2021 Retrospective: Did I Stick to my Plans?
Back at the start of this year I wrote out my plans for 2021. I summarized my plans into five takeaways. Today I want to …
Musings
Changing Seasons
It’s New Year’s Eve eve, and I’m prone to becoming introspective on such occasions. In years past, I’ve made a lot of plans or resolutions …
Our COVID Christmas
Well, it finally happened. COVID made a run through our house. How it Began Late last week a couple of my kids had low-grade fevers …
Scout and Hunter
We have two dogs: Scout and Hunter. Scout joined our family in June of 2017. At the time, we lived in a different house and …
Taking a Sick Day
I took a sick day today. The kids have been passing around some sort of cold-related illness for a week and yesterday evening it finally …
The Best Kind of Sunday
Today was my favorite kind of Sunday. I started the day by going for a run with a friend. We ran Currahee. We took it …
Brain Pain by Four Year Strong is So Good
Four Year Strong is my favorite band. I first “discovered” FYS in April or May of 2016 (or so my YouTube history suggests) and fell …
Our Household’s Rubik’s Cube Champion
This guy can swim a 100 meter individual medley in about a minute and a half, solve a rubik’s cube just as fast, and bottle …
That Kids’ Sports Life
My kids are into a lot of different stuff. At some point or another, I’ve had kids participate in softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, swim, gymnastics, …
Alex Melton: My Top Artist on Spotify in 2021
Alex Melton was my most-listened to artist on Spotify in 2021. I can’t get enough of his pop punk and country covers. I first discovered …