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Somewhere midsummer, I felt like I needed to set a goal for something. I looked at my running stats for the year, which had been trending up since the beginning of the pandemic, and it looked doable to hit 1000 miles for the year. I told myself, “that’s less than three miles per day!” It seemed achievable in a healthy way without breaking any hips or anything.

I’m proud to say that I hit my goal on December 18th with an easy lap around the hike and bike trail:

Stats for the 1000 miles: 216 runs. 147 hours. 2.8 miles / day. Average speed 6.8 mph or 8:49 min/mi.

What I’m most proud of is that I had no injuries all year. Here’s to many more injury-free years of running to come!

By far the biggest haul we’ve gotten in Austin

Sometimes we put on the White Stripes and just jump.

Dad outdid himself here, and Annie agrees.

Pig roast VI approaches! I brewed another batch of Pig Roast Pale to accompany the meat. Single hop Citra this time.

You could bottle and sell this. (They’re watching the scene in Bambi where they’re slipping on the ice)

You could bottle and sell this I swear. (They’re watching the slipping on ice scene from Bambi)

The lease ran out on the 2016 Kia Soul EV so I bought my third car today: a 2019 Chevy Bolt in “shock” yellow. I call it The Tennis Ball.

Paul and Annie can both climb out of their cribs now. Annie can climb in, but not Paul. So this morning at 5:30 when they both got out of bed and turned on their bedroom light, we knew it was the end of an era.

We’d got them an “OK to wake” clock that turns green when it’s time to get up, but they insisted they could wait two hours for it sitting in their room. I insisted they get back in bed, and we had a fun standoff in the bedroom during the time of morning I usually sip coffee and do the crossword.

After some daylight deliberation the family security council we unanimously passed a resolution to take the plunge and convert both kids to toddler beds.

We’re doomed.