Chemo Song (Thanks, Oingo Boingo)

zac | November 30, 2009

So my lovely wife Mandy had her uterus removed this morning. She is now home safe and sound. While she was in the recovery room I made my way over to the Cancer Center next door to get poisoned.
Here is a song; sung to the chorus of Oingo Boingo’s Only A Lad; written while I [...]

Top Ten Dumbest Gadgets O’ The Week — 11/27/09

zac | November 27, 2009

But first, here are some cool gadgets you can buy for me:

Ostendo CRVD — this is awesome!
Flare Dress — for my wife, not for me
Transtube Shower — clearly cool

Here are my choices for the dumbest gadgets of the week:

Turkey Turkey Baster — grip the gobbler
Fruit Candleholder — good way to have rotten fruit
Ice Ice Kitty [...]

Thanksgiving 2009

zac | November 26, 2009

‘Tis the season to be thankful. I’m thankful for:

My God and His love for me — my relationship with Him has blossomed over the past few months; He has been speaking to me in new and interesting ways; that keeps me going
My wife Mandy — I cannot imagine living the past 11 years (especially the [...]

Fathers & Sons & Denver Broncos

zac | November 23, 2009

I had the great joy of taking my two sons and my father to the Denver Broncos game yesterday. It was a blast to hang out with them for several hours and create a life-long memory. I still remember going to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City with my dad and my grandpa when I was [...]

Top Ten Dumbest Gadgets O’ The Week — 11/20/09

zac | November 20, 2009

But first, here are some cool gadgets you can buy for me:

Milky Way Alarm Clock — very pretty
Washboard Tie — just in case, you know?
Hermes Boule Clock — half a million bucks for a clock!
Optical Illusion Deck — fascinating

Here are my choices for the dumbest gadgets of the week:

Tauntaun Sleeping Bag — I thought they [...]

Thanksgiving Travels: Rocky Mountain High

zac | November 19, 2009

I am super excited about our upcoming travel plans. We are headed to Denver, Colorado for Thanksgiving. Denver is a special place to me and my family. I was born there. We lived there recently and we loved the mountains, the weather, and the people. When I told the kids we were going to Denver [...]

Chemo & Consistent Fascination

zac | November 18, 2009

I am sitting here getting a quick chemo boost and reflecting on the past few weeks. Since learning I have cancer again and having to face chemo again, I must say that I am encouraged about life. It seems bizarre that every time I start feeling down, I then receive the appropriate amount of encouragement [...]

Practice & Preparation As Glorification

zac | November 17, 2009

My absurdly wise boss, Shane, has a saying that he repeats often to our team: “We are in love with the process, not the product.” The idea is that our creative teams spend their time working on creative products and it is that process of creation that we love not the end result. Many of [...]