Belated Birthdays / Anniversaries Galore

Sorry I’m late, everybody!

September 28: Happy FIRST Birthday, Lily!
September 29: Happy Birthday, Hunter!
October 1: Happy Birthday, Lucas!
October 4: Happy Birthday, Aunt Lisa!
October 12: Happy Birthday, Laura!
October 12: Happy Anniversary, Ed & Yolie!
October 21: Happy Birthday, Uncle Randy!
October 21: Happy Birthday, Jeri!

More Marathon Stuff

Two new things to share:

  • A new movie from the Houston Marathon. You’ll find it on the movies page (surprising, I know).
  • I posted some statistics from the Portland Marathon on the running log.

As always, more fun content coming soon!

Portland Photos Are Here!

We have so many pictures of our Portland trip that I split them up into two albums:

  1. Marathon-Related Photos
  2. Not Marathon-Related Photos

Don’t forget to check out the election humor in the previous post. It’s so funny that other blogs (like this one and this one) have posted about it. 🙂

Those People Were Nuts

I’ll have pictures from our Portland trip online soon. Until then, enjoy some election-related humor.

It’s Marathon Time (again)

After successfully completing marathons in Milwaukee, Seattle, Houston, and Lake Geneva, I’ll be running in the Portland Marathon this Sunday (October 1). The race starts at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time. You can check out Ben’s Running Log during the race to see how I’m doing. If all goes well, I’ll cross the line in less than four hours and set a new personal record.

Welcome!

I’ve sent out notices to a lot of people about my e-mail address change, and in the notice, I also included this web site’s address. So, if you’re here for the first time, welcome! I try to update the site at least once every two weeks. Feel free to click on any of the buttons on the top navigaton bar or the right-hand column, and have a look around!

Deck Photos! Yay!

The wait is over.

HERE are photos of the deck construction, along with two shots of another project we did last weekend. Enjoy!

The deck is done!

I’ll have a whole bunch of pictures tonight or tomorrow.

Deck Progress (Monday)

Most of the boards are in, and we’re cutting pieces for the railing. At the same time, my dad is here helping with the stair assembly. I probably shouldn’t be taking the time to post this. Back to work.

Deck Progress (Sunday)

Most of the board fasteners and railing posts are in place, and we’re putting the boards in now. Rain, stay away!