Tim Thoughts

It’s been a while since I’ve posted something on here. I’ve been pretty busy. On Monday night, I went to the Nine Inch Nails concert at the Schottenstein Center. Since then, I’ve been hoping to find time to blog about the show, but I just didn’t get around to it until now.
First, I’ll say that NIN is a band that just isn’t for everyone. And I understand that. But let’s say hypothetically that maybe 5% of music listeners like NIN. I’d guess that about 10% would like NIN if they …

I saw this video on CNN.com and it really has me thinking. Watch the video if you haven’t yet.
On Wednesday, November 5, the day after the presidential election, the Sapulpa Daily Herald (Oklahoma) did not report the election results. I had been looking at an election map last week and I noticed that nearly 2/3 of Oklahoma votes were for McCain.
So naturally, one might jump to the conclusion that the newspaper decision makers weren’t pleased with the election results and therefore chose to not run the story. The Obama voters …

Last night, I submitted my thesis to a journal for consideration to be published. This is my third attempt at publishing this manuscript.
In 2006, I defended my thesis at The Ohio State University and earned my M.A. I think it was Fall of 2006 that my co-author (and Master’s advisor) and I sent the thesis to a journal for the first time. In 2007, we received word from the journal that although they weren’t rejecting it, it needed major revisions before being sent out for review again. We worked on …

I’m trying to get some work done this morning before celebrating my mom’s birthday, but I’m a big procrastinator and decided to pay a visit to my blog. Today’s topic? My fears. Or more specifically, things I’ve been afraid of in the past. I was looking through some old pictures, plaques and other memory-triggering things in the bedroom I grew up in, and I was reminded of some of the things I used to worry about.
Elementary school

I was pretty shy and afraid to go to some birthday parties for friends …

As you all know, today is a very important day. My TV turns two years old today! On November 4, 2006, an HD-obsessed Tim Laubacher marched into Circuit City and purchased the Sony Bravia KDL-40XBR2. I had seen this beautiful 40-inch HD TV in numerous stores and researched it online before finally making the purchase on a Saturday morning. The Buckeyes were in the middle of a great season, and it seemed like the perfect time to start watching TV in 1080p (well technically 1080i on TV, but whatever).

I can’t …

It’s story time. This is one of those stories that I tell people and they don’t seem to believe me. So if you’re not going to believe it, go ahead and watch some Youtube videos or something. But if you have an open mind, proceed.
It was probably 4 or 5 years ago that my friend Jon and I decided to go golfing at a course in my hometown, Massillon. After leaving the golf course, Jon was driving and I was the passenger. I don’t remember what we were talking about, …