Ironman The Day of Reckoning is Upon Us All First of all, WHO THE HELL WROTE THAT SUPER DRAMATIC POST ON SUNDAY!? Second, you guys. I am leaving for Ironman on Friday morning. FRIDAY MORNING. THAT'S THE DAY AFTER THURSDAY! AND THURSDAY HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE WEEK! I DON'T
Church The Mormon Crisis and the "Gay Question" A few years ago the nation recognized a new phase for my community. They called it "the Mormon Moment." Suddenly, almost out of nowhere, a number of significant events took place that put Mormons in the spotlight, largely in a very positive
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Oh. My. Gosh. Next week at this time I will be driving to Ironman Tahoe. YOU GUYS!!! WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!? One minute I'm doing an interpretive
Ridiculous Results for the Ol' Ticker So I went to the cardiologist this morning and they ran 100,000 more tests. Then the doctor came in and went over the results of my holter monitor that held me prisoner for 48 hours last week [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/09/
Ridiculous How to Survive 48 Hours Camping in Civilization Last week I went to the hospital for one of my heart tests. I wanted the ambulance to come pick me up and take me there because, I'm
Rebecca Return of the Rebecca Living-in-sin Rebecca is now back from Paris. I know this because yesterday as I was leaving for a dinner party, she burst through my door and startled me so much that I nearly dropped the carrot-apple salad I was carrying. Rebecca: GUESS WHAT!?!?!?! Eli:
Nostalgia A Year Later The date sort of crept up on me. It seems odd, but it's true, that I left Palau, the Land of Coconuts, one year ago. Gosh I'
Ridiculous Eli Finds a "Regular" Doctor Receptionist: Dr. So and So's office, how can I help you? Eli: Yes. Good day. I am looking for a doctor. Receptionist: Um . . . ok. Any doctor in particular? Eli: Well, I'm not sure. You see, my coworker gave me this
Ironman Trying to STAY THE HELL CALM First, in response to your general concern about Friday's post, in which I told you that apparently someone trained in the ways of medicine thinks I'm dying, I want to give you a slight update and a little more info.
Ridiculous BREAKING NEWS!!! Look. I know. This is supposed to be a Pictures and Distractions post. I know the rules, you guys. Can everyone please stop yelling? I can't do a
Ridiculous What the Hell do you do about Bed Bugs!? Last night a friend called me pretty late. Friend: OH MY GOSH!!! I THINK I HAVE BED BUGS!! Eli: Don't call me! What if I get them from
Nostalgia The Flight of the Black Hoody Last night I was in my office until 1:00 in the morning. I'm not a workaholic. Not trying to convince anyone that this is something that happens to me often. Usually I have a very predictable schedule. But every once in
Ironman Tan Lines to be Proud of You guys. The Ironman is now four weeks away! FOUR! That can be counted on one hand! Unless you're my eighth grade shop teacher who only had three
Corey Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions So the other day I wrote that post [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/08/sweatblock-is-like-father-to-me.html] about how SweatBlock has completely changed my life since parents have stopped pulling their
Annie The Elevator Almost Killed Us The other day I saw what Annie looks like when she thinks she's about to die. Annie is my close friend at work who I caught wearing a Ring Pop last week [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/08/what-not-to-wear.html]. I asked
Ridiculous SweatBlock is Like a Father to Me You guys. My life has changed. First of all, I want to just take a moment and recognize that this entire post is going to sound like a commercial. BUT,
Corey "Sam" Diego I abandoned you for a few days and now everyone is mad at me and nobody is even telling me how good my hair looks right this second. AND THIS
Emma THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD JUST LEAVE YOUR NEIGHBORS ALONE! My next door neighbor is somewhere around 275 years old. She has a sign on her door that says "knock loudly." This sign is also accompanied by a picture of the Nativity. Note: it is August. I'm pleased that she&
Annie What Not to Wear I am very lucky to be working side-by-side with my great friend Annie at the law firm. Annie and I were classmates in law school and competition partners in some
Emma Craft Lake City A few years ago I happened to become friends with several different people who all run catering businesses on the side of whatever it is they do for their day
Ridiculous Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions You guys. I've been working like a madman this week. One hundred million bagillion hours. I wish I could talk more about my job on Stranger because CRAZY.
Ridiculous "Boating" You guys. I'm starting to sound like a broken record. But oh my gosh. CAMPING. A little while ago my friend Nic was all like, "come boating
Ridiculous DID YOU GUYS KNOW PEOPLE HAVE A REGULAR DOCTOR?! My communication to you about Tami [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/07/tami.html] has been a little controversial recently. Some of you have not been nearly as welcoming of
Ridiculous Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions If you're still reading Stranger, you are a crazy person. This week I regaled you with stories about getting locked out of the pool area in a Speedo.
The Siblings Tami Since I know everyone is extremely interested in the Pioneer Day Marathon Toenail Disaster of 2014, I'm here to provide you an update! Yesterday, while sitting in my
