Archive for the ‘Hobbies’ Category
Fresh Design
I’ve decided to freshen up our site for spring. The weather is starting to get warmer and I wanted the site to reflect that. I’ve always thought that my last name is quite unique, so I wanted to make a play off of that by changing the site name to “Pick*nic.” The new theme’s layout [...]
Finishers
My father-in-law and I woke up early this morning to go run the half marathon. It was about 32 degrees as we waited by the starting line to begin the race and Mary Beth, Lindsay, and Allan even braved the cold weather to come cheer us on. Our goal was to finish all 13.1 miles [...]
Farthest Ever
This morning I ran the farthest distance I’ve ever run in my life: 10 miles. For some of you that might not seem very far, but this was a pretty big milestone for me. For the last five months, I’ve been training for a half-marathon that I will be running in March. I’ve been a [...]
One Night at the Movies
On Friday night, my wife and I had the rare opportunity to venture out and see a movie. So, we looked at what movies were showing at our local theater, only to be disappointed by the terrible movies that were showing. Then, I saw a movie that I had not heard about nor seen any [...]
The Astros win the Pennant!
I was never much of a baseball fan growing up. I spent most of my energy playing and watching basketball as a kid. Of course, just like most other kids, I would occasionally go watch the local major league team play. For kids like me growing up in Houston, TX the team to watch were [...]