The family and I are off for the holidays. Flying internationally with a 10month old, yippee! Since I’ll be gone, this means I won’t be updating the blog much, if at all, since the world is going to end on Friday. Just in case the crazy people on the internet Read more…
Warning this post may annoy you if you don’t actually read it and just jump to conclusions. In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary there has been a lot of reactions from people. Fortunately, pretty much everyone agrees its a terrible, terrible tragedy. That’s where consensus seems to vanish Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all had a yummy meal with friends and family today. Last year I did a thankful post for every day. I liked the concept and I considered doing it this year. But I was pretty busy/lazy this month. I think it will also think Read more…
A friend of mine is starting a new diet based on the new movie “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead“. He’s chronicling his journey on his blog, which you can follow along here. The basics for the diet is a step above fasting. He’s only drinking juiced fruits and vegetables for Read more…
I have a couple things to rant about today. Because I’m a grumpy old man. First off, I went to my local grocery store earlier this week and the shopping center was decorated for Christmas. I’m not talking about displays of holiday goods, decorations or potential presents. I’m talking wreaths Read more…
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I need to lose some weight and get into shape. A shape other than round. I’ve tried to get started a few times but kept stalling. Granted my first attempt was right before the baby was born, so that was kind of asking Read more…
It’s that time of year again. Finally. The first inklings of fall were felt this weekend. Sunday was a beautiful day in the low 80’s. While that may still seem warm, the humidity was low and there was a nice breeze. But the biggest contributor to the nice weather? The Read more…
Today is Labor Day. A day to celebrate the workers of the country and all the Unions did for us. Such as getting us this holiday. And the weekend attached to it. Unfortunately, most people forget this. It’s just another holiday. A holiday that far to many workers have to Read more…
My wife and I both went to the University of Florida (it’s where we met). At Florida, there’s a strong culture of interest in Gator sports, particularly the football team. So it’s become something of a tradition in our family to watch the Gators play during football season. We gear Read more…
Yesterday I hit level 31 in the game of Life, the biggest MMORPG on the planet. Life has a nice steady leveling curve compared to most other games. Reaching the level 31 took about the same amount of time as getting level 5. It’s really the difficulty setting that changes Read more…