There are some questions that stick with you long after the conversation ends. One of those came from our chief paralegal—about tenure in the Army Reserve civilian workforce, and whether…
My first real job was in the summer of 1996 at the Lincoln Park District public pool. I was a lifeguard, earning the princely sum of $5.25 an hour—a whole…
A co-worker recommended some books based on our discussions – go slower go longer Category Book Title Description Goodreads Link Inspirational Stories: “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall A modern…
How has it been two years? I don’t remember too much about 2023, but in 2024 we[1] moved to Orlando and we love it. We spend about as much time…
We got a sitter. We went out for dinner. We hid out at my out of town sister-in-law’s house and watched Netflix instead of going out for drinks after dinner.…
The first in a series I call “What I’m reading” is more accurately “What I read” as this book is done-zo. My first book of the year came on the…
5 Tips To Fast Track your New Year | Diet & Training I’ve been watching Mark Lewis on YouTube for the past 9(ish) months. I started watching him with his…
Editors note, which is just me in the future… wait, more accurately, me in the present commenting on the past post. A bit of this comes off douchier than I…
I’m marching towards 40, just a couple months away in fact.[1] Last year around my February birthday I stumbled upon the concept of a yearly theme in this video.[2] I spent the last…
During the holiday period, I powered through my back catalog of podcasts.[1]I stumbled across the RoadMan Cycling Podcast[2], who outlined three steps to creating a decent New Years’ resolution. I think…
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