As promised here if my spoiler filled review of The Force Awakens. Let me be clear, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, do not read any further. You will learn a lot of key plot points that are best experienced when watching the movie for the first time. Maybe you’re OK with that, but […]
Read moreCold run today
This morning I ran around the neighborhood a bit for about 40 minutes. We were going to see Star Wars in the mid-day and so I didn’t want to drive to somewhere else to run. The air temp when I started out was around 10 degrees, which is the coldest morning I’ve run this year […]
Read moreLate night wars in the stars
Last night I stayed up way too late to join a bunch of friends and see Star Wars The Force Awakens. Morning came very quickly today, as I didn’t fall into bed until 1am. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. I think it was a great addition to the Star Wars story, and was presented […]
Read moreAnticipation…
Tonight is the big night, when I, and millions of other people, get to finally see Star Wars Episode 7. I’m very excited to see this world come to life again, and I’m happy that most of the reviews I’ve seen so far have been positive. Needless to say, I won’t make it in time […]
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Holiday busy-ness
The holidays are in full swing, and that seems to mean that there is something going on every single night this week. Between various happy hour get togethers, playing taxi for the kids, and the Star Wars premiere, I don’t seem to have a ton of extra time to think of creating things to blog […]
Read moreTechnology and heat
Tonight we noticed that despite our Nest Thermostat saying it was heating the house, the furnace was in fact not kicking on. I was worried my furnace had blown another ignitor (as it’s prone to do every few years), but I couldn’t even get the fan to turn on. I decided to call Nest support […]
Read moreThe Santa Myth
A good friend of mine recently posted a link to his social media for an article about parenting, and the Santa Myth. The article was a decent take on one parent’s attempt to balance the idea of letting their kids believe in Santa Claus, while at the same time preparing for the day they stop believing. I […]
Read moreFiz
Yesterday I discovered a game on sale in the app store called Fiz. It’s a brewery management game for mobile devices, and I’ve been having a really fun time with it. The object of the game is that you are an avid homebrewer and you’re building yourself into a full fledged brewery. It’s obvious that […]
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Reindeer Run 5K
Today was my final race of 2015, the Reindeer Run 5K. It also marks a goal I set out to achieve at the beginning of 2015. I decided that I wanted to run a race every single month of the year, and I’m happy to report that I met that goal. I’ll talk more about […]
Read moreQuick Review: Ant-Man
Tonight the family all sat down to finally watch Ant-Man. It was released recently for rent on iTunes and since we had a full-house of kids tonight, it seemed like a good activity. I didn’t know much about what to expect going into this film, except that it was a touted as being a bit […]
Read moreSpring in December
The weather in Minnesota has been incredibly warm for December lately. This afternoon was close to 50 degrees in fact. The warm weather and the beautiful sunset combined to make it feel like it was actually March and not the beginning of the year. Today’s creation is a photo of the sunset, albeit a bit […]
Read moreYoshi’s Wolly World
Last night I picked up a new game to play on the Wii U, Yoshi’s Wolly World. It took a while to download, but my son and I got to play a bit before bed, and had a great time. If you’re familiar with other Yoshi games, then this game will be instantly familiar. You […]
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Second Runnings 