I ran the big lake earlier this afternoon. I think the big lake is 3.2 miles around, but I’m not 100% sure about that. I felt like the run took me longer this time, too, but I actually ran it 2 minutes faster (28:30) than I did last Saturday night. It was definitely warmer today. When I ran on Saturday, it was about 40 degrees and drizzly. Today it was about 70 degrees and sunny, and it definitely made the run a bit harder. It was a good run, though. From now on, when I run in Winona, I’ll start running the big lake instead of the small lake. Might as well continue pushing myself to run farther and faster.
I decided to pay off my Porsche today, so that was very exciting. I still had roughly 4 years worth of payments on that thing, so I figured it’d be nice to get rid of that monthly payment – so I did. And I actually paid off my Lincoln earlier this year, too, so now I am free of car payments each month. It’s a good feeling to get rid of debt, especially that kind of debt. The next thing I’ll pay off is my Lasik eye surgery, but that’s pretty minimal and I’m not even paying any interest on it so there’s no big hurry. But how great would it be to eliminate monthly payments? That philosophy doesn’t change my wanting to buy a boat, though.
I actually went to two banks today to look into different financing options for boats. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to start looking into financing options (even though I don’t plan on buying a boat until next year).
Yesterday was the big season finale for Survivor, but I wasn’t able to watch it until this afternoon. Man I love that show. This season wasn’t quite as good as past seasons, but it was still really good. As usual, my fantasy survivor team didn’t quite deliver. My brother won it this season. So good job, Abe. I did get 2nd place, though (out of 4 teams).
I’ll be going to Prairie Moon again tomorrow afternoon, but only for 2 hours. Then Brad and I are playing golf, and hopefully I play well again. It’s supposed to be a beautiful day, so I’m looking forward to it. Then I’ll have a busy night of work!
Story 14 of 15
I never really liked middle school, but 6th grade was especially hard. It was my first year in Winona, my first year in middle school, and it was the year of my infamous 2-day relationships (yes, I had multiple 2-day relationships). That being said, a lot of good things happened that year, some of which helped shape me into the person I am today. For Christmas that year, my parents gave us Ebonee (our dog). It’s funny – I remember one of our presents told us to check the bathroom, so I went to look, and there she was – the best dog ever. It’s crazy to think Ebonee is still alive – granted, her days are numbered, but man, 6th grade was a looooong time ago! I wonder if she remembers the first time she saw me the way I remember the first time I saw her. I know, I know … of course she does! haha
When I was in sixth grade, the year was 1995, and the internet was just starting to take off. I remember I was 1 of 2 students involved in an after school “website club”. I know, kinda nerdy, but it was that group that first introduced me to website design, and it was where I made my first website. The topic: food astronauts eat in space. My health marketing business is heavily reliant upon my website design skills, so I credit that club for much of what got me to where I am today.
Those were some of the positives. Here are some of the negatives:
In 6th grade, I “hacked” into both the principal and assistant principal’s email accounts from the school library. I only did it once, though, because I was too scared to try it again. The principal’s name was Scott Hannon and his password was “scott”. The Assistant Principal was Ben Johnson and his password was – you guessed it – “ben”. Original, huh?
I also hacked the school administration password, which provided me with complete access to any computer in the school. One day the school librarian caught me off guard and discovered that I was logged in as an administrator. She told me to leave the library immediately, but not before telling me how disappointed she was in me and that I was one of the few people she had trusted. I’ll never forget the guilt I felt, but to this day, I still use the school administration password as my own personal password.
One morning, I was slow in getting ready for school, so I threw on some previously worn jeans to save time. During the day, while walking in between classes, I looked down at my feet and saw that I had a pair of tighty whities resting comfortably on top of my left shoe. Apparently I had forgotten to remove my previously worn underwear from my previously worn jeans, and they had made their way down my pant leg to my shoe. Fortunately nobody saw them, but it was around that time that I switched to boxers.
I also decided to play football in 6th grade. After the first day of school, I went to the “after school bus” for the 6th grade football team, got in line, then got out of line after realizing I knew no one and decided to quit. When I told my dad about not going to practice, I could tell he was disappointed in me, and that made me cry.
And then of course there was the paper route. Check out story #13.
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This blog is winding down quickly. Two more days to go!
