The siren song of spring
It’s finally time. Every year for the past couple years, sometime in March, I take the studs off my fat bike, thus declaring to the…
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It’s Polar Vortex time baby!
It’s time once again for extreme cold in the Great North! Every couple of years we get a solid week of frigid temps. Usually this…
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Next steps in the blog
It’s that time of year again to look back at 2020 and start reflecting on things. In the coming days I’ll be posting my traditional…
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2020 and thankfulness
Each year I try to do a Thanksgiving post, and talk about what I’m thankful for. As I stare back on the train wreck that…
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Blowing electric snow
For years I’ve had a big, heavy, gas powered, 2-stage snowblower. It’s a beast of a machine, and I really don’t like it that much.…
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The postmortem will have to wait
I’ve been thinking over and over again about everything I want to say, could say, should or shouldn’t say, about the election. Honestly, I think…
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The Fall Doldrums
The past few days I’ve felt mentally ‘meh’. The days have gotten shorter, and true to form for 2020, we ended up with one of…
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The first flakes
I decided I wanted to go for a bit of a longer walk for coffee the other day, and so I set out early, wearing…
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Some diet updates
It’s been quite a few months now doing the whole plant-free diet. My weight has stabilized around 152 lbs. which puts me well within the…
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Summer’s final gasping breaths
This morning I awoke to temps in the 50’s, a brisk wind, and the smell of fall starting to creep into the air. I went…
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Some video game time
I’ve been getting out of the habit of writing more here, but it’s not for lack of things to write about. Therefore, I’m taking a…
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The results of the health experiment continue
As I mentioned a couple of months ago, I’ve embarked on a new dietary path to improve my health markers. This week was one of…
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Garmin woes
So for folks wondering about the Garmin outage, here’s my two decades of Enterprise IT experience “guess” at what’s going on. Just my speculation, but…
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Sleeping platform for the car
Recently we’ve been talking more and more about our future camping setup. Our Coachmen Clipper 9.0 is a decent tool for camping, but we sometimes…
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The privilege of my whiteness
I grew up poor, living with just my mother. My early childhood involved her working various teaching assistant jobs, before ending up on welfare, and…
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Let’s not pretend this is new
The current situation of inflamed racial tensions in Minneapolis is distressing and frustrating. The video of George Floyd being held down with a knee to…
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The Potato Guardian… a reading
Yesterday I came across an opinion piece in the Washington Post written by Alexandra Petri, about Trump’s comment to farmers regarding the need for strong…
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A quick blog check-in
One may think that because of the pandemic and working from home full time, that you end up with all kinds of extra time to…
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Some pandemic financial musing
A friend of mine and I had a conversation recently, and he was lamenting the fact that some folks are making more on unemployment (with…
Read moreInterviewing Wes Allen
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m doing some more experimenting with content creation in the audio/visual realm. I’m doing some interviews in the…
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Doing more video and audio stuff
I’ve always enjoyed making videos and recording things, and with the current lockdown there’s a lot more opportunity to use video and audio to communicate…
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Missing “spaces”
I’m a person who derives energy from being around energy. Despite being an extrovert, I do NOT require constant interaction with people. Sure, I enjoy…
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And of course I get sick in the middle of a pandemic…
First, before anyone panics, it’s nothing related to COVID. Earlier this week I started getting a bit of a sore throat, and soon after developed…
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So how’s it going?
This is the week where everything changed. At least for a while. Both my wife and I started full-time teleworking. My oldest son was already…
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Thinking about “stuff”
Lately I’ve been thinking more and more about material things. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I think a lot of it has to…
Read moreAn unexpected weekend
For those that follow along with me on social media, this will be a re-hashing, but I wanted to put everything out there in one…
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Starting the year off… busy
2020 is here, and with it comes winter ultramarathon season, as well as our typical Vegas trip. Plus, with the holidays behind us, work has…
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2019 Year in Review
As tradition dictates, it’s time for my annual New Year’s Eve Year in Review. I’ve been doing this since 2005, and there’s no reason to…
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Thanksgiving 2019
The house is quiet. The only sounds are of the cats quietly stirring and the low hum of their water fountain pump. As I look…
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September travels means October is here before you know it!
The month of September flew by, and suddenly it’s October 1st today. A big reason that last month disappeared on me was due to our…
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Responding to tragedy as a non-theist
Back when I considered myself a Christian, I never had much difficulty in finding a way to respond to tragic events, or evil in the…
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The wisdom of crows
A poem As I hiked through the woods on a winter day I asked a crow to walk alongside me To share with me the…
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The One Thing
My wife’s employer gave her a book for Christmas, written by the owner of the company, Gary Keller. It’s called The One Thing, and since…
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Some time with the wife
One of my favorite things that has happened this year is that I’ve gotten to spend a lot more time running with my wife. Part…
Read moreSome things never change
Today on Facebook it kindly reminded me of memories from years gone by (as it does every day). Sometimes I’ll click past the first one…
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More musings on life and career
Regular readers of my blog are no stranger to my semi-regular musings about my vocation and purpose in life. It’s a pretty regular theme, but…
Read moreWhat I learned this week
This week I attended a conference for work. Even though I just do IT work, it’s nice to spend time with the people I’m working…
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Some peaceful camping
This past weekend I had the opportunity to take the camper out by myself. My wife was attending a choir retreat in Decorah, IA, and…
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Craziness of life
It’s been a crazy week with the new job, and getting adjusted. Schedules are different, I’m back to learning, and I’m back to being the…
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First Day of Spring
Officially, today is the beginning of Spring. So in Minnesota that means that it’s cold and we’re experiencing snow. That’s just how we roll here.…
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The lessons of winter
There are many things that winter teaches you in Minnesota. How to dress appropriately, the difference between types of snow, and often, how to simply…
Read moreThe death of Liberal Arts?
The other day I started thinking about my career path, and contrasted it with the career path that my children will most likely take. When…
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