Exactly One Hobby

I Need a New Backpack

It has been almost over ten years since I last bought a backpack, and now I need a new one. My three primary use cases are while commuting on a Divvy bike, riding on my motorcycle, and generally...

A Month With Divvy

After a month of having a Divvy membership, I have been on only nine trips. A slacker, I know; but with two weeks of vacation in there, I'm averaging one trip every other day. As the weather...

Divvy Is Delightful

About nine months ago, Divvy bike sharing program went live in Chicago. I was thrilled with the concept of it from the initial launch, and was excited to see it quickly expand throughout the city*. ...

Exactly One Hobby

When you have children, you can have exactly one hobby. Anything else is an exercise in futility, self-deception, and ineffectiveness. Cooking healthy food is a hobby. Exercising is a hobby....

A Marathon in Three Parts, Epilogue

I crossed the start line. I crossed the finish line. 04:41:59 elapsed between those two. For the last 24 hours, I've been trying to tell myself that I finished a marathon, and that I should be proud...

A Marathon in Three Parts, Goal the Third

Three Hours, Five Minutes, Zero Seconds or less. For a male, 34 years or younger on race day, 3:05:00 is the qualifying time to register for the Boston Marathon. In all practicality, it will probably...

A Marathon in Three Parts, Goal Number Two

Everything in threes, but before the third comes the second and after one comes number two. As a logical extension to my first goal of crossing the start line, my second goal is to cross the finish...