Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we got the new elementary school and I am excited about the new middle/high school!! #tshirt #NewDayNewTshirt #DifferentDayDifferentTshirt #84DaysOfSummerVacation #groundbreaking #newschool
Category: Projects
T-Shirt # 38
Clothes didn’t have the flag on them until a Supreme Court case in 1989 which found that flag burning is a first amendment right. #tshirt #NewDayNewTshirt #DifferentDayDifferentTshirt #84DaysOfSummerVacation #4thofjuly #flag #patriotic
T-shirt #37
The size of the shirt is wrong in the graphic, this is a medium.
T-shirt #33 – Another Scenic River Run
I did place second in one of the Scenic River Runs, but that was more on the lack of competitors than my athletic skill.
T-shirt #32 – 2011 Firecracker 5K
I kind of miss the race, it was a good motivation to get me running in the spring.
2023 March Checkup
Welcome to my first checkup post. It’s more of an extension of a journal, just more public. And it will be a hoot to check it out in 10 years to see how the early ’20s were going for me. The best news of the month came from Taco Bell with the return of the Volcano menu: Events There were… Read more →
Blocking ads on your home network
You’re home, and you’re thinking of projects to do. What about setting up your home network to block ads? What is ad blocking? You may have used an extension in your browser to block ads, but when you block them on your network, you don’t have to configure each device. It’s not without it’s faults, some things will stop working.… Read more →
Start journaling with a simple text file
Journaling has many benefits, and for those of us that can’t remember what we did yesterday, journaling is also a way of keeping track of what we have done. In the future I’m hoping I’ll be able to use my journal to pass down my exploits to a younger generation. My history of journaling I’ve tried a few different approaches… Read more →
Two years of 10,000 steps a day – 6.9 million for the year
Today is the two year anniversary of walking (not just averaging) 10,000 steps per day. This last year I walked a total of 6.9 million steps. This is a major increase over the year before, and that was because I stupidly signed up for a step competition at work. Back in March, I was asked if I wanted to join… Read more →
Taking back the internet
When I look at RyanCollins.org and see that I haven’t updated the site in over two years I realize that something needs to change. Almost five years ago I switched from running WordPress to Pelican. WordPress is a blogging program that now powers 30% of the web. Pelican is a geek way of creating and publishing a website that requires… Read more →