It's no secret that I grew up skateboarding and worshipping all my favorite pro skaters. I remember hanging out at United Boardshop for hours when I was a teenager. I was allowed to go behind the cases and help out around the shop. I still remember when Chomp On This came out on VHS. It wasn't hard to miss, it was bright yellow and it was on constant replay in the shop. For the ... Read More
Future Coloradans
When I told students and colleagues that I was going to Colorado for the weekend, they immediately grinned. But as soon as I said I was going for a funeral, it quickly disappeared. But funerals don't always have to be a sad affair. This particular person passed away some months ago but weren't the type to go quietly into the ether, so once covid began to clear enough, the ... Read More
Time Is A Construct
Something that I have been grappling with since Logan was born is the use of my "free time". It's very easy to tell people that when you have a kid, none of your time is your own. And for the most part that's true. But in this day and age of constant connection, it's much easier said than done. There is always something happening on the Internet (this week it was the slap heard ... Read More
Logan Rides a Bike (kinda)
When it comes to toys, we've been trying to buy Logan less but higher quality items. Once you have a kid and you see the ridiculous amount of stuff to own, you try to cut down where you can. Plus. it keeps things out of the landfill. So for Christmas, we made a short list for Grandma, Oma and Pop Pop. Among those things was a Strider bike. Which is basically a child's ... Read More
Middle Aged NYE
Spent NYE up in Big Bear with some friends. Cory's family has a cabin there that we've been going to since we were in high school. Looking back, we had some wild times there with all the ragers we threw. I couldn't imagine reliving those days at this age because now it's all about going to bed at a normal time and getting as much sleep as possible. This time around, we had ... Read More
