2023

started and ended in Des Moines, Iowa

I turned 42 and celebrated 18 years with Kari

181.3 lbs

average weight

ranging from 177.7 to 184.6 lbs

1,946

miles walked

averaging 5.3 mi per day

110

miles biked

averaging 5.5 mi per ride

7.34

average hours asleep

and 7.96 hours in bed

6

blog entries

1 more than 2022

291

microblog entries

averaging 1.5 per day

2,643

photos taken

across 291 days

71

days away from home

62 outside my state

20

states visited

from Nevada to Massachusetts

6

shows/concerts

4 more than 2022

Big Remarks

broox

I hope everyone remembered to leave milk n cookies out for Tim Apple last night

September 12 @ 10:06 am

My 20 year old php site is still up and way more performant and stable than my modern(ish) vue + node frontend backed by a python REST API. All hitting the same MySQL DB that I’ve been maintaining since college.

December 27 @ 7:11 pm

I just went to an event where a dude gave a talk on tracking, capturing, and hacking weather balloons. It was effectively nerdier and trickier geocaching. Seemed pretty fun tho.

February 2 @ 8:29 pm

House. Firewood rack. Foundation. Yard. Golf. Work. Weekends. Camping. Bronco. Selling Jeep. Driveway expansion. Patio. Staining cedar. Friends. Dog. Website. Drywall. HVAC. Paint. Weddings. Landscaping. Spring cleanup. Taxes. Bills. Global entry. Repeat. - my brain. all night.

March 29 @ 6:06 am

Well @8035 day 1 certainly didn’t disappoint. Ramona was fun as shit, Deerhoof was loud af, Tayls partied hard, Sudan Archives was v talented, and Ric Wilson sounded incredible. The highlight though, was seeing Maxilla Blue back on stage. I had forgotten how good those shows are.

July 7 @ 9:57 pm

I just looked up a coworker on our employee directory while in a meeting and accidentally changed their name to my yubikey OTP value. Sorry, cccjgjgkhcbbirdrfdnlnghhfgrtnnlgedjlftrbdeut

February 9 @ 12:23 pm

Hot Photos

  • Some nice tattooed chicken
  • Cabana stuff
  • The way the clouds were hanging onto the edge of these mountains
  • Darude at Platform
  • Brittany Bouncin it
  • Goth boyz
  • Such a great spot
  • Bathroom selfie
  • Leveled for camping
  • Beetle
  • From Lake Shore
  • Kari and her parents
  • Balcony selfie
  • Teresa and Jeff
  • Bock Boyz
  • Crazy rock stuff
  • Bluffton Bluffs
  • Cousin stuff
  • Hangin with Trent and Maurizio
  • High Rock Bay
  • Red sunset over a glass lake
  • Firey sky over Des Moines
  • Durby is not sure about this water
  • Findin puddles
  • Cute
  • Hangin with Ben
  • Night River Crossing
  • There's just something special about this place
  • Big Durb
  • Gettin close to the fording limits

Cameras Carried


Sony Alpha 7C
1,118 photos

Apple iPhone 13 Pro
959 photos

Apple iPhone 15 Pro
372 photos