2020 Cross-Country Sectionals

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Jason

Today was a huge day for Jackson. He ran sectionals with the Madison Academy cross-country team, which is a big deal for him as a seventh grader. He ran in a varsity competition about a month ago and finished his three-mile run in 23:20. With that as a baseline, we were eager to see if he could set a new personal record (PR).

Well, he completely blew that mark out of the water, finishing his three miles in 20:52! What a great way to end his first cross-country season! I am so proud of this guy and all the hard work he’s put in this fall. Can’t wait to see the way this hard work pays off in the years to come!

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44

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Jason

Ringing in 44 with my girl. I am a blessed man.

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Habakkuk by a 13-Year-Old

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Jason

Our youth group held their fall retreat this weekend and one of the speakers taught from the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. Her message inspired our youngest to come home and write out Habakkuk 1 along with his own notes on each section. This warms my heart greatly.

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Another PR and pic

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jason

I love watching this kid run.

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MLB Playoff Predictions Round 4

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Jason

We all did pretty well in the last round, successfully predicting this World Series matchup. That means no change in the leaderboard:

Jason: 9-4

Sunny: 8-5

Joshua: 7-6

So for this round, we’re taking bets on winner, length of series, and MVP. This gives the Series a little more juice for us.

Sunny is taking the Dodgers in five with Mookie winning Series MVP.

I’m going with the Dodgers in six — the Rays pitching is really, really good — and for MVP, I’ll go with Kershaw, who should have two starts in a six game series.

Joshua says this one goes the full seven games, with the Dodgers winning. His MVP pick is Corey Seager.

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Supernatural Paper?

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Jason

Saw this at CostCo yesterday.

A shopping cooler made with “supernatural paper.”

To quote The Princess Bride, “I do not think that word means what you think it means.”

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MLB Playoff Predictions Round 3

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Jason

After the first two rounds, here are our prediction standings:

Jason, 8-4

Sunny, 7-5

Joshua, 6-6

With only a couple of series left, we’re getting down to the nitty gritty.

Rays vs. Astros: We’re all taking the Rays. Of course, it’d be the most 2020 thing ever for the Astros to win it all, given how much they are basically universally reviled after their buzzer / trash can cheating scandal.

Braves vs. Dodgers: We’re also taking the Dodgers, which is fine by me because it puts me one step closer to locking up this thing.

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The Social Dilemma

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Jason

If you have a Netflix subscription, you really need to go watch The Social Dilemma, a documentary on the ways in which social media manipulates us.

The “dilemma” is multi-faceted. Advertisers vie for our attention across our myriad social media platforms while programmers continuously revise their algorithms to make their product ever more addictive. Higher social media use correlates with self-reported declines in mental and physical health and overall life satisfaction. And yet, we continue to scroll our lives away.

The documentary is comprised of interviews from a host of former social media executives and programmers, spilling insider information about the more nefarious aspects of social media design. I found it to be informative and enlightening, and, yes, a little frightening. I’d recommend it for everyone, but especially teens and their parents.

If you want to read more, visit the website here.

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MLB Playoff Predictions Round 2

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Jason

Based on our first round predictions, here are the “standings” so far:

  1. Jason and Joshua, 5-3
  2. Sunny, 4-4

So Round Two predictions are as follows:

Astros vs. A’s: We’re all taking the A’s. Just can’t see the sub-.500 Astros winning another series.

Yankees vs. Rays: Sunny and Jason take the Rays while Joshua is picking the Yankees. I think this Yankee team is a lot better than most people seem to realize. And they’re relatively healthy right now. I like the upset pick, but I’m sticking with the Rays and their dominant pitching staff.

Braves vs. Marlins: Joshua takes the Marlins; Sunny and Jason are choosing the Braves. As much as I like his Yankees pick, I have no idea what Joshua is thinking on this one. I expect the Braves to roll.

Dodgers vs. Padres: We’re all taking the Dodgers.

Can’t wait for the second round to start today!

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MLB Playoff Predictions

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Jason

Sunny and Joshua and I are making our playoff predictions for this crazy MLB postseason. Here we go:

Astros vs. Twins: We all picked the Twins

White Sox vs. A’s: Joshua, White Sox; Sunny and Jason, A’s

Jays vs. Rays: We all picked the Rays

Yankees vs. Indians: Sunny, Indians; Joshua and Jason, Yankees

Brewers vs. Dodgers: We all picked the Dodgers

Cardinals vs. Padres: Sunny, Cardinals; Joshua and Jason, Padres (but of course, we hope we’re wrong)

Braves vs. Reds: Sunny, Braves; Joshua and Jason, Reds

Marlins vs. Cubs: Joshua, Marlins; Jason and Sunny, Cubs

Even though this postseason is going to be super weird, I’m looking forward to it.

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