A Year of Change

Nice and sunny outside. Should be a good Friday around here. Ty’s off to work and Jag’s doing well. I think he gets the keys to his apartment today. I think I mentioned a few days ago that right next door to him is a 3 Star Michelin restaurant. We looked it up and it’s like $1000 a person so we won’t be going there anytime soon. I’m not sure any meal can be worth $1000 a head. I think that’s without drinks too!

Lori has her new research project under way. I heard her on a call yesterday and the guy on the phone said she’s way ahead of all the other surgeons and hospitals in the study. It’s for some kind of new revolutionary type of artificial disc. Lori identified the project and put the entire thing together on her own. Good news is she gets all the money from it, as she did all the work and coordinated everything with the hospital and her practice. I think she gets $29k for just the start-up phase, meaning for getting site approval and putting it all together. Good for her, she’s pretty amazing at what she accomplishes. She not only figured out a way to help people through medical advancements, and increase Dr. B’s profile, but also how to get herself paid for doing it. Her whole goal was to do something extra to make more money, that would also benefit everyone and fit into her existing job. She ought to be making a million a year for all she does. This should make her a couple hundred thousand over the two-year study, which we’ll put right into savings.

Lori has a doctor appointment at 11:30 and I’m going over to Ben’s to look through a ton of old books. We had lunch with Ben and Eleni yesterday and they’re cleaning out the house as they bought a new one in Coeur D’Alene Idaho. They want us to move there bad. Ben’s a longtime friend whose dad was the Ambassador to South Africa I think under Reagan. They also have a house in Palm Desert. Ben met Eleni through us and our cigar group. His dad had three libraries in various houses all over the World so before he throws all these books away, I want to go see if there’s anything I want. He’s a super good guy and friend. His dad was also one of the founders of Vail.

7am now and it’s trash day so time to get moving. Have a great day, be well, take care and God Bless.

We have an apartment in Chicago! Thought we could move in asap, but I think it’s now June 1st. Lori is seeing what she can do about that.

Great hockey game last night. We were down 3-0 after the first period but tied it up and then won it in overtime. With this team, I thought we could come back, and we did. Fun game.

Lori works out this morning with Stacey at 7:30. I tweaked my right hand or wrist a bit lifting too heavy yesterday. I’ll live though, so no need to fret about it. I know you all are so worried!

Nice weather up here. We had a little bit more cloud cover yesterday which was nice. Maybe I’ll make a run to the dump today, we’ll see how the day goes.

Jag has his Snake Pit tickets for the Indy 500 in Indianapolis over Memorial Day weekend. Should be really fun. He has 3 or 4 friends coming in for the race.

6am now, time to go, have a nice Thursday and God Bless.

Hard workout yesterday. Apparently I have a whole bunch of muscles that need to be trained. There are so many little tweaks and moves you need to do to fire the small muscles in your body. I also hold my right shoulder higher than my left. All good stuff to learn.

Lori’s in Vail today. Looks like we’re going to Cabo around the last week of June. We were going to Hawaii for a conference on July 8th but it was going to cost over $10,000 or 753,000 miles. We would have been there for only 4 days so we decided that was too rich for us. Cabo will still be $5k but Lori’s new research partners will be there so it’s kind of a must go.

I have a couple calls with Italy today. Yesterday’s 15 minute call turned into an hour and a half. I should get paid for educating the Europeans on what the hell is going on in the World these days. They don’t listen very well. Oh well, is what it is.

Time to go, headed to the gym, GB

Warm up here. It would be nice to get a big rainstorm, without lightening.

I’m working out with Stacey at 7:30 this morning, Lori works in Vail and Ty works 10 to 2. He golfed yesterday after work and then went to the gym around 9pm on the way home. I have a call with Italy at 10am and then need to have a financial call with Seattle to go over some AR and AP. I should be done around noon.

Paulo from Austria lands at DIA today and Davy will pick him up. He’s bringing samples and brochures for the new knife sharpening company that I need to get to Toby before he hits the road next week. Another side hustle for me. Should kick off some cash to me this year if all goes as planned. Lori is working hard on her new research program which is her side hustle. We’re doing anything we can do to make some extra money over the next 18 months.

That’s about it, lots going on. Time to get moving, have a good day and God Bless.

Yesterday, after a Costco run, a trip to the gym and a walk with Lori and Ty, we went to the 4pm show of Michael, the movie about Michael Jackson. It was entertaining but if a sequel comes out, we’ll wait for video. The music was great, as it was Michael Jackson, and the story told you a lot about the turmoil of his life growing up. His nephew who played Michael, to me, came off like a cartoon character most of the time. It did give you a good look into Michael Jackson’s upbringing and his overbearing father, who was not a good guy. Reminded me a lot of my biological dad in many ways, and not in a good way. Looks like Michael Jackson and I had a lot in common. Sadly, those type of not so good parents are pretty common and many kids deal with bad crap growing up.

