Month: August 2014
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Goal update, August 2014
August is ending and so again I’ve summarized my progress on my 2014 goals. August was a good month for me. My little sister got married, I hit my 600 mile running goal, and I finally got below 200 pounds. I also brewed a batch of beer and bottled another. And I plan to bottle…
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Brew day — Centennial Blonde
This is a brew straight off the homebrewtalk forums. It seems to be highly regarded, and is supposed to be a crisp light low-alcohol beer. I hope it’s as good as it sounds. This was a very smooth brew day. I hit all my targets and had no issues through the process. Recipe (60 minute…
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A minor milestone
I set some ambitious goals this year, and I completed one already by running 600 miles so far this year. I’m about 350 cycling miles away from achieving my second goal, which shouldn’t be a problem. I’ve had a harder time with my third goal. I wanted to lose 40 pounds, which would take me…
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Pictures from my sister’s wedding
My little sister Annie got married two weeks ago. And despite all the stress and worry everyone survived, though I was wiped out by the end of the weekend. It helped that we have some very generous friends who helped get the reception hall set up and decorated, and helped take it down at the…
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600 miles: another running milestone
Back in January I set a goal to run 600 miles this year. I ran 540 last year, and thought that 600 would be an achievable goal. Well it was. I’ve been running and running and running and I just hit 600 miles on this morning’s long run. I’ll hit 900 miles before the end…
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Photos from the Iowa State campus
My little sister is getting married tomorrow, but this morning I went back to Iowa State on a sunny humid morning. There’s a lot of construction going on, and new buildings since I was in school. But it’s still a friendly, familiar place. I’ve included a couple pictures here. Check out flickr for the full…