• Farewell, RAV4. Hello, Highlander!

    My mom’s trusty 2001 RAV4 blew its transmission this summer. I let it sit a few months attempting some easy fixes and figuring out what to do next before listing it as-is on Craigslist. After a month or two, it sold for far more than any 20 year old car with 160k miles and no

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  • Christmas in the Carolinas

    Our first travel in two years brought us to see my family in southern North Carolina. Weather was in the high 60s, Mia was in a great mood (minus the first three hours of our return flight), and there were cookies for days (as evidenced by my +5lbs). Boats, beaches, skateboards, cuddles, cards, Mancala, Jackbox,

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  • Mia, 1.5 Years

    I kept milestone notes over these past three months and the ones early on are… just… so minute compared to where she is at the end of the period. At the beginning she was barely starting to say her name, which now she can combine with up to 3 other words including the possessive form.

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  • Mia, 1.25 Years

    And like that, we have a toddler. Over the past three months Mia has begun walking (happened just a week or two after one year) and talking up a storm. We have a regular little goofy person in our house now (in addition to the two big ones). She’s still loving daycare, splash parks, playgrounds,

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  • Hagg Lake Off-road Duathlon

    Another duathlon, another win. Again, unfortunately, I was mostly racing myself as I won by 14 or so minutes with a finish time of 1:34. I did the off-road version because I was able to convince Rebecca that duathlon is fun and she should try it; she placed third in the on-road version the day

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  • Oh yeah, I won a duathlon

    Was waiting for pictures to emerge, but apparently all those folks with long lenses kept them to themselves ?‍♂️ I can run fairly well and I can ride fairly well. Compared to the average person, I’m very good at both. Compared to folks who compete, I’m mediocre. However, there aren’t a lot of folks who

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