Personal Articles
Here are some short, quick insights on a variety of personal things I find interesting. Thanks for visiting... Enjoy!
The things we google for our children…
Daniel has a question. Daddy has the answer. LMGTFY (Let me Google that for you!) It's amazing what I'm learning every...
You can never have too many lizards
Daniel added one more little blue tailed friend to his collection yesterday. I think this makes six little lizards, 3...
Mailbox knocked down. And gets back up.
I think our mailbox met the wrong end of a baseball bat. I moved it back from the road. A 2 foot hole with a cement...
Nosy Little Catepillar
Only Daniel would love a little creature enough to let it crawl on his nose.
Celebrating Mawmaw’s 85th birthday with 4 generations
I love this photo of Mamaw, her daughter Sue, Sue’s daughter Kristen (my wife) and our daughter Lily. Wow time flies...
Kristen’s Garden has Grown!
We have been enjoying a lot of zucchini lately and I love it!
Evening Sky
Beautiful skyline this evening. I love how the clouds contrast so beautifully with the skyline.
Updating Personal Website Theme
This is a full-page screenshot of my current website. It's been organized to show the last 10 business-related posts,...
Yay! 10k+ steps past three days
So far so good. Parking at the far end of every parking lot and doing laps in the mall at lunch add up!
Walking on treadmill for 30 minutes gives me 1.5 miles
Just a brisk walk. It will be interesting to see how I can build my speed and endurance up over the next month or two.
My treadmill before and after…
It sure makes it hard for me to get any exercise when I have six banker boxes stacked on top of my treadmill. I’m...
Pre-Prepped Protein
Bought some chicken breasts, fish, sausage, bacon and brats to broil/bake up and have ready to eat throughout the...
Now that’s more like it. Target heart rate.
220 minus your age x 80% = THR. This was at the very end of my 1.5 mile speed walk. I'm also going to log it after 10...
Anyone know where the garden is?
This little guy was crawling across our front lawn, headed straight towards Kristen's garden. I picked him up and set...
This is the kind of day I need to have to start losing weight
Day 1. More active. Less eating. And eating better. Drinking more water. 10,000 steps a day is a stretch from...
This is where I park now – back of the lot
Getting 10,000 steps a day isn’t easy. But I made myself a promise to park ‘far far away’ every chance I get.
My first fruit smoothie
This is my new snack. Goodbye chips, crackers and cookies. Banana, Strawberries, Pineapples and Orange juice meetup in...
This year is half gone. Goal oriented questions to ask yourself
It’s hard to think about, but half of the year is already behind us. It seems like just the other day we were...
A wonderful Father’s Day
Kristen, Daniel and Lily made it such a special day. I love the little pictures that Daniel draws - I only wish I had...
My historical iPhone6 activity – daily steps and miles per day
Here are my health app charts from my iPhone 6. I average 6,000 steps per day, that’s 3 miles and 10 flights of stairs...
My historical Fitbit activity – daily steps and miles per day
Here are two charts from my Fitbit for the past year. It’s neat to see how these things trend over time.
200lbs for the first time in my life. Unacceptable.
Most of my life I’ve been a 165 to 170 lb guy. In my 40s that changed to 180–190 pounds. Yesterday I crossed a line I...
Incredible moth on our front porch
Absolutely beautiful. It’s amazing what little creatures show up on our front porch each morning.
Daniel’s Fourth Tooth
So proud of him pulling it out himself! He gets SO excited for the tooth fairy to visit.