We spent an afternoon with Steve and Nathan just catching up. Now that Steve lives a bit farther away than next door, I don’t see him as much. And Nathan is growing up so fast! After driving them around for a while, we ended up at Danelle’s parent’s house. It was a pleasant afternoon of … Continue reading “Steve and Nathan – 4/15/12”
The Sunset Race Series is a monthly paddle race that is held on the second Thursday of each month. Its a chance to compete against local paddlers in a informal setting. We always go out afterwards for food and beer to discuss the event. This paddle was going to be something special. To kick off … Continue reading “Sunset Race 4/12/12”
We made the difficult choice to stay in St. Louis for Easter this year. Having family out of town always makes the holidays a difficult choice. There is always the pull to enjoy the comforts of home, while still seeing your loved ones. The weather was great and we enjoyed two Easter Egg hunts. One … Continue reading “Easter 4.8.12”
Many paddlers have more than one boat. Each one does something different and typically excels at one facet of paddling. In my case, I just purchased my third boat, a Hobie Adventure peddle powered kayak. Seeing as I already had two boats hanging from the ceiling, I figured it was time to do something different … Continue reading “Boat Rack 4.1.12”
I had a brief idea that I would take photos every time I went for a run. I found a few interesting things, but the best was a Fake CPA business…
My garage is just one giant toy box. In 2009, I [with help from my wife and friends] used it to build a large 20 foot canoe for racing down the Missour river. Since that race, the boat has hung from the ceiling of my garage in shame not seeing an ounce of water. I … Continue reading “Storing Boats”
In order to make space in my garage full of toys, I put two of my canoes on a lift system to keep them out of the way. One evening the kids were standing around looking at the lift system without the boat. I got a crazy idea and decided to lift them up like … Continue reading “When Raising Kids Is Just Raising Kids…”
I signed up to participate in the 2012 Race For The Rivers.I joined a group participating in the Voyager Class. Our boat built by Joe Ringling and Larry Hassle would be some 30 feet long and 4 feet wide, holding 14 adventurous souls! The group, Colter’s Crew, had two training runs leading up to the … Continue reading “Race For The Rivers 2012”
In an effort to keep my house fun, I always try to do things to make my friends and family smile. This day would be no exception. Brian and Kelly came over to visit us. I believe they were coming to show off Kelly’s baby bump. I decided to present them with dessert to ensure … Continue reading “Dessert Anyone?”
I have been feeling significant arch pain in my foot caused by my running off and on since the beginning of July this year. I had two runs back to back that caused pain bad enough that I was limping back to the start. The first run was 16 miles and I didn’t think too … Continue reading “Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction”