This category includes posts that are personal in nature, such as personal news or accomplishments. There may also be random observations about things from personal experiences.
After Jen and I took up running, our first Gate River Run, which serves as the U.S. 15k Championship, was in 2007. I had barely started running at that point (Jen had recently completed her first half-marathon with Team In Training) and I recall smoking a cigarette in the parking lot before we walked to the…
We’re pretty excited about our coming addition to the family. We’re expecting in early September and despite having no idea what we’re doing here, we are certainly having fun learning!
I was reading an article yesterday about a dog in Japan named Hachikō that was famous for his loyalty to his master for long after the master’s death. When we lost Clancy in April of 2013, I became convinced that we will never own another dog with which I would be as close as I was…
As a Solution Architect who has on more than one occasional suffered through the pain of working with a company’s Legal department to draft legal disclaimers for use on the web, I’m amazed (and frustrated) by organizations who take the time to post but then ignore their own Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy. Not…
I work from home frequently and I love having a dedicated office in our home. I’ve often thought one of the primary criteria next time we shop for a house will be whether it has an extra room sufficient for a dedicated office. In the meanwhile, Jen and I share a spare room for our…
You probably thought this was going to be a list of my resolutions, huh? Well, nope. Last year, I took a more organized and analytic approach to setting goals for the year. That’s not to say my method was perfect — I actually didn’t complete all of my goals — but I was certainly more…
GIzmodo reported two years ago that Americans have thrown away $41B in unused gift cards since 2005. That’s more than the entire gross national product of some countries, such as Ghana. Sales of gift cards have risen from $80 billion in 2007 to a forecasted $118 billion this year, a 47% increase in five years, according to…
I’ve been managing my work life, and to a large extent my home life as well, using a GTD system since reading David Allen‘s Book Getting Things Done in 2006. Frankly, it’s the only way I can stay sane — trying to juggle all the things in my head that go on with work, school,…
When I went to school in Pennsylvania, I had to get all kinds of things to store in my car that I didn’t need at home in Florida, such as an ice scraper, a first aid kit (much of the area was very rural) or a thick blanket. Having been in law enforcement, I was…
In April, our Boston Terrier, Clancy, passed away. I’d had him for about 10 years and the loss was a very trying time for us. Much of his odd behaviors and weird personality was the center of our lives. We decided recently to foster Boston Terriers who were up for adoption by the Boston Terrier…