This morning I completed a Boulder classic: solo climbing Freeway on the Second Flatiron. Special thanks to my friend Brooke for talking me into this excellent climbing experience and capturing my epic leap from the “diving board”. Aside from a few sketchy “scrambles” to set anchors in the past, this was my first...

My Sun Eater journey continues with Demon in White . Despite taking place over many decades (thanks to the intricacies of space travel), this book kept things interesting: court intrigue, assassinations, an ancient mystery, a little archeology, and a desparate battle for the fate of the galaxy (or of our heros at...

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A simple run around the neighborhood to get more miles under my feet. I just walked outside and started running towards the mountains. Trail Details: Trail: n/a Distance: 3.6 miles Elevation Gain: 129 feet Workout Details: Start Time: 5:21 PM Workout Time: 44 min Avg. Heartrate: 140 bpm Weather: Temperature: 44ºF...

My recipe for a delicious cup of pour over coffee. When done well and with fresh coffee, this will be the cleanest and brightest cup of Joe you’ll ever have. Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 5 min | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 1 Ingredients 30 grams fresh1, coarse ground coffee 350 grams hot (not boiling) water Adjust...

I wasn’t sure where I wanted to run this morning so I picked a route that I was excited to run! I’d been hiking on this trail before so I knew to what to expect. The views of the mountains looking west were phenominal. The weather was threatening to rain but it held off long enough to complete my run. The trail...

This morning, I made it up to the top of the Dakota Ridge just in time for sunrise for a fantastic view of Boulder and the Front Range. Notes: Take less! I over-estimated how long the run would take me and packed too much stuff in my running vest: Phone, 1 Liter water, snack, trekking poles, head lamp, pocket knife,...

This one was a wild ride: Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio . Highlights Fear is death to reason. “And reason death to fear.” “[…] Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. […]” We believe our fear destroyed by new bravery. It is not. Fear is never destroyed. It is only...

Update 03/14/2024: We made it through 4½ weeks before we got bored with the routine. It was too repetitive. We decided to go a different direction with our fitness routine: a combination of running, climbing, Apple Fitness+, and hiking on the weekends. We’re still going strong! Last week, Kellie and I started a new...

I just finished Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio . This is the first book in The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series. I don’t have a lot to say about it right now other than that I enjoyed it. This is the first fiction book that I’ve read in a long time so it felt good to get out of my “reading rut”....

After 5½ years working on ❤️ healthy things at Apple in California, I’m starting 2024 with a new gig: working on 🥽 spatial things at Apple in Colorado. It’s hard to put into words how difficult this transition was. So many things had to go right along the way and it took a lot of patience. Not to mention how...

A Brief History The origin of the name “chess pie” is steeped in history and folklore. No one really agrees on the exact origins but the most likely explanation is that it is a corruption of the word “cheese”. Chess pie was likely brought to the American colonies from England as early as the 17th century and is...