7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 27 I spent two hours today digging post holes and pouring concrete for clothesline T-posts in the backyard. My wife wanted clotheslines. So I dug. That was my exercise today. It wasn't the gym. It wasn't a walk with a voice recorder. It was Oklahoma dirt and a post-hole … Continue reading The Wildest Dream
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The Joining Tables Moment
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 25 My freshman year of college, I convinced myself I couldn't handle music theory. I had the brain for it. I just didn't believe I did. So I enrolled in fundamentals instead — the kiddie pool — while my entire cohort moved ahead into the real coursework. I never … Continue reading The Joining Tables Moment
Shake the Dirt Off
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 24 I checked my Apple Watch today. I've had it for about seven or eight years. It tracks how often you close all three rings — calories burned, movement, and exercise minutes. Since I've owned it, I've closed all three rings 1,750 times. I thought I'd been dragging. Apparently … Continue reading Shake the Dirt Off
Deep Breath
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 20 Every once in a while, you need to take a deep breath. We had friends over tonight that we've known for over twenty-five years. Good people. The kind you don't have to perform for. The kind where you sit down, the conversation starts, and three hours disappear. Whatever … Continue reading Deep Breath
The Wing-It Tax
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 17 I was 19 and a bit unobservant. I signed up for what I thought was personal finance. I wanted to learn how to balance my checkbook. I ended up in fundamentals of business finance, learning bond valuation. I did what I always did in college — I winged … Continue reading The Wing-It Tax
