Events The month started off strong with not only Spring Break, but a total solar eclipse! Kolt took a fantastic picture of the eclipse: Tara and I rode bikes out to the fairgrounds so we didn’t have to deal with traffic. Although there were a couple hundred people there, traffic wasn’t a problem. It seemed like most of the people… Read more →
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2024-03 Checkup – St. Ryan’s Day in Chicago, Animaniacs, and more
Events The month of March started out with a bang! I drove down to see Animaniacs in concert with Jeff & Jen at The Murphy Theater. It was a great show, I’m so glad I got a chance to go and catch up with Jeff & Jen. The next day Tara and I traveled to Teays Valley High School to… Read more →
2023 October Checkup – UA Family Weekend, 20K Days, and more
Events First big event of the month was family weekend at the University of Akron. Grace took us around the university before heading to the Summit Mall and eating at The Rail. On the 11th I went to a company event at Bolton field. Last year I went up in the bomber, this year I admired it from the ground.… Read more →
2023 September Checkup
Events The Ryan Rave I first read about Ryan Meetups back in March It sounded like the coolest thing, but that meet up was in New York and I had already missed it. It sounded like a fantastic experience. I was curious on how the social dynamics change in the room when you know everyone’s name. As time went on… Read more →
2023 August Checkup – Lake Day, college, tornado warnings, and a little more
August is usually a pretty boring but stressful month. For some reasons, things at work that haven’t been touched in months just start breaking. Everyone wants everything yesterday, and managing over 2,000 user accounts can be quite tedious. August is usually a pretty boring but stressful month. For some reasons, things at work that haven’t been touched in months just… Read more →
2023 July Checkup
Events The Colorado trip continues with watching a production of Kiss Me Kate at the Central City Opera House. This was one of the productions that Delaney worked on as a costumer. I bought the tickets online before we left, and I messed up paying way too much on them because I was on the wrong website. Well, even though… Read more →
2023 June Checkup
Events First up for the month was my niece Rachel’s wedding! It was held at the Perry Community Center, a very cool place. The wedding was great, from the ceremony and violinist to the reception and DJ. And by DJ, that was me and I turned that mother out. I presented at the CREATE conference on the 8th at Maumee… Read more →
2023 May Checkup
Events Back on the first of May, Tara and I got to haul a trailer to Akron because not only was Grace moving home for the supper, she had then acquired a couch for us to store for the summer. And now that couch has become the cat’s couch in the garage. At least I got Chipotle! The very next… Read more →
2023 April Checkup – Spring Break & half-marathons!
Events Spring Break 2023, Tara and I checked out an AirBnB in Millersburg. It is a house built out of containers, and the layout shows why you may not want to build a house out of containers. The stay was really cool though. It was a pretty relaxing stay, although my runs through the hills of Holmes county were pretty… Read more →
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 →