Archive for May, 2007

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Quick note

Well… Im not doing too well on the blogging thing. Life is just really busy and I dont feel compelled to document it. Next week is Staff Appreciation Week and that is sort of got my focus right now.
Training is going very well. […]

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Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Active Recovery

This was my recovery week which really means I feel like I was a slacker I could have worked out more if I wasn’t living and breathing all things Staff Appreciation Week. It’s hard to do multiple things at once giving 100% to all of them. […]

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Monday, May 14th, 2007

A day in the life

In an effort to post more regularly, I am trying to post more regularly. Ha!
We are trying to get the plans done on our new backyard patio. We are doing this incredible three tiered patio out of concrete… with a water feature, outdoor kitchen and fireplace. This weekend we went […]

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Im in Patio Design Hell

favoritedesign.pdf
Above is a link to the new patio. It has stairs down to each room. Note the “sit walls” in the design. Our landscape architect doesn’t want to use stone veneer on those walls. I do. Real stone, which we […]

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Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Grumpy

I am grumpy. I do not like being grumpy. I do not like the way other people act when I am grumpy. And I do not like that people make so many assumptions that I am acting grumpy because of them. I do not like when people assume […]

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Friday, May 18th, 2007

10 for gratitude

1. Today I was able to maintain my normal run pace after biking 10 miles. (second brick workout)
2. Glorious spring weather. I love the sun!
3. Got to workout and go out to lunch with my best girlfriend who loves me no matter what and no matter how grumpy I am.
4. My house is all CLEAN.
5. I am […]

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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Teaching Teamwork?

Why does our school system focus on individual performance? Should there not be some focus on teaching our children how to work in a group?
Today I went to a building partnerships meeting at our school district. It was with our new principal and the speaker was very motivating and thought provoking. […]

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