Life is a series of situations unfolding and I believe that the way we react to those situations is what defines our quality of life. Last Sunday we had planned to load up our food into an already loaded trailer and head off for six days of tent camping. What we found was a cut lock and 80% of our stuff missing. Now we don’t pack light. I rented a …
Things I’m Into (June 2017)
I am a Bon vivant of technology. That’s really just a fancy way of saying that I like tech and do what I can to obtain it. I enjoy experiencing new technology or refined versions of existing tech. I love talking about it and sharing it with others. During a meeting earlier today I was asked about why I had a PC laptop instead of a Mac which is what …
Crazy Family 4 Race Challenge with 1 Winner!
We love a good family race, so when it’s 100+ degrees outside, we race inside! We set up our Anki Overdrive track set and raced for the win! It ended up being an elimination race. Who will win the Family 4 Race Challenge?
How to Build a Shiplap Photo Wall Backdrop DIY
Shiplap is all the craze so when my wife asked me to help her build a backdrop for a photo booth, we thought, “why not shiplap it!” Shiplapping something is not really hard, it just involves cutting and painting the wood. Some hardware stores even have premade shiplap boards, but they are expensive. I wanted to keep this project as cheap as possible, so I used 2x4s and fence boards. …
Fallacy of Control
We like to believe that we are in control and have some sort of say in the way things will turn out on a day-to-day basis. Many of us get frustrated when things do not go our way and we do whatever we can to try and change the situation to produce the outcome we were hoping for. I have come to realize that the more I add in my …
Hi Apple, I’m Back…
So here I am back on Apple after going back and forth for over a year now. Over the last year and a half I have been battling with trying to find the perfect Windows computer that would give me the experience I am used to having with Apple products. I am not necessarily talking about the aesthetics alone, as there are some pretty decent Windows computers out there these …
The Moving Blues
Late last year I found out that I most likely would be forced out of the building I was leasing for my business. Not that I was being strong-armed or anything, but the rate increase combined with the required terms would have been a little bit more than I wanted to take on. I like where I was because I had a lot of space and a shop for my …
Grace, but not all the time. A Parenting Blog
A couple of weeks ago I was reminded of a book from my childhood called “The Little Red Hen.” In the story, the Hen invites his friends to help her bake a cake, but her friends are too lazy to help her. At the end of the book, the lazy friends wanted to share in the hard work of the Hen, but the Hen decided not to share and enjoyed the …
