by Ira | Dec 11, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
I’m at altitude, cruising along. It was a rough one today, don’t get me wrong, but I got my shit done. I was tiiiirrrrreeedddd. Didn’t get enough sleep because we had a worker come by at 7:30 in the AM to get into a unit for some work. Early mornings...
by Ira | Dec 10, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
This year has been a marathon of epic proportions. A long, very long, haul with some very lofty goals, both personal and professional. And all of that struggle and trudging and whatnot…all of that is now condensed into an 8-day sprint. 8 days, at least, for the...
by Ira | Dec 9, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
Well, I actually sat down to write this entry almost an hour ago, but then the Ho came home so we caught up on her night, and then I had a numeros dos explosion in the bathroom for a minute (what did I eat?) and now we’ve fully entered the domain of too much...
by Ira | Dec 8, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
The A’s are having a sale, guys, and all MLB teams are invited. Top prospects not necessary! Seriously…I don’t know what the fuck is happening in Oakland. Granted the last time I felt this way was during the off-season between 2011 and 2012, and we...
by Ira | Dec 7, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
That’s what I feel like right now, tunnel vision. But the kind that’s in my mind, not that kind that’s visual…though I may have a bit of that, too. I feel right now like I’m in the middle of one of those late night drives on the highway...
by Ira | Dec 6, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
I have pretty small hands for a dude. My palms are pretty decently sized, but my fingers…not so huge. Which is weird because I have pretty big feet. I’m 5’11” and I have 10/10.5 size in shoes. Some tighter shoes I’ve even had to go up to...