2026-02-26

I like out house in night mode too…

The Jeep lights add a certain cool and maybe creepy factor? 

Cool centerville house in night mode haha.

Julie’s Valentine’s Day bouquet❤️


So much fitness data on your wrist these days

The question is, Garmin or Apple Watch?  The answer: it depends… I feel like the Apple Watch tells you what you've done for fitness, but the Garmin helps tell you what you should do to become more fit. however, the Apple Watch is much easier to setup and use.

Battery life, there is no question. Real world use with indoor and outdoor workouts using GPS, and with most sensors on.  2 WEEKS on the Garmin vs. two DAYS with the Apple Watch.  Of course, there are lots of settings you can play with to change that, but it's always going to be weeks on the Garmin and days on Apple.  

Integration with your iOS phone is decent on both.  Surprisingly good on the Garmin compared to most other non-Apple options.  The main difference here is the robustness of bi-directional interactions on Apple vs. the Garmin.

The last big difference is the wallet.  Apple is all-encompassing.  Credit cards, IDs, tickets, pretty much everything.  Garmin, I managed to get two credit cards to work.  That's about it.

Nice to be able to hose it down…

I like this approach to cleaning the footwells with my new mat/flooring combo.  Open the drain plug and hose it down. 🤪

2026-02-25

Finally warm enough to wash some stuff!

I pulled my Jeep out after weeks of being covered with mud and salt from the last two rides… The dogs wanted to watch, but for some reason were content to keep their distance from the power sprayer 🤪

Cool threading shavings!

Andy scored this threader as an add-on to a marketplace deal.  It was frozen up and useless when he got it.  But he took it all apart, loosened it all up, cleaned and lubed it and put it back together.  THEN he had to figure out how it was supposed to work.  Pretty cool! He was excited to show us what he'd done and figured out!

Andy showing me how his antique threader works!

Finally walking and biking again

The snow kept me inside more than I wanted over the last few weeks.  It was deep enough we couldn't really bike, and Chloe would really only walk where I had cleared it.  Thankfully, we had some nice days over the last week or so and got back at it.  I was tired of the elliptical and treadmill.  

I need some sunlight. :)

The pond is full and icy

With all the snow and rain, we are starting the year off with a nice full pond :)

2026-02-24

Creeping around in the middle of the night…

…My brain is pretty busy these days, sometimes in the middle of the night.  So I was awake to see this eerie moonlight scene out back.  Creepy and cool.  

These Red Bull wing suit guys are crazy!

Chloe makes quite the speed bump in the walkway!

Julie’s hysterical, belligerent, egg theory

I just “had” to get one of these hoodies…

Given all our skyline proclivities if I need to take advantage of as much as this marketing as I can 🤪