Tag Archives: family
We’re On A Boat!
Hells yes for vacation week! This is the week that Stephanie and I chartered the sailboat in the British Virgin Islands. I must say…..it’s pretty frickin’ cool. I’m sure we will have more pics once her camera is plugged in to the Mac, but for now my camera phone shots will have to do. Just [...]
Who is the smartest member of my family?
I’m pretty lucky to be in my family. Every one of my siblings is really exceptional at what they do. My little sister works with kids and has a passion for the young’uns. My brother Pat is a machinist who rebuilds and customizes AK-47s. My brother Rob is an amazing artist and musician, also the [...]
A Special Memorial Day Thank You
Today is a very important day for every citizen of the USA. Memorial Day is our day to honor those who have served in our armed forces and remember those who have given their lives protecting our country. A few of my good friends have served in the Armed Forces. Here’s a quick shout out [...]
Happy Anniversary Stephanie!
Today is my 4th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, due to work I had to go to KC for the day today. My goal was to wake her up with breakfast in bed and give her a fun surprise, but since I’m out of town I thought it would be fun to blog about it. Stephanie and [...]
Best and Worst of 2010
My reflections on 2010: Best Purchase: Gibson SG American. I bought this very early in 2010 to round out my guitar collection. Sounds great, plays very fast, and my hands have always been favorable to the fretboard gauging of Gibson over the longer Fender gauge. It’s also much lighter than any of my other guitars, [...]
Getting Out of ‘The Grind’
Growing up sucks. Well, not really – I didn’t have a sweet job, big-ass boat, 4 awesome dogs or an incredible wife when I was 11. (That would’ve been weird.) What I did have was plenty of time to just be me – do the things that were important to me. When we grow up, [...]
A Day Without E-mail
Had my first day without email in a long time. (Ok, it was most of a day.) While it felt great to be de-tethered, it was not intentional. I took the wife and our smallest dog on a hike to some little-known hot springs outside of Las Vegas. Two hours there, two and a half [...]