The boys and I went to Maryland for the first half of August to visit family and check out some roller coasters. They hit Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens, Six Flags America (final season), and Hershey Park. We also hiked up Old Rag mountain, visited Tree Trekkers, and rafted the lower-Yough in Ohiopyle State Park. WeContinue reading “2025 Summer Vacation”
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Spring Break
Spring break is one of the best times to be in Texas. The weather’s usually nice, and outdoor fun things to do aren’t miserably hot. This year, the kids are obsessed with roller coasters, so we bought Season Passes to Six Flags (which also includes a variety of other theme parks and water parks). ThusContinue reading “Spring Break”
Welcome to 2025!
I’d intended to write this post weeks ago, but I’ve been rather unproductive. I ran the Dallas Half Marathon with an out-of-town friend on December 15th. It was a hard and very slow trek, but I managed to get back to a run in the last mile and I didn’t get hurt, so I’m countingContinue reading “Welcome to 2025!”
Welcome to Fall, I guess?
Two months without a blog post? Sheesh. A lot has happened in two months, although perhaps nothing especially interesting. I splurged on a new laptop, a Lenovo P1 Gen7 (22-core Ultra 9 185H and 64 gigs of memory). It’s big, heavy, and expensive, but it’s nice to have a PC that isn’t super-slow. In July,Continue reading “Welcome to Fall, I guess?”
Spring 2024 Updates
After a slow and painful 2024 Cap10K, I ran the HEB Sunshine Run 10K on May 5th in 1:05:53, just 22 seconds faster, but without pain or surprises. After months without running several hours per week, my fitness has definitely fallen off a cliff. I either need to get back to the treadmill or restartContinue reading “Spring 2024 Updates”