1. All of my friends (both IRL and online) who have offered everything from friendly words, to helping pack on Saturday, to child care, to just some good, inappropriate jokes. You guys are the best. 2. My in-laws. Holy god, you guys are life savers. Thank you so much for your help on all of … Read more
About the time this post hits the Internet, I will be airborne on my way to Detroit. There I will get in a rental car, drive to Flint, and check in to my hotel. I don’t see my older brother very often — every few years — and this will be the first time since … Read more
I will always be grateful to Isaac Young for sending me the featured image above when I mentioned on Twitter that there was a vasectomy in my future. I laughed my ass off because it was the perfect way to get over the idea of “someone is going to be pointing a laser at my … Read more
Holy crap, what a busy weekend — especially if you count Thursday as part of it. Here’s the whole run-down. Ignite Minneapolis This was my third time attending Ignite. I left work a little early, took a bus home, and then took the van back to Minneapolis to catch the show. I had some free … Read more
Yesterday, I left the house for work at noon, with Sam sick, and Eddy in the midst of a full-blown tantrum — the type of tantrum only a three year-old can possibly throw: ridiculous subject matter (“no, I don’t want peaches with my lunch!”) and the kind of focus a sniper would envy. As I … Read more
Wow, what’s to say there, Internets? It’s been more than a month since I last posted, and that sucks. I’ve been keeping busy, yo. Here’s what it schwas: Home Home life is really fucking cool right now. I feel much more tightly connected with my wife and my kid, and yet, somehow things are more … Read more
One of the coolest things about being a new dad is seeing all the little moments of discovery. With infants there’s this moment when “the lights come on” — for the first few weeks, you are in possession of a little lump of meat that eats, sleeps, and poops, and screams a lot while doing … Read more
All in all, I’d call it a pretty successful last 96 hours or so. I’ll rewind to Wednesday at the office, which was pretty quiet. I got a lot of stuff done, and occasionally looked out the windows at the blowing shitstorm that MN threw at us. Thursday was a busy one. Kate and I … Read more
Today: social trip to bar with Paul & Michelle, Deanna, and others a ton of small tasks for Pallas Athena Tomorrow: take car to mechanic for tire rotation/balance/patching, engine diagnostic finalize blueprint for Andrew’s 29er hardtail more Pallas Athena small tasks Friday: stuff I can’t remember right now, but I’m sure it’s significant Saturday: Muddy … Read more
So my brother and I, back in high school, used to ride. A lot. Since then, though, we haven’t ridden together even once. I’ve talked to him about getting a new bike and he’s always been ambivalent. I’ve wanted to buy him one, but have been waylaid by practicalities. Well, no more. Today is his … Read more