Workout: Abs
Ab workout: Decline crunches 15 lbsOb and leftRightBar: knee lifts V upsDecline crunches Ob lifts 25 lbs leftRight Bar: leg raisesDecline crunches 10 lbsBicycles 40Bar: …
Restaurant Survival of the Fittest
So many factors play into restaurant survival: decor, food, price, service and of course: location, location, location. If a particular place goes …
Perceptions of Loyalty
I think people generally value loyalty, but I think it’s often misapplied. The two common areas are with companies and sports teams… which …
Video: Scaring Wife with Packing Bubbles – Extended
Here (below) is the extended version. I used packing air bubbles to scare my wife… you’re welcome… (btw, my name is Bear… …
Workout: Pull
I recently posted about my new workout intentions. I think I might vary it a bit and combine some muscle groups. I’d …
Hypnotic and Cultivar To Open in Denton
I wondered by the new Hypnotic/Cultivar in Denton today and went in to check it out. They’re set to open on Wednesday …
Goin’ Solo: Email
One thing about going solo is that your email can get mixed up. You have to decide early how you’ll handle email: …
Goin’ Solo
I’ve had a variety of friends go solo/freelance over the years or even just do work “on the side.” It’s not easy. …
DropBox Pro Changes to 1 TeraByte
I just got a notification on my desktop and a related email stating my DropBox Pro account got a 10x upgrade to …
Woz: “Work Alone”
I had the opportunity to meet Woz last week. Many thanks to UNT Student Development for bringing him in for the Distinguished …
Today’s Workout: Legs
20 reps each in about 30 mins: squats w 60 lbsFront step lunges leftRightSquats w 30 lbsSide lunges leftRightJumpsLunges leftRightSquats 10 lbsCalf …
Starting Small vs Step-By-Step
If you want to save $10,000 in 10 years, you have to save $1,000 every year which is about $83 per month. …
Buc-ee’s in Corinth
So the Corinth City council voted 3-2 against zoning changes for Buc-ee’s. I’m fine w/ that. I wasn’t too excited about a …
Divergent (2014) DVD Review – 3.5/5
Divergent (2014) – IMDb. It was pretty good. I read the book but wasn’t that jazzed about it. I didn’t read …
Revamping the Workout/Goals – Muscle Over 40?
So I’m rethinking my workout a bit. In CO last month, I hiked the mountain 16 or 17 times (pretty much every …
God’s Video Game
Sometimes I think of life like a video game God made. It’s not a perfect 1-to-1 analogy, but there’s a point to …
Kids and God
I’ve said it before and I think it more often: I think our relationship with our kids is a lot like God’s …
Throw Out Your Perceptions of Other Groups
We all have perceptions of other groups of people: conservatives, liberals, Christians, rich, poor, famous, athletes, etc. And those perceptions are based …
Overthinking: Weeding the Garden
I often think about the concept of weeding a garden. If you do it too often, you’re doing a lot of prep …
Overthinking: Salad Bar
I go to a salad bar often where you pay by weight. So what do you get? A TON of spinach because …
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 – 3.5/5
I thought this was “pretty good.” The action and tension was good, but the writing was pretty poor. When Oldman and Clarke …
Video: Scaring Wife with Packing Bubbles
I used packing air bubbles to scare my wife… you’re welcome… (btw, my name is Bear… that will make sense soon) …
Trip/Vacation = Mini-Life
I was packing the mini-van (yep!) tonight for our drive home tomorrow. We’ve been in Colorado for a month. It’s not a …
JamPlay.com Review – Update: Blues
JamPlay So I’ve been using JamPlay.com for about 3 months now and loving it! I wanted to update my review of the online …
OverThinking: Push Thru the Drive or Take Your Time?
I’ve been meaning to start a series about how I “overthink” everything. I’m doing it now about driving to Texas from Colorado …
I Only Want to Eat Candy
In the last several years, most of my lessons about how God loves us comes from how I see my relationship with …
Building Teams: Who’s on my Bus?
I read this article someone tweeted about today regarding relational thinking. It resonated with me because over time I’ve realized that as …
I HOPE it’s a Waste of Time
I just wrote a post on my work blog about spending a lot of time researching a bug only to find the …
The Spiral In My Head
I still have the intention to post about ‘my many failures’ and such, but in leading up to all of this thinking, …
Book Review: “Blue Like Jazz” by Donald Miller
I read “Blue Like Jazz” following “Storyline 2.0” by Donald Miller as I like how the communicates. They made a movie about it …