Taxes were pretty fun this year. Not nearly as fun as they'll be next year, though!

I wish that more iOS devs would include alternate icons. An awesome, but underrated and underutilized feature.

Felicity’s favorite thing to say to me, “What doing, Daddy?”

Go Team USA! 🥇

It’s February 10th. If you’re still going to the gym, good for you! 🥇

The average Facebook comment thread:

Comment 1: You're an idiot!

Comment 2: You're a chimp for the (corporation/political party)!

Comment 3: Anyone know where I can get good window tint?

Great minds think alike, except in the Patent Office

I just watched the Super Bowl halftime show. The only good thing about it was that Pepsi spent their money on sponsorship and advertising instead of producing their disgusting beverages.

Botox injections, like all medically necessary injections, are terrible.

I believe that the time is right for Catholic parishes everywhere to come together and finally agree on the requirements for parents and sponsors of children at Baptism. Honestly, it's our third parish and our third set of rules! We can do this!

If you don’t pull over for emergency vehicles, you’re just a jerk.

Forecast in the mid-60s for the next 7 days. I guess I survived winter.

Eight years ago, I sent a late-night random email with virtual flowers as a joke to the woman who would become my wife. 💐

After almost a year of procrastination, I’m finally wrangling my Evernote library.

When autocorrect keeps changing “tall” to “y’all,” you’ve assimilated.

In memoriam fidelium defunctorum

Maddux Rose

May her soul, and the souls of all of the faithful departed, rest in peace.

“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

My biggest goal for 2017 didn’t start out that way at all. It started with a few days in a row of closing all of my activity rings on my Apple Watch. Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I had closed all three rings for 365 consecutive days.

Somewhere along the way, I made it my goal to close all three rings every day in 2017. It was not easy. There was vacation, sick days, a cross-country drive, and nights of exhaustion after chasing the kids around all day. Regardless of how sick or tired or completely unmotivated I was, I pushed through.

Next year I’m going to go further with higher activity goals, and maybe even completing a year of the new iOS 11 challenges. It’s a different game, but the same objective. To be the healthiest that I can be to manage my migraines and ensure a long life with my family.

Every time I open the Activity app on my phone, I now have a little reminder of just how tenacious I can be. Hopefully I’ll be inspired to keep on pushing.

Here's to 2018.

Sunday morning before the kids wake up

If it’s not Prime, what is it doing on Amazon?

Wife reaches into MY stocking and pulls out a piece of candy for herself. You know that ain’t right!

Last December, I was a mess. My migraines were worsening, almost becoming a constant cycle of pre-migraine, migraine, post-migraine. I decided to focus in on my lifestyle factors in an attempt to get myself back on track.

For 365 days, I closed all three of my rings on my Apple Watch. That means that I was active during at least 12 hours of the day, I spent at least 30 minutes exercising, and I expended at least 450 calories per day. My calorie goal fluctuated between 450-650 active calories, usually not dipping below 500.

From December 17th, 2016 until August 1, 2017, I walked 4 miles every single day, usually taking me about an hour.

I did watch my food intake, but overall, I just focusing on hitting those goals. The net result, I lost 18 pounds.

In the end, my weight loss was just math. When you put in the work, it pays off.

I’m going to close my rings each day for the rest of the month so that I can close all of my rings each day in 2017. Next year, I’ll try something different to challenge myself even more.

It’s been a great year.