I took the day off of work today. Just a small cold, nothing major, but enough that I didn’t feel like concentrating too hard today. I took and nap, and then Matt and I went to the Rushville courthouse to get married! Joking…I helped Matt drop off his passport application. Knock on the proverbial wood…my… Read more

All three of the kids ran today in Rochester. We almost missed Elsa’s 8:30 start because I put directions for Riverton instead of Rochester in the GPS. Whoops! Elsa didn’t do as well as we all hoped she would, since Rochester is the race where everyone usually does well and gets PRs. Jack did well,… Read more

There’s not much going on right now. Just thought I should post something in between major events. I’ve been reading Flow (a book about mental flow) and it has a part that talks about journaling your life for a sense of flow. I think this is true. Whenever I compose these posts my mind gets… Read more

Last Wednesday I went to see Living Colour in Bloomington. It was an okay show. I mean, the band was great, but the Castle Theater removed all the seats and just had a few rows of barstools and tables. I was expecting to plop my butt down and sit for the night. Instead I felt… Read more

On July 29th we went to the Brick Fest in St Louis. It was cool to see all the buildings and art that people had created with Lego™ bricks. I, like 99% of people around the world, just call them Legos. But you can’t use the trademarked word in a convention like this so everything… Read more

This weekend was Shrek: The Musical at the school, to benefit the Grand Opera House restoration. At this point I’m not too keen on restoring the old opera house with its small stage and limited seating. The auditorium at the high school is much bigger, has more curtains and lighting, better sound, much more room… Read more