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Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival 2026

This past Sunday, my Ukulele Group, the Phoenix Ukulele Group, got together to play for the Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival. We had a great line-up and we got to the stage quickly and had time to play all our … Continue reading

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The Renaissance Festival 2026

This Saturday past, we did a big Renaissance Festival trip with family and friends and also friends of family! My son and his girlfriend were driving separately and so we drove ourselves and gave our friend Allysen a ride too. … Continue reading

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Fitness Update

Since I’ve been back from War, I’ve been steadily doing my walking and running. I’ve even started going back to the gym, though not that often. But it still counts! My weight has stabilized at 250 lbs. I’m a little … Continue reading

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War of the Phoenix,  The Kingdom of Atenveldt

Since about a year ago, we were told about War by our friends and we already kind of knew about the SCA, better known as the Society of Creative Anachronism. From their about page: War of the Phoenix is hosted … Continue reading

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Los Angeles 2026

We just got home last night from a week in Los Angeles. We went for our Gallifrey One, Doctor Who convention but got there earlier to see the sites and not get rushed into things. It was really neat. We … Continue reading

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January Summary 2026

I got a message from ISC2 that I was missing 20.5 Class B CPEs and I needed them to renew my CCSP. The timing of my certs makes this really weird that I can be 240+ CPEs over on my … Continue reading

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3rd Week into 2026

Hey, I kept up and didn’t slack… Too much! I had a day where I just did a mile, I have some soreness in my lower back from walking. I also am hella sore from doing some light workout at … Continue reading

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Kelli Little

Our deer friend, Kelli, had her 50th birthday celebration and invited us. We of course had to go. Kelli is the person who rightfully claims that she’s the reason Jaime and I got together. We had a party at Kelli’s … Continue reading

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2 Weeks into 2026

I didn’t lose as much weight this time, but its still a loss so that’s a win to me! I walked and ran and increased mileage and my feet and lungs are getting used to it. I haven’t been stretching … Continue reading

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1 Week Into 2026

I really appreciate the life that I’ve built and my wife. Things are doing well so far into this year. I’ve been up on my fitness, moving every day. I’ve walked mostly and some running for 16 miles so far … Continue reading

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