Friday Shorts
by John Wilson In an effort to get back on track, and an excuse to put up another picture of my son, I thought it may be a good idea to post some of the random thoughts or funny stories that are too long to put on Facebook. Here are a few: Perspective If you’re [...]
Funny $&^# My Family Does
by John Wilson Lately I’ve been remembering some funny stories of things my family did when I was little, and my son and wife are always making me laugh. I thought I’d share some of those stories as I think of them. The Wilson Pants Theorem Children’s pants have two legs. Therefore, there is a [...]
2010 WSOP Champ Crowned
photos and story by John Wilson LAS VEGAS: Parker Wilson, known at the tables at “Bubbie” was crowned 2010 WSOP Champion, earning his first bracelet. In the final hand, Parker held AJ and his final opponent held ATs. When the flop came J,,J,4 of mixed suits, the champ was crowned. The final two [...]
Just one?!
by John Wilson Happy Fourth of July from www.whereisjohnwilson.com. I hope you have the chance to buy (or see) more than one “firework.” I took this picture of a firework vendor across the street from Carrabba’s on SC 17 North.
Airplane Etiquette
by John Wilson This post (for the most part) is being written at about 18,900 ft on a flight to Atlanta. We’re flying through a storm and this is keeping my mind off of the turbulence. Typically, I use my Jedi mind tricks to keep the flight smooth, but the Claritin is blocking the [...]
Six Flags over Parker
by John Wilson Do you think putting our 10 day old on a roller coaster was a bad idea? Is 10 days too young? My wife caught this picture riding in the back seat of our car on the way to the WVU Game Watch. He makes the same face when the WVU [...]
Dear South Carolina (or Snow in Charleston)
by John Wilson Dear South Carolina, I hope this letter finds you well. Other than the Governor and his soon-to-be ex-wife on the television a bunch, things here in the “Low Country” have been going well. We’re getting our very own Boeing plant, the South East Wildlife Expo this weekend marks the beginning [...]
The “Idea” of Las Vegas
by John Wilson This is a continuation of an article from my colleague Mike Attisano’s website Simplifying Las Vegas (be sure to subscribe to the blog). I was joking with my “any-day-now-hurry-up-and-deliver” pregnant wife about whether or not our unborn son would love Las Vegas as much as I do. Her immediate [...]
Top 7 Geekiest Gifts You Didn’t Get for Christmas
by John Wilson Here are the top 7 coolest geek presents you didn’t get this year for Christmas: The Arkeg – 50% Kegerator, 50% Video Game, 100% cool Sharp 3D Computer Monitor – Just Say No to goofy headwear Legos Millennium Falcon 5,000 Legos and it does point five past light speed Alien [...]
Adventures in the Bible Aisle
by John Wilson If you go to www.bn.com and search for “Bible” there are over 51,000 results. As I stood in the “Bibles” and “Specialty Bibles” and “Study Bibles” at our local Barnes and Noble, I felt like there were more like 1,000,000. I’m very interested in reading it for the historical background and [...]