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Tag Archives: Kerry

Breadwinner Blues

No woman I would ever be involved with goes to school for an MRS degree. Convenient, then, that I ended up married to one of the more ambitious, self-motivated women, nay, people I’ve ever met. Kerry certainly gets more press than I do, that’s for sure, but she also makes quite a bit more money. [...]

Please pardon or dust. I mean sweat.

The Honky Tonk Stomp, Tennessee’s Roller Derby State Championship has taken up our entire weekend (and a chunk of the last week, too). We might not recap tonight, and this is why. Kerry skates in two of the exhibiton mini-bouts today – beanpoles vs. dumptrucks (already happened; beanpoles won, with Kerry’s help) and in new [...]

New hobbies, new parallels

Kerry came home tonight wearing black tights, yellow athletic socks, and short burgundy shorts. She was sweaty and banged up. She was grinning as wide as I’ve seen. Tonight was her first practice with the Memphis Roller Derby. She’s excited, I’m excited, the puppy is excited, but he’s excited about everything, because he’s a puppy. [...]

Achtung, Baby

Every day, I listen to at least 3-4 hours of public radio. Some of this is at home, some is in my car, and most of it is via podcast at work. And while I enjoy just about everything I listen to, it’s rare that I put on my headphones and hear a reporter talking [...]