by patrick | Jun 2, 2015 | Food, Life, Music, Places
After a pretty normal winter and a realllly wet May, Denver is definitely ready for summer. There are a lot of summer activities and finding them all is quite a task. I have picked some of the best links to find lists of your top items in various categories. Of... by patrick | May 26, 2015 | Food, Healthy, Life
Last fall, I decided to reduce my intake of sugars and “junk carbs.” It has been about 8 months since I started and I have learned quite a lot about myself and the foods I eat. I’d like to share some of that info with you. Hopefully it will help if... by patrick | May 21, 2015 | Healthy
It happens all the time. I mention that I do CrossFit or that I go to a CrossFit gym and many times the response is about how dangerous it is or how it is ineffective compared to some other brand of working out. It gets old after awhile, especially when those... by patrick | May 5, 2015 | Healthy
[metaslider id=1303] Let me tell you a little bit about one of the gyms I go to — Axistence Athletics (home of Bushcraft CrossFit). I’ve been going there the past year or so and I highly recommend it. This place has top notch trainers,... by patrick | May 5, 2015 | Other
John Oliver gives one of the best overviews on the problems with standardized testing in our education system. These tests are suppose to hold the schools accountable but instead just stress out the kids, teachers, and parents. Large corporations like Pearson have... by patrick | May 5, 2015 | TechBlog
My webhosting is on a virtual machine that is hosted by Linode. Although they have great uptime and a good backup system, I also do my own backups to a local Linux server. It isn’t that hard to setup, uses only free scripts, and is completely automated now. Why? Why... by patrick | Jan 13, 2015 | Food
This Protein Power Bar recipe is derived from a recipe that my cycling coach, Steve gave to me. I added some nuts and almond flour and slightly tweaked the amounts from the original recipe. It is easy to tweak with different protein powder flavors, nuts, and dried... by patrick | Jan 1, 2015 | Music
For the fourth time since September, we got to see Itchy-O. This time it was for New Year’s Eve at the 3 Kings Tavern on Broadway in Denver. The show was unbelievably energetic — the combo of Itchy-O’s performance with an energetic crowd. Check out... by patrick | Dec 29, 2014 | Food
Hard to beat a nice pot of black eyed peas on a chilly day. This recipe is simple, yet packs a bit of spice with the jalapenos. Give it a try and feel free to tweak the spiciness to suit your tastes. Ingredients 1 bag dried black eyed peas 1/2 onion, chopped 2... by patrick | Dec 17, 2014 | Food
I love the flavors of curry dishes, so I decided to try to make my own. Below, I have included a recipe that I just sorta made up this weekend. In actuality, I have only made this twice and each time was different. With the curry flavor, you can experiment with...
