http://shallowthinker.com No deep thoughts here...try somewhere else. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:12:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was doing a bit of housekeeping on the admin side of the blog this morning and realized that I had some draft posts sitting and waiting to be finished.  What better way to spend the Thanksgiving than to try to figure out what I was trying to say? Self Assessment March ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/blog-bits/ I have posted before about the Warrior Dash.  There was a group there taking pictures so that they could turn around and sell those pictures to the attendees for an amazingly high amount of money.  I saw a few of the ones they had of me, and none of them ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/unflattering-photos/ In my last post, I mentioned something about the emotions of little girls.  It was a complete understatement.  This past week has been an experience in how unqualified I am at being a comforter/teacher for my oldest daughter. Butterfly turned six earlier this month and has expressed some interest in riding ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/dramatic-bicycling/ I am not a wise man.  I do have a little experience when it comes to raising children.  Just over six years worth, as a matter-of-fact.  But I was still surprised and humbled to get a note from a friend who was asking for a little comfort on his new ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/fatherly-wisdom/ I'm somewhat introverted.  Especially when it comes to  some of my daily tasks.  At work, I like to use the restroom that is located away form the offices and is unlikely to have someone walk in and disturb my quiet time.  This morning I ventured to my favorite spot.  As ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/strategic-planning/ This past weekend I ran in the Jay's Hope 5K.  My time wasn't near my best, but I was happy with it considering all of the physical therapy that I've been doing and the continuing pain that I have.  But I started wondering how this run compared to some of ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/11/fun-statistics/ As I was leaving my grandparents basement, I saw one more box on a shelf that I decided to look through.  I opened it up and instantly remembered sitting in a pile of sand on their property and playing with trucks and tractors.  I grabbed the box, took it home, ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/10/treasures-part-3/ These were actually in my feed in this order... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/10/more-facebook-stuff/ Sometimes I wonder how facebook knows me so well.  Here's an advertisement that was recently on the side of my page: You know, I could use some tips for shaking up my workout, but this dude has some secrets that I really don't want to know.  I wonder if he can ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/10/target-audience/ The first two items displayed here can be argued about their usefulness.  But not the third... I know that the dehydrator had been opened, but I don't know if it had ever been used.  All of the items in the box were still wrapped in plastic and the instructions sat neatly ... http://shallowthinker.com/2010/10/treasures-part-2/