I felt the blood rush to my head in anger until I finished your post. I want a home gym. I wish I didn’t live at sea level. 

When I was in public school in Texas they had the same policy. If I didn’t have money in my account they would take away my tray of food, throw the food in the trash, and hand me a peanut butter jelly sandwich. Sometimes if the lunch servers liked me they would just let me walk by. I was pretty bad about reminding my…

Except when my friends said they would meet me and never showed up... 

Hi Beth,

My wife and I are expecting our first born. She is a pediatric NP at a small clinic that offers no maternity benefits and is too small. She plans on not working for three months and then going back 2 days a week. She would prefer not to go back to work at all, but she is afraid if she takes a 4 year break she won’t be…

Much better!

When I was at Texas I joined a nerd frat. They hazed us with a grill night. They blind folded us and took us out to eat at EZ’s Grill. If only I had the moral courage to say no and demand we go to Mueller’s BBQ... I was young and naive. 

I used to do this in High School. I went to a pretty nice tennis camp and they had this weird ladder system to put you in levels. I was on the cusp between two levels, and with one serve left I pulled out my underhand to sneak into the higher level and send my opponent down to the lower level. 15 years later and I…

I had Street Sharks on my mind the whole episode. Give King Shark some skates and he’ll wipe the floor with Grodd:

Counterpoint: New Years Eve is a great time for a wedding as long as there is an open bar. I hate making NYE plans. If someone wants to plan a 3 course dinner, open bar, and DJ or Band, count me in!

The photo caption “The divorced-dad meal to end all divorced-dad meals.” is my favorite part of this post. I was just thinking how cool this would’ve been when I was 13 and having to go to dinner with my Dad on his Wednesday night.  

In his defense, maybe he wears shirt stays. The kind you wear in military dress uniforms. They attach to your shirt and wrap around your heal. If you wear these you typically have to dress in this order. Underwear (optional) -> socks ->shirt -> shoes -> pants. They are extremely uncomfortable but make your shirt look…

This game was frustrating to be at. From the upper decks I could see the colts o-line holding on nearly every play. I wouldn’t say the penalties were very evenly called though. The refs missed a big facemask on Watson and a clear PI against Hopkins that could’ve made it a much more interesting game. I guess the Texans…

I went on a work trip, but had the opportunity to do some touristy stuff and wander on my own. The best thing you can do is learn the subway system and use it. It’s way faster than getting anywhere by car, and getting a taxi is nearly impossible if you are a foreigner.

My spouse and I paid off all of our consumer debt/student loans ($160k over 18 months). Will have a 6 month emergency fund by New Year Day. We bought a house, increased our income, decreased our spending, and are having a baby! All goals achieved.

I see all of these at my work. You touched on one that I came across recently. A big giant turd, unflushed, no toilet paper. This person took a massive shit, and decided that it wasn’t worth flushing. The weirdest part is we have motion activated toilets, so this person not only took a shit without cleaning himself,…

Pistachios are the best nut, but only in ice cream form, or raw but cracked. 

Military education includes teaching every level to learn ethics and to know how to question orders if they are wrong. I remember sitting in the school house watching a documentary on the My Lai massacre and how it all came from people basically blindly following orders and committing horrible atrocities. At the…

Got back into deadlifts this month. Hit 315x3 for two sets today. Feels good. Also for anyone that really likes doing deadlifts check out nSuns. It’s a program built around deadlift, squat and bench by a reddit power lifter. He made an iPhone app that is really good and free. It will get your lifts nice and strong.…

I usually introduce the person I’m with, so they are forced to reveal their name; however, if I’m alone and can tell it’s been a long time I usually just reintroduce myself saying, “It’s great to see you again, my name is James in case you forgot.” Then they reintroduce themselves because they are glad I took that…