Category: Personal
-
98% Women
Vanessa and I are running a half-marathon in October. I mentioned this yesterday, but what I failed to mention was which half-marathon we were running. See Jane Run is hosting their first Austin event on October 9th. The event includes a half-marathon, a 5K, a Stroller 5K for joggin’ mamas and a kids run. The finisher…
-
Go Big or Go Home
The crowning achievement of my athletic life was the 2008 Austin Marathon. Ran (more or less) 26.2 miles. If you’ve met me in person, I would be the last person you’d expect to run a marathon; nevertheless, I did it. That was also my last major exercise achievement. I ran a half-marathon in 2010,…
-
The Small Things – Buy 6 Get 1 Free Edition
Image via Wikipedia Olivia and I like going to the grocery store together. We have a little ritual. We get up and get ready. She drinks her milk and I slam my head into the wall a few times to wake up. We load up into the car and head to HEB. We’re usually there…
-
How Can I Help You?
[This is the last in a series looking at my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next for me. Return to the first post.] A Knights of Columbus Field Agent? Yes sir! Yes ma’am! The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 by the Venerable Servant of God Father Michael McGivney. Fr. McGivney had…
-
When One Door Closes…
[This the third post in a series looking at my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next. Return to the first post.] What are you going to do now? When discerning how to handle the conflict rising in me, I created a list of priorities: At first, I started thinking about if I should…
-
It All Comes Down to Kids
[This is the second of four posts regarding my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next. Read the first post.] Why are you leaving the UCC? I met my wife through a mission trip that I only went on because a friend asked me to go in the UCC computer lab. Four of the…