I always thought of myself as a bit of an athlete. In high school, I was on the cross country and track teams. I even made varsity my senior year for track. However, as I look back on my achievements, I realize that I was just going through the motions. I was on a team … Continue reading “What does it mean to be an athlete?”
Corvin and family participated in this year’s Pinewood Derby. Corvin had a car, and Danelle (plus Sonora) had our family car. Neither car was a superstar, but as always we had a good time. It ended up that Danelle and I were judges at the end of the track trying to decide the order that … Continue reading “Pinewood Derby – 1.28.2012”
We started off this year with a very brisk hike at Shaw Nature Preserve. We spent quite a while out there, but only went for two miles. I ended up carrying Sonora a fair bit to help speed things up. It probably didn’t help that it was very cold outside!
This May 2012, I completed a two year process to earn my Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems (MS CIS) from Missouri State University. I remember graduating college in 2000 thinking that I would never go back to college again. I was sure that I had no need for it. Ten years later, I … Continue reading “Masters of Science Computer Information Systems”
The kids are getting huge, but also more adorable. Sonora is cute as a button and still cuddles with her parents! We went to a baby shower for Kurt and Mandy that was family and man friendly. We’re excited to see their little one that is due soon. One of their family members is a … Continue reading “December 2011”
In a tradition going back to at least 1999, we spent New Years Eve with Kelly, Jeff and family. True to myself, odd [numbered] years are when we host them, and even numbered years we go to wherever Kelly and Jeff are living. First, we should introduce the players! Brian and Kelly, Kelly and Jeff … Continue reading “New Years Eve 2011”
What kid wouldn’t want to have Christmas twice. We came back to St. Louis to have the official Christmas at home. This year, Santa brought Angry Birds shirts for the kids and mom and dad. I didn’t get a photo of all four of us in our new shirts, but we’re now an “Angry Family”. … Continue reading “Christmas in STL – 12.25.2011”
If there is one things that the kids love, its sleeping on cots! Christmas can be a busy time at my parents house, so we just make room wherever we fit. The real magic of this gathering is just being around family. There is comfort in long talks into the night about the state of … Continue reading “Christmas in KC – 12.22.2011”
I was invited by a friend to join the 8th annual Mopar ride. The ride is memory of Chris “Mopar” Hasty who died in a motorcycle accident in 2004. The ride took the group of around 100 bikes to the accident site. At the site, many performed burnouts and revved our engines loud in remembrance. … Continue reading “8th Annual Mopar Ride”
If there is one thing that this world is not short of, its quick weight loss plans. We are flooded with pictures and video of hard bodied individuals with before and after scenarios. If you can just follow this one plan through, you too can loose 50 pounds and 19 inches across your whole body. … Continue reading “Business Process Re-engineering, A Business’s Quick Weight Loss”