Niece’s Pieces
Lately I’ve been experiencing something that is new to me, especially as someone who scores as a high T (thinker instead of feeler) on the Myers-Briggs: I have a little baby niece, and I think she’s wonderful. I haven’t even met baby Anna yet, but I will soon when I take a trip home to [...]
The Solo Concert
Tonight I was all set to attend a concert for a group called Generationals at the Old Rock House here in St. Louis. A friend and I had bought tickets over a month ago. I set a calendar reminder. She didn’t. Fortunately, everything worked out–she was able to make it with her boyfriend, and we [...]
The Most Bittersweet E-Mail I’ve Ever Written…and So Can You
If you have a Gmail account, prepare to write the most surreal, bittersweet e-mail ever. Yesterday I learned that Google has set up something called an “Inactive Account Manager.” Basically, if your Google account (not just Gmail) isn’t used for a certain period of time, Google will declare the account to be “inactive.” Sometimes this [...]
The Nice Jeans Solution
Last week I wrote about the “nice jeans conundrum,” the internal debate to purchase or not purchase the world’s most comfortable pair of jeans. The jeans in question, which I tried on about a year ago and still think about, cost $180, which is a lot of money. That’s 180 Slurpees, people. There were many [...]
A Toast to Jason Collins
If you’re a sports fan or a fan of life, you read a letter posted on Sports Illustrated by Jason Collins, an NBA basketball player who revealed today that he is gay. He is the first active athlete in a major American team sport to reveal that he is homosexual. It is a brave, eloquent, [...]
The First Baby in the Family
My little sister gave birth to a baby girl–her first–this morning. Anna Charlotte weighs in at 8.1 pounds (that number seems inconsequential to me, but most people ask about the weight, so there it is. You can now compare Anna Charlotte to the weight of other things and babies). I could not be more proud [...]
Meeting Lucy: How I Learned to Walk with Three Legs
Something incredibly awesome happened today. I met Lucy. You may not know her by name, but if you read the blog last week, you know Lucy. Last week I wrote an entry called Pet Please #83: Animals with Three Legs. It was a feel-good entry about a three-legged dog that I occasionally see from my [...]
My Favorite Unmanly Thing: My Tweezerman Tweezers
I write this as if it’s the only favorite unmanly thing I own or do. Honestly, though, I rarely care about what’s manly or not manly–I just do what I like. I’m confident in my masculinity. If there’s a drink called “Georgia Peach” on the menu, I’m going to order it. If there’s a catchy [...]
Lent and the Art of Driving Without Calling
I was at a dinner party this past Saturday when the topic of Lent came up. For Catholics like me and other Christians, Lent is typically the time to give up something that is important to your lifestyle as a reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice. Most Catholics I know give up something like candy or chocolate [...]
Super Bowl Adoption Controversy
After reading a compelling article by ESPN columnist Rick Reilly today, I shared my thoughts with him by e-mail. Here is that e-mail. He was kind enough to reply, saying that he doesn’t agree with me, but he appreciated the thoughts. I still agree with me, though. Rick, You wrote about an interesting and challenging [...]
Ramen Nostalgia
I’m in Austin, Texas for the weekend, and this was the first food I ate here. Apparently ramen might be the next hot food trend, and I couldn’t be happier. I haven’t had fresh ramen since my time in Japan 11 years ago, so it was like taking a bite out of my past. A [...]
Ole Faithful
Up until last year, I had worn the same pair of soccer shorts for 14 years. I had sown up the crotch several times, but eventually the threads weren’t enough, and I was at risk for showing the world my boys every time I stretched. I’m writing this entry at my desk, surrounded by a [...]
Definitely, Maybe Not a Car Expert
Sometimes I am acutely aware of how little I know about how things work. Yesterday I was headed out for a bit when I noticed two women standing by a car across the parking lot. Two cute women, as far as I could tell (is there a word for someone who looks cute from a [...]
100 Great Resolutions for 2013
The other day I posted a resolution I made for myself for 2013. One of the comments on the post was from reader and friend Emma, who noted that she had not one resolution for 2013, but rather one hundred resolutions. The categories on her list sounded interesting, so I invited her to share her list on [...]
Home Sweet Home
I recently drove back to Virginia for the holidays, and I thought I’d share some photos from the trip with you.
My New Lady Friend
You know how they say, “When you know, you know?” I now know what they’re talking about. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here on the blog, but I got back on Match and OkCupid a few months ago. I got sucked back in by the illusion of e-mails from yoga-pants wearing women with top-notch [...]
My Irish Twin
Three months after I was adopted as a three-day-old baby on January 12, 1981, a miracle happened: My mom got pregnant. Emily Stegmaier was born 9 months later on January 4 in a tradition of punctuality that she continues to this day, so our birthdays are separated by less than a year. Hence the “Irish [...]
Diets and Detoxes
It is likely that I’ll someday have to pay close attention to what I eat. For the longest time I’ve simply tried to keep a balanced diet–I eat terrible things like fried chicken (in moderation) next to wholesome things like baby spinach. I enjoy desserts, but I don’t overeat. And I exercise. Plus, I’ve been [...]
You Can Probably Predict What I’m Thankful for This Year
I was lying in bed the other night after listening to a Kickstarter-themed podcast about board games. Finishing and manufacturing Viticulture has become such a part of my daily life now that it’s hard to conceive of a time when I wasn’t publishing a board game. In reality, it’s been just over a month since I raised [...]
The Democracy of It All
I did something a little wild the other day. At least, wild for me. It’s very relative. I made a donation in addition to my property tax. I’ve never done this before. I’ve been paying income and property taxes for at least 15 years now, and I always wave my hand at the part where it asks you to [...]
Things I Shouldn’t Say During Movember
Last night I had a few friends over for game night. At some point in the evening we were talking about the lack of overhead lighting in my condo, and I said, “I like dim lighting.” Under normal circumstances, this would be a normal preferential statement. But look to the left at my current photo [...]
Halloween Costumes 2012
Sometimes I forget that not all of you are friends with me on Facebook or have Liked my Facebook page, so you miss out on the sheer number of embarrassing things I share every day. So today I’d like to make up for that by sharing my two Halloween costumes with you. The first was [...]
Cats Helping Me Do Stuff
I usually try to start off the week with a pet please or an otherwise uplifting post…so how about one that features cats helping me do stuff? Enjoy! I bet you didn’t realize that cats were such helpful animals, did you? What do your pets help [...]
I Lived Through a Day Without Chocolate at Work: : A Survivor’s True Tale of Survival Against All Odds
I am a man of few needs. I don’t ask for much: 8 hours of sleep, a hot shower every morning, a few minutes to eat my oatmeal at work in the morning… …and a little bit of dark chocolate at 3:00 pm. My name is Jamey Stegmaier, and I am a survivor. This is [...]
