Since my last post I’ve continued on my training for the half marathon though I hit a couple of set backs. The first set back was our family summer vacation not long after that post. We went to North Carolina but stopped into Maine and upstate New York for a while on the way. IContinue reading “First half marathon”
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Half marathon training
For a while, off and on, I’ve had it in the back of my mind that I would like to run a half marathon. Each time I get back into running and get a good routine going I figure I should work on going longer. I’ve run in a few races over the years, butContinue reading “Half marathon training”
Break a cycle
Seems like a common thread for my life and writing here, periods of being good about my health and fitness followed by periods of sliding backwards. In August I was back up to 250lbs and not in a great spot. Since then I’ve been doing fairly well with eating well and exercising. But I’ve hadContinue reading “Break a cycle”
How to deal with passwords
There are far too many places that we all have accounts for now, each one needing a password. Many people give up trying to remember passwords and pick one and use it, or some simple variation of it, for all the places they need one. This is a terrible and unsafe practice but very understandable.Continue reading “How to deal with passwords”
After the storm
We had a pretty good snow storm over the weekend. Everything was canceled including school today. This afternoon things cleared up a bit so Ezra and I got out to play some. Running around the snow, making snow angels, some shovelling, and a bit of a tunnel / fort. It did us both good toContinue reading “After the storm”
Happy Birthday Matt
Matt Mullenweg the CEO of Automattic, the company where I work, is turning 40 today. Happy birthday Matt. For his birthday he asked for people to blog so that’s what I’m doing. I figure he and Automattic have given me so much that this is the least I could do. So here we go, happyContinue reading “Happy Birthday Matt”
Christmas shopping dates
One of my favourite Christmas traditions we have is that Jen and I each take our children for a one on one Christmas shopping date. We let them pick out and buy presents for their siblings and then have a treat of some kind. With busy lives we don’t always make time for individual timeContinue reading “Christmas shopping dates”
Epic Road Trip 2023
Though this might not have been as far as a trip as some of our past Epic Road Trips like 2017 and 2018, it was still an epic trip. Jen was her three month sabbatical from work and I took some vacation time so we could take the family trip. For years we had promisedContinue reading “Epic Road Trip 2023”
New York Public Library
Originally posted on Sandy's Photo Blog:
The lions out front of the New York Public Library are called Patience and Fortitude. It felt like I needed both today, but didn’t have them. I like New York City a lot but it’s a city I’d like to visit with just my wife, or friends. Having…
Sir Sandford Fleming Park – The Dingle
Yesterday we went and visited Sir Sandford Fleming Park again. Ezra loves this place. He calls the Memorial Tower a castle. It really is a beautiful area that we only recently started visiting. It’s sometimes embarrassing the things I don’t know about our local history and area. Sir Sandford Fleming was an accomplished man andContinue reading “Sir Sandford Fleming Park – The Dingle”
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