gave. I don’t disagree with the sentiment that we are called to live amongst our neighbors in mutual respect [ READ MORE ]

mumford and all his sons

I love music, but I don’t go to very many concerts. It’s just not that enjoyable of an experience for me. Dark club, toxic smoke fumes, drunk college kids all over the place, 105 degree heatbox. I sound like an old man. But then there are bands that come along and I’ll do whatever it [ READ MORE ]

if any of the following happen during the LOST finale

Admittedly, I have been a staunch and stubborn holdout on the TV series LOST. I’ve watched some episodes here and there over the years but just never got into it enough to invest my life (as many have done) in uncovering the mysteries of this J.J. Abram’s mind-twist. I’ve been given a fair amount of [ READ MORE ]

the nashville flood

Click here if you can’t see the video. Also, photo gallery of flood images here[ READ MORE ]

true story, i think

I was listening to Dave Ramsey the other day on the radio. I don’t want to poke fun of people’s financial situation, but this conversation actually happened on the air: Dave: Hey, Frank from Alabama, welcome to the Dave Ramsey show! Frank: Hey Dave, thanks for taking my call. I’m 65 years old and my [ READ MORE ]