Archive for the ‘Ramblings’ Category
Jul
08
Posted by Darren
No… that actually wasn’t meant to be provocative 
this was a question, posed to me by a friend who was inquiring on how I am living with my recent unemployment. I was surprised– and inquired why they assumed such a casual approach to life. “Well if I were unemployed, I would probably be in my PJ’s and catching up with TV”. WOW I am not experiencing this relaxed attitude… I still get up every day and early too, make sure to shave, shower, get dressed, and ready for my work day. Yes, really.
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Jul
07
Posted by Darren
I got back from a 23 mile bike ride today, unfortunately bleeding and bruised for the cause. Nothing serious, but frustrated as although my bike has been to Mike’s bike shop in Palatine, IL several times, its still unable to properly shift gears, resulting in frequent lockups or the chain falling off when least expected. This time was a lockup and my left knee hit into the handlebar. This happened less than halfway into my ride but I didn’t want to let this stop me from enjoying the goals I set out for today.
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Jun
20
Posted by Darren
OK - Sorry ducks and chipmunks, I didn’t mean to leave you out of the last blog entry!
I will admit, the ducks are rather friendly. I stopped about 5 miles into my ride today and did some stretching while surrounded by 24 (yes, I did count) ducks. They were fine with me being within just a few feet of them, and were relatively amusing - then again it was pretty early in the morning.
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Jun
18
Posted by Darren
No, this isn’t a recipe for a new low-carb dish (you can find those on my low carb site, respectively at mylowcarbsite.com), these are the critters that crossed my path while bike riding this afternoon. The deer was a new one, though I shouldn’t be surprised, considering I was riding out at ‘Deer Grove’. I’m taking the downward part of the trail off of Quentin street, thinking to myself, why isn’t that tall dog on a leash… until I got closer. The deer actually let me get within a few feet of it and we stared at each other for a minute, and I realized it actually had friends, some even smaller hanging out with it. She went back into the woods, and I continued on my ride.
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Mar
19
Posted by Darren
If you’ve just started playing the guitar and you’re thinking about improving your playing skills, then learning more about guitar picking techniques is the way to go. What is important first of all, is to understand that no single technique works for everybody out there. One thing you will learn from trying to master the guitar is that there are different picking techniques which suit different people in various situations.
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Dec
29
Posted by Darren
If you have never been to Chicago before, than you probably want to see and do everything that you can. Chicago being a large city, with many attractions and pit stops can end up costing you a ton of money and completely blowing any budget that you had. You can pay way too much for many stops that you could have done without. Here are some ways to save money and still have a great time.
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Dec
09
Posted by Darren
The saying that time and tide wait for none is not without reason. Slipping away faster than you can think, time is one of the most precious commodities we live with. Time wasted, is time lost forever as that precise moment never comes back. Irrespective of our social or economic status, all of us have just 24 hours a day and all efforts must be made to ensure that every moment is spent fruitfully.
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