hello, old blog

20Jul09

i’ve been pre-occupied with facebook and neglecting the blog (and twitter, but i never used to update my twitter anyway).
but now i think i have a use for this thing again.
…maybe.
let me start at the beginning…
last month, i started a workout routine.  it consists of running one day, biking the next, then taking every wednesday [...]

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Tags: big city mountaineers, summit for someone, wolfman traithlon

i’m back in the 21st century now

11Jun09

we got facespaces!!!
sarah and i hopped onboard and got social.  (although, i gotta say,  it’s only fake social.  we don’t want to actually be social with people).
here’s the deal, though…  i’m being picky about my friends.
i stick to two pretty simple rules about friending people
1.  i haven’t friended any females that i am not related to.  it’s just [...]

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going back home

01Apr09

i think by now we’ve told everyone important, so this is for the rest.
sarah and i have decided to quit going to imago and rejoin northwoods.
there, i said it.
it wasn’t an easy decision, but we feel God is calling us there and that we can do a lot of good at the woods of the [...]

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Tags: afd, imago dei, northwoods, nwcc, peoria

process of elimination

12Mar09

here’s one thing i’ve learned about myself so far…
one way i learn is by process of elimination.  i have to make a decision on what shoes to buy, and nothing really jumps out at me, so i just buy the ones i hate the least.
i eliminate the ugly ones and pick ones i think i [...]

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some good advice

15Feb09

that last post sort of focused on some bad advice.
let’s shift gears and focus on the positive more.
i’ve gotten a little more focus in life about what to do for a career.  a little.
i’ve finally swallowed my pride and admitted to myself that my sole purpose in life isn’t to be a designer.  and then [...]

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what am i doing???

04Feb09

this blog was intended to help me think through where i’m taking things in my life.
namely, my career.  and what i’m learning.
it started off with me thinking i wanted to work for a church.
then someone told me he never though i was really the church type because of my frustrations with the church.
now i learned [...]

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congratulations!

19Jan09

the potters are having a girl!
one more daughter and you can take photos like this!

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new life goal

28Dec08

own a home where you don’t need privacy glass in your bathroom.
example below
these were taken from the throne in my aunt and uncle’s house on the outskirts of chilicothe.
also, they have good mud there.  i got to sling some on my half brother’s girlfriend’s wrangler.
it was a good christmas.
happy new year to everyone!

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trans-siberian orchestra vs. tool

12Dec08

I never thought I would be sitting here, at the civic center, next to my mom, waiting for tso to play and hear the guy behind me say, “when we were here for tool…”
I guess they aren’t your father’s orchestra.

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electrician day

03Nov08

this post just got a new spin on it.
i had it drafted, set to post at 8 AM tomorrow, but that just doesn’t feel right now.
i don’t vote.  i’m not even registered.
there are a few reasons.
first off, i never felt educated enough to vote.  i don’t do my homework.  the area of politics is one [...]

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