The Adventures of Us
Enjoy our adventures below as we try to balance our lives between work, two kids, and ... relaxation.

2018 RTO | Where’s Walden (Year 8)

Here We Go – Year 8. I’ve done Legs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12. This year was a great time to get 10 off the books. Pretty standard legs roughly 5 miles each. Bridget, the bad ass she is, got tasked…

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Book Review – Rental Property Investing

Real estate can lead to early retirement, but it’s not passive income. You have to work for it. Among other investments, rentals allow you to do this for less cash compared to stocks/investments Demand will never end Reasons this works: appreciation, cash flow,…

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Recipe: Dark Chocolate Fudge Holiday Recipe

Okay, this recipe started in 2017 (yeah… this year). But, it’s a keeper. So, I’m a huge dark chocolate fan (go delicious healthy food!), which my wife got me hooked on. So, I updated an online recipe and made it my own to…

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Moving Nixon to Kindergarten

I remember reading a Malcolm Gladwell book. I think it might have been Outliers, and it was the concept of being born during certain times of the year excelled your probability for success. For example, hockey players born on this month were more likely…

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Five Great Things from 2017

Looking back this year, it felt that we accomplished quite a bit. It was not an easy year, but it was definitely a good year to be thankful. We had a lot of great things happen, which included these highlights. European Vacation In…

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Five Great Work Things from 2017

A year of change, a year of growth — And here we stand stronger and smarter.     The Islands of Tahiti Wonderful and warm people. Beautiful destination. Challenging and rewarding work which keeps our team passionate. There was a lot of sweat and…

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Audiobook 2017: Review

  S Town This was a bit out of the standard format of an audiobook, but this drew me in like no other podcast. S-town, a true story, starts with a possible murder in a small, dinky town in the middle of nowhere.…

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Book Review – Bulletproof Diet

I remember listening to a podcast (Lifehacker) and they had the author of this book on. I found him incredibly interesting. He was bio-hacking his body for the best results. He was finding ways to drink great coffee, stay in shape, run his…

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2017: My top 12 Tweets

Here were a few favorites from the past year: https://twitter.com/visitandy Pursue Meaning over Happiness. Meaning is contributing beyond the self. Otherwise, you need a reason to be happy. Saying No is comfortable. You know what you’re going to get. Yes, may not lead to…

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Family Travels | Italy to Greece, A Wonderful Wedding for Jason & Allie, Back to Italy

And here we go: Rome We started the morning waking up the kids at 3am, then picking up Pop. He was going to drop us off at the airport (with the car seats) in my truck, which was incredibly nice for him to…

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