May flew by – probably because we ran three races in three states, in addition to all of the normal (and not-so-normal) life things back home. We headed back to the east coast to pick up two northeastern state races. First up was Rhode Island, which was a small loop-based race course. A definite benefit […]

April was the month busy began. And wouldn’t you know, it started off with busyness at home and was made complete with two travel races and two trips to Tyler. We’d started installing a new backyard landscape in early 2021. That project went on hold when we took over care for Johnnie. Hard to believe […]

We kicked off our 2023 travels and races in March with our first-ever trip to Napa. We also started getting serious about home improvement projects and, as a result, the year started ticking by quickly. It’s hard to believe we’d never been to Napa! It was a bucket list trip for us. We consulted friends […]

Ah February. Another year of snow and ice. It’s becoming a regular Texas February thing. Snow actually forced me to work from home one day. I didn’t mind and my co-workers were especially pleased with the unexpected turn of events. It wasn’t too cold to run! There’s something about cold mornings that makes winter runs […]

January 2023 was easy like Sunday morning. By that, I mean it was everything you want a new year to be. Family time, friend time, fitness time and not an abundance of “stuff.” We purchased a commemorative brick to remember Holiday’s life. It was installed in the Veteran’s Plaza in Plano’s Memorial Park. We also […]

Have you ever had a year that got out of control? If not, congratulations. If so, then you know how it feels. 2023 was supposed to be a quiet year. A year to focus on basics and simplicity. While I’ve definitely focused on the basics, it has not been simple. In fact, I think this […]

It’s the mid-point of the first month of a new year. Just about the time for New Year’s Resolutions to die, best-of-intentioned habits to become wearisome and life to resume as it was sixteen days ago. And yet, somehow, for me it hasn’t reverted (yet). By focusing on the basics I’ve deliberately kept my goals […]

December was exceptionally busy, but the busy was centered around friends and family. That’s not a bad things at all. Our last run of the Galloway season was cold and sparkly. Just what you’d want in December! We don’t often get much of a fall, but this year was a doozy of color. Who cares […]

Well, 2022 was both a great and challenging year. My major goal from the start of the year was to refocus. I think to a large extent, that’s what we did. We spent most of the year with a tightly-focused field of priorities: I spent a good portion of the year restructuring my team (including […]