Out RunningLet’s give this another try, shall we?
Since the last iteration of this site sat idle for more than 2.5 years, I thought it might be time to throw the old defibrillator on it and see about reviving it. I have 3 loves in my life, this will be the place for me to vent and share about them.
First and foremost love is my family and chief among my family is my wife, we’ve been married since 1997 and great friends since 1983. We met in the 7th grade and were friends from the start; we actually didn’t start dating until 1996. I think it just took her that long to look past all my imperfections and realize that I wasn’t going to give up. We have 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls that bring much joy, humor and frustration to our lives.
Of course we wouldn’t trade them for the world.
My second love are my outdoor hobbies, I know, I shouldn’t list a group of things as my 2nd love…get over it, it’s my blog. I love to run, I love to hike, I love to hunt and fish. I also love to cook. I’m not particularly good at any of them but they help me to pass the time in a most enjoyable way.
My third love, well, not a love so much as I really like and hate it at the same time, is my job. I am a programmer. As with my fitness, I know just enough to be dangerous and regardless of how long I have been doing it, there is always something more to learn.
I am self-taught which means that I have a knack for it but without the standard education that my peers have had, I ask some pretty stupid questions. Oh, that’s right, there are no stupid questions, only stupid people…in that case I suppose I fall into that category.
I am a lifelong learner, a student of life, well you get the idea. I love to learn, no matter who is teaching. I have a wealth of useless knowledge and enjoy the study of where modern day expressions and the origins of them.