This makes me seem much smarter than I actually am…

Stole this fun little doohickey from Johnny.

One Day - Lyrics and Video

I’ve been asked by a few people to post lyrics to my songs. I’ll do so intermittently when I have nothing else to say or I just finish a draft of a song and want to get some feedback. So without further ado, I’ll give a little background and then post lyrics and [...]

Attention Ladies & Gentlemen

Thanks to this occurrence last night (and the Mavs horrendous 2nd half this past weekend), I, Matthew A. Roper, am now a hockey fan.  (more…)

Scrutinizing My Songwriting Skills (Or Possibly Skillz)

I started songwriting during Lent to complete a goal I had to write a serious song. Amazingly enough, I managed to crank out two songs and I had the first song completed by the end of February. I enjoyed the process quite a bit and I’ve kept it up as a hobby ever since. Lately, [...]

The Great Crock-pot Experiment

So last Thursday (4/3), I decided to try and cook something out of my crock-pot cooking book. This decision was generated in part by my Quarterly Statement but also because I found a recipe I was pretty excited about - Pork Tacos. The post is about a week late but the results are in - [...]

Netflix Movie Review: Gone Baby Gone

My review of the film Gone Baby Gone starring Casey Afleck, Amy Ryan, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and directed by Ben Afleck coming up with spoilers included. (more…)

Ruminations on the Rangers Volume I

We’re 3 games into the 2008 Texas Rangers baseball season and I already have some thoughts. (more…)

Quarterly Statement

We’re 3 months into 2008 and its time to look back and see how things have been going and where I hope they can be by the year’s end. So in lieu of my usual Sunday recap I have decided to give my quarterly statement. (more…)