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Competition

Many of my friends already know that in January I made a bet with a buddy to compete in four events this year, two triathlons, a10k trail run and an off road duathlon. We’ve made bets in the past, which was motivation for a month or two, this year we were more ambitious. We wanted [...]

Sweetwater Texas

Image via Wikipedia I have believed for a long time that high energy prices would ultimately be good for the American economy. I generally keep an ear to the ground for new developments in renewable energy technology, and new products that take advantage of alternative energy sources. I recently learned of a small town that [...]

Gene Kranz

Image via Wikipedia Tonight Gene Kranz, the famed NASA mission controller played by Ed Harris in Apollo 13, came to speak at UT and I was able to make it. I went with low expectations because I didn’t know much about him other than what I had seen in the movie, and just wow. This [...]

My Oma

A week and a half ago my grandma, whom I have always referred to as “Oma” (the German word for grandma), passed away in her sleep. She was 93 years old. I feel pretty fortunate to have had her in my life as long as I did, she was truly one of the most beautiful [...]

I Laughed, I Cried

Last night we saw the greatest movie. Within the first two minutes I was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my cheek. Young@Heart is the touching story of an elderly chorus that tackles classic rock songs, and I’m here to tell you that the film walks you through hilarious episodes of them trying [...]

Ironmen

I’m now back from Tempe. I had a blast this weekend at Ironman Arizona, and it was inspiring, too. In addition to the challenge of swimming 2.4 miles, riding 112 miles and running 26.2 miles, the athletes endured wind and heat as well. When the race started at 7am it was beautiful. Sunny and calm. [...]

Fear

Liz is in the middle of training for Ironman Arizona, which means that her Saturday and Sunday mornings are spent training. We hadn’t been in church together for a couple of months. Our friends Joe and Blythe are in the same category, since Joe is training for the same event. We decided to look for [...]

Porn

I met some people with a pretty cool ministry and testimony last week. My buddy Justin serves Texas students through Campus Renewal Ministries by helping them find a place to worship that suits them. He also occasionally brings speakers with a relevant message to campus. Last week he brought Gene McConnell and Heather Veitch to [...]

Joe Is Alive

My friend Joe was in an accident on Saturday, he was hit by an 18-wheeler. I do not mean that he had a car accident. I mean Joe was riding his bicycle in the shoulder of a highway and a semi went into the shoulder and hit Joe. I’m not kidding. Here’s the amazing part. [...]

My Girlfriend Is An Ironman

My girlfriend completed her first Ironman triathlon today. She has been training for Ironman Arizona the past 7 months, and it was a success. She completed the course (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run) in 12 hours and 30 minutes, without incident or injury. I’m bummed that I wasn’t there with [...]