Category Archives: Goals
One giant step forward to a chasm
I took a giant step toward accomplishing a huge, long term goal! And I feel further away from accomplishing it than I did before I started. To my more technically inclined readers, this post will seem ridiculous. However… One of … Continue reading
My self-induced Sisyphean challenge
I know why people don’t exercise: it’s hard! and discouraging! In January, I was running a little better than an 8 minute mile pace for almost 4 miles. Now, just 3 1/2 months later, I can’t barely run 3 miles… AT … Continue reading
So that’s how you do it
It seems that if it’s Saturday, I am spending the day with my son at a wrestling tournament. Today was no exception. He won again. This is his third tournament in a row. However, he had a really tough second … Continue reading
Just like we planned
It is so nice when a good plan comes together. Everything went well with my son’s flight yesterday. He arrived on time in Norfolk, VA. My parents picked him up at the airport and took him directly to the Virginia … Continue reading
How can you forget?
If you have been reading for awhile, you know that I have been making a prolonged effort to get in shape (click the exercise tag if you are interested). I had been saying for years that after I finished remodeling … Continue reading
The front page hits home
Two days ago, my oldest daughter, Bean, called me to tell me that her roommate was laid off with no severance. Her company, Nortel, declared bankruptcy. She had worked there for about one year right out of college. Her aunt, … Continue reading
Her prayers were answered!
The hullabaloo had a happy ending!…but not without a little twist. This morning we received “official” notification from the high school that the Great Books tutorials will be “acceptable” to the school district. I put those words in quotations because … Continue reading
And they’re off…
I started the new year off early this year by taking my youngest daughter’s friend to the airport at 4:15 A.M.! Because of this, my wife and I were in bed well before midnight on New Year’s eve. Somehow, the … Continue reading
Ahh! The sound of slamming doors!
I am not really surprised anymore. My plans to enroll my two children in the Great Books Tutorial just hit a big snag. The instructor just called me to tell me that he will accept my daughter in GBT II if … Continue reading
How ya’ like the ol’ man now?
I accomplished a long held goal today and it was really satisfying. About 20 years ago, I told my wife that I wanted to be healthy enough and in good enough shape to wrestle my son when he is 18 … Continue reading
