The Joys of Home Ownership: Part 1
After my wife and I married in 2006, we wanted to live together. So we made that happen in my parent's basement. My parents gave me a large gift earlier that year to help pay for…
Peas in a Bod
In my senior year of college, I started gaining weight. I was unsure of my future, and scoop Chinese, and Mountain Dew became my best friend. My weight ballooned 60 pounds to 225. After I proposed…
Should People Be Buying Electric Cars?
A year ago, a dream of mine came true. I bought a minivan. I always envied kids who got to ride in a minivan with screens. I wanted my kids to enjoy riding in a car…
What Comes Next? In Baseball.
Baseball's biggest chess match is between the hitter and the pitcher. Each pitch generates a new set of possible outcomes. A batter gets on base almost 94% of the time if the pitcher gets them to…
Why Am I So Damp?
Showers make me wet. A towel is no defense for the amount of dampness I experience. Ok, Tommy Lee Jones might not care, but I do. I hate spending time scrubbing myself after my shower with…
Rant About Taxes
2020 was an interesting year for me financially. I overpaid my taxes because I figured it was better to be safe than trigger reasons for an audit and cause unnecessary pain. The amount I overpaid was…
A Tale as Old as Time
Why don't we take the most advanced technology we have and use it to play the simplest game in existence? What if you let kids enjoy technology while scratching their most basic itch? Virtual Reality Hide…
Killing Streaks
Creating streaks has defined me for the last few years. However, you cannot continuously add things to your daily routine. I decided to evaluate the amount of time it took to do my streaks and the…
Five Years of Stubborn Running
On May 9, 2016, I started a streak that few would believe possible. I ran at least six miles every day. Over 1825 days, rain or shine, in sickness or health. I can't stop. What am…
A New Form of Live Entertainment
TBS revived Wipeut in April. Although it is an extraordinary show for simple entertainment, I want to take it to the next level. Wipeout takes relatively normal people and puts them through an obstacle course that…