CV of Justin Lang

If I had come across this photo outside of my photo library, I would have SWORN this was me.

This is totally going to be me on Friday, April 23rd!

Thanks Exploding Dog!!!

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it; and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.” A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

These are not my words, but they do express how I feel.  Take them as you may, but understand that my new look on life is not to leave a hole in the fence.

My wife and I are still in house hunting mode and one of the key features that I am looking for in our new home is a home office.  Not just for me, but for Renee as well.  I have a good idea what the office will look like in my head.  The sofa above has now just been added to that dream!  Since I know this won’t cut it in the house, it will have to move to the office, which I am totally fine with!

I am loving the simplicity of this home office design!

What a neat idea for a return address!  But my problem is, I don’t open my envelopes like that.  I rip them open from the top so that would totally screw up the design.  Still, pretty damn cool!

Just a couple of suggestions I found from a stumble upon site.

Get your motor running — general ideas

1. Write about something unusual you saw yesterday.
2. Describe the first time you did something (ride a bike, do a cartwheel, etc.).
3. Imagine how your parents met and write the story.
4. Write about the worst date you ever had.
5. Write about a beauty pageant without using stereotypes.
6. Tell a story in the form of a love letter.
7. Make up your own fairy tale (and be sure to start with “Once upon a time…”)
8. Write in stream of consciousness.
9. Summarize the plot of your favorite novel, movie, or TV show in your own words.
10. Watch strangers and make up stories about what they’re doing.
11. Read an obscure feature story in a small-town newspaper and write about the object of that feature.
12. Write a letter to a friend.
13. Describe the view from your window.
14. Randomly select an object from the room you’re in and write about it. Include its physical description and any memories associated with the object.
15. Write about the best date you ever had.
16. Describe something you love to do.
17. Imagine that the thing you fear most actually happens, and write it.
18. What would your life be like if it were perfect?
19. Write out the words to your favorite songs.
20. Write about football.
21. Write from the perspective of a two-year-old.
22. Start a story about a dare.
23. Write about the best vacation you ever took.
24. Get in the mind of a pharmacist who hands out drugs to people with all sorts of wacky health problems.
25. Write a story about a protagonist whom no one likes.

What a neat design.  Some people are so creative!

Last week, I found a CRAZY idea for a breakfast sandwich that got my taste buds in a roar.  I could not stop thinking about it all week.  I was just dying for the weekend to come to try it out.  Let me tell you, the wait and anticipation was WELL worth it!

I present to you, my version of the Bacon, Sausage, Egg and Cheese on doughnuts.  It took quite a bit of prep work to make this happen, but OH it was worth it.  Not only did we have to fry the bacon and the sausage, but I had to run to Krispy Kreme in the morning… IN THE SNOW to get a fresh, hot of the line dozen of glazed doughnuts. Which I believe made all the difference.

There was about 1 hour of prep time getting the sausage and bacon fried up, but like normal, we cook more then we need and freeze the rest for later consumption.  Then there was the frying of the egg and melting the cheese just right.  Before putting the egg and cheese onto the doughnut, I made sure to let it sit and cool for a minute or two so the heat from the egg didn’t melt the glaze on the doughnut.  Why make it more messy then it needed to be right?

Overall, well worth the wait, prep time and trouble. All of the flavors combined together made one hell of a nice breakfast sandwich!  I highly recommend trying it once.