Boy Stuff

I've realized lately that I have been neglecting doing enough boy stuff with my son. He is four and has two older sisters who are involved in a lot of things so I don't always do everything that I should with him. I decided to remedy this issue recently. I've started looking for ways to introduce him to more things that are guy friendly. We went to see b25 bombers at the local airport and then I rented Star Wars for us to watch. I also plan to introduce him to some super heroes that he might like (leaping steel buildings canada in a single bound!)

Running

I looked up my time from the BOSS run last year and found that my pace was a very pedestrian 7:52 per mile. Clearly I'm in a lot better shape now than I was at that point given that I ran nearly twice as far a couple of weeks ago, at an 8:07 pace, and felt like I was holding back a little.

Back in the old days I topped out at a 6:30 pace for 5ks and I'd like to get back to as close to that as I can. Maybe running a few races this year will give me some idea of what to expect before taking on the BOSS again this fall.

Back Sleeping

A lot of times when I watch survival shows, which I love by the way, they find ways to make hammocks to sleep in by making a hammock stand out of a tree or whatever they can find.

They always talk about how insanely comfortable they are. I can see the merits of being off the ground and away from critters but as a stomach and side sleeper I have no idea how I would ever fall asleep in one of those things. Sleeping on my back just doesn't work.

I've never tried a hammock but if I ever get the chance I'd like to see if back sleeping in one is easier than it is on a bed.

Selling baby stuff

I've read so many stories of people selling all their baby stuff and then having a whoops. That isn't the case with us, but we have started babysitting, and found that we need some of the stuff we sold or put away.

I had to get our old crib back out and set it up, and now my wife is looking for travel system strollers or more specifically a double stroller since she will soon have two little babies in her care on a daily basis.

Hopefully we can find one fairly cheap. It wasn't all that long ago that we got rid of our old one.

NFL Schedule

The schedules came out yesterday but as Brown's fan that doesn't mean very much. I'm not worried about match-ups or anything because we stink and won't make the playoffs, as usual.

One expert suggested that the Browns could be looking at 0-16. Personally I think that assessment is overly optimistic. 0-16 would mean the first pick in the draft next year and some could construe that as a form of success. Clearly success in any form is not possible so they will find a way to mess that up too.

The Big T

I've heard a lot lately about testosterone pills and how they can help guys to regain their youth by upping the levels of testosterone in their bodies. Clearly the big T is huge for males as it helps us in many ways beyond just muscle building but I have to wonder if just upping the levels is enough.

Somehow I think our bodies will know the difference. On the other hand, there are plenty of drugs that change levels of this or that to relieve depression, anxiety, and many other things and they have been shown to work well. So perhaps I'm completely off base. As it is, I won't try something like this without a doctors direction.

Great Opportunity

I had a great opportunity recently to do a guest post on the Blogging Away Debt blog. Take a look and read it if you have the chance.

My guest post