Category Archives: Life

Rediscovering Family

This weekend I took the family down to Southern California to visit family. This is family on my mom’s side that I haven’t seen in over 20 years. It’s a shame that we let that much time pass. However when … Continue reading

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Epic Ride 2011: The Great Northwest

I’m sitting here this morning with a cup of hot coffee, listening to Fair to Midland, and planning the trip of the year that I like to call Epic Ride. I’ve taken a multi-day motorcycle trip to someplace I’ve never … Continue reading

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Moving On

One of the lessons life teaches you is that nothing is forever. Things change, people change, styles, attitudes, music, fashion…. everything changes. Even if you sat in a white room from birth until death, your view of, and feelings about, … Continue reading

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Good People

The older I get, the more I realize that life is not about buying crap, or wielding power, or being awesome cool, or insanely good looking (those last two I happen to be, but again that’s not what life is about). It’s … Continue reading

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Getting Healthy

I’ve been wanting to do a post like this for a while, because I think it’s interesting to look back over time and see progress happen. This is a picture of me back when I was 30′ish. I was closing … Continue reading

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Home Improvement Adventures: Part 3

I think this is part three anyway. This week Michelle and I removed the form from our concrete hearth we poured last weekend. We were a little panicked to be honest. It’s been such hard (and expensive) work so far … Continue reading

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We Got Him

I’m sure everyone’s read the news already, but if you live in a cave and only come out to read my little blog, I’ll recap. We finally killed Osama Bin Laden. I’m trying to figure out how I feel about … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap-up

So, this weekend was a good one. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous and I had the weekend free so I used the time to hang with some buds and get some chores done. My California Ale finished last weekend … Continue reading

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Home Improvement Adventures: The Fireplace

After years of putting Michelle off on several home improvement projects, I finally decided this year that I was just going to plunge in and get some stuff done. The problem with these projects is that I hate doing stuff … Continue reading

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The Power of Serving

Michelle and I went to a celebration dinner last night put on by El Encino Baptist church for their volunteers. El Encino is a church in southeast Fresno that is the hub of several neighborhood programs including a Saturday Sports … Continue reading

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