Choose Your Own Announcer

Posted inUnrealitiesAugust 18, 2020
Announcers can truly change a sporting event. Kirk Gibson's home run could be a forgotten memory without Vin Scully's call. Hearing Tony Romo predict what Tom Brady is thinking before a play greatly amplifies the experience.…

GifRiffs

Posted inUnrealitiesAugust 11, 2020
I use to spend at least 30 minutes a day looking for GIFs to post in our office Slack channel. I basically treated them as minor smoke breaks. I still worked... some. I enjoyed making my…

My First Streak

Posted inStreaksAugust 4, 2020
3198 days I did the same thing every day. The streak began on December 29th, 2008. New Year was coming, we just had a baby boy, and I'm sure I had eaten horribly unhealthy at Christmas.…

Family HQ 2 – The Research

Posted inFamilyJuly 28, 2020
Before we can even start looking at where we should have a family headquarters, we need to know what data is available. What already exists? Teleport.org is a great resource that gives you insight into the quality…

Family HQ 2 – The Beginning

Posted inFIREJune 30, 2020
I want to find somewhere I feel at home, I haven't found it yet. My wife and I moved to Colorado 14 years ago on a whim. I had lived in Illinois for basically my entire…

The waterbed wetter

Posted inThoughtsJune 23, 2020
When I was 12 years old, I was still pissing on myself. I use this fun fact about myself frequently to disarm new people I have met. It's easy now to tell you about how I…