For a few years now, I have been trying to keep my caffeine consumption down. No real reason to be concerned at first, but I drink coffee and pop, so I was careful. Today, I didn't have any at all, and I had a large head ache all afternoon before I realized I hadn't had any caffeine. Thinking back, I wasn't very careful for a couple of weeks, ( Read more... )

Had a great weekend over the past few days. My wife and I washed the house, cleaned the basement, and had a shopping trip. We also had a meal with each set of parents. The day ended today with a fantasy football draft, the last of the year ( Read more... )

For the first time since 2005, I am not a student at the same time that my wife is not a student. Kindof. She still has an internship to finish, but classes and tests are over ( Read more... )

I was up early this morning to help with the Champaign mini-triathlon. Then, I went to church to help set up for tomorrow's service. After repairing the lawn mower and mowing the yard, I am off to the hardware store to get the parts to repair the trimmer. Eventually, I'm going to a movie. That's a Saturday.

I spent last night running a basic role playing adventure with several friends. We've had a few fits and starts, but I think we're starting to thinking of the random people in the group as an actual gaming group. Last night's game was a one time game, so we are trying to figure out what to do next, and it looks like I may be running a plot for ( Read more... )

I spent the first quarter of the year training for my first half marathon. I'm thinking about trying a mini triathlon next, but it is coming up soon. I may do it, even without the training. I think I can keep my expectations low enough not to be too competetive.

Yesterday, for the third time in as many years, the trap under the sink slipped loose. It has compression couplings, and I think the garbage disposal shakes it loose. After the 2nd time, I set up a calendar reminder to email me a reminder to check the connection every couple of months. I did that at the beginning of April, so that obviously isn' ( Read more... )

I'd like to get more information on here. After a couple of discussions this weekend, I realize I'm not the only one who lurks out in LJ land. Here's a list of some of the things I spend my time on ( Read more... )

I've had some success reformatting my old laptop. Everything (almost) seems to be in order, and I just need to load some simple programs and The Movies onto it.

I'm almost completely useless when it comes to computers, so this is a big step for me. Wewt!

Right at the end of January, I ran the Riddle Run 11, where I ran 3 4-miles loops for a total of 12 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes. This was the longest I'd ever run straight, by about 5 miles. I am currently training for the Illinois half marathon, which is 13.1 miles on May 1st ( Read more... )