Category: Life

Last Friday I was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain and internal bleeding. It was he worst pain I have ever known. It was so bad, in fact, that I could not stand upright. I was discharged on Sunday morning. Initial tests revealed that I had a bacterial infection in my intestines, but they don’t yet know why. I visit my doctor tomorrow when she’s supposed to confirm the results. Based on the fact that I’ve got no family history of…

Like a bolt of lightning the F-word shot out from the TV and ricocheted around the living room during the PG movie we were watching with the kids. No one moved. *** Jim Mitchem

Early last week I was enjoying the fruits of my labor with the launch of Boxman Studios’ build for Google at TED, and the 11th birthday of our oldest daughter. It was going to be a great week. But on Wednesday, everything changed. Darkness encroached and embedded itself in my abdomen. Probably while I was sleeping. That’s usually when those things do that. As a result, I spent Wednesday in bed with a fever and severe abdominal cramps. I’m a…

On March 1st, 2001, our tulip magnolia bloomed. Because we’d only moved into our house the previous summer, my wife Tina and I hadn’t seen it like this before. Tina was very pregnant with our first child who was due at any moment. As we sat admiring the glorious pink flowers from our patio, she grabbed her massive stomach and said, “It’s time.” This was it. The moment all first-time fathers prepare for. Only, somehow, all sense of reason escaped…

I haven’t seen all the movies nominated for Academy Awards this year, so the following predictions are based on other stuff. Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Iron Lady Sure, there are probably other nominees who are deserving, but you can’t pick against Meryl. Winner: Streep, Iron Lady Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help Octavia Spencer, The Help. I haven’t seen any of the movies starring the women up for this award, so my thinking is like this – I’m sure…