On a lighter note, it’s May 11th and will be in the 80’s today! Ty works and so do Lori and I. We bought Ty a new computer yesterday for his content business. To process and edit video’s, you need a fast powerful computer, so the one we bought has a terra bite of memory and is super fast. I’m sure he has it set up and was on it most of the night.

We have a flight booked to Chicago on Friday but are waiting on final confirmation of a move in date. I hope to know by 10am so if I need to change or cancel the flight, I can do it within 24 hours of booking. I did use miles and $22 so not that big a deal. We do have to fly out of Denver though meaning we’ll need to go down early that morning or the night before. We’ll stay at Jagger’s place which will save us a couple grand on a hotel. I’ll know more this morning.

6:15am now, time to go. Have a great day. Get ready for a warm week, God Bless.

Happy Mom’s Day to Lori. When you have kids, as a parent, there’s no owner’s manual that comes with them, so you’re pretty much winging it from day one. It’s amazing how you just instinctively know what to do. For moms, there’s this mama bear protectiveness that they seem to be born with. The bond kids have with their mom and dad are deep rooted inside their soul. It’s different if you’re a mom than if you’re a dad, and both are special. I feel sorry for kids that don’t have that as I believe it’s critical to shaping who a person becomes. Most people with issues had little to no parental support as a child. Lori always has, and still does, put the boys first. She lives for them and would do anything to protect them. That’s who she is, and the boys know it.

Ty went to Denver and is coming back this morning. Jag went to Chinatown yesterday to buy some food and then hung out around his place. We do have an apartment that is above a 3 Star Michelin restaurant, that we can take, but we’re still looking at a few others, since he has his place through May. Our worry is that all the blowers and a/c /restaurant equipment on the roof of the place, which is right outside his window, might be noisy. Plus, there’s not much of a view and it’s about a 15-minute walk to the train. Still, it’s good to have one in our pocket.

We’ll head to the gym this morning and then Ty will be home, and we might go see a movie. I bought Lori some flowers yesterday and then we went and bought some flowers and plants to plant outside. It’s going to be 77 degrees here today which is just about perfect. That’s about it for now. Happy Mom’s Day to Annette too! We were talking last night that she’s the only one of our mom’s still with us! Hope she has a great day! We love you!

God Bless.

Here’s my mom when we were really young.

Looks like a nice warm, sunny day. It was 73 yesterday afternoon when I glanced at the thermometer. Not a cloud in the sky right now.

We slept in until 7am which is late for us. Ty is working out with my trainer Brent at 10. Lori and I will probably be at the gym and gone by then. I had a workout with Stacey yesterday focusing on all kinds of small muscles I’ve never heard off. It’s a totally different routine from my normal heavy lifting program. Lots of oblique and core stuff which is really hard.

We talked with Jag for an hour or so last night. He went to see the apartment and face timed us as he walked through. Looks like we’ll take it as it’s in a great location and is all remodeled. We have a few questions for the leasing agent but if all checks out, he could move in asap. If so, Lori and I will fly out probably next Friday. We’ll need to start a Go Fund Me to furnish the place, ha.

Every political tv ad out of Denver is anti-Ice and anti-Trump. I’m not sure that’s a winning message, but the Dems, who stand for nothing except anti those two, must think so. I’m so tired of Colorado’s overreach. We’re now third in the nation for antisemitism and crime, wow. The DOJ is finally suing the State over their unconstitutional gun laws, about time.

Ty’s up and I hear him stirring upstairs. Might get him a new computer today so he can better edit content and stuff. He went to hit some golf balls last night and filmed more content for his channel. He’s all in. We’re happy to see him 100% into something, no matter what it is. The bonus is its fitness.

Time to get moving. Have a good Saturday and get out in the sun! Vitamin D is good for you! God Bless.

This morning I have a not so fun call with Italy at 7:30, then a workout with Stacey on a new routine to switch it up from weights, and then a call on the newco (new company), with the guys from Austria at noon or so. Lori’s getting her nails done at 10:15 and Ty is working at 7 this morning.

His room looks like a little production studio with ring lights, a couple microphones and more. He does need a new laptop for editing. I’ll probably have to buy it as I stepped on his years ago and broke it. Of course, he hasn’t forgot that. It didn’t matter for years as he didn’t need or want one, but now, oh boy, it’s “dad, remember, you broke mine”, ha.

Jag is touring the apartment today after work and if he likes it, he could be moving in by next weekend. If it’s a go, we’ll be grabbing flights to Chicago asap to go help him. One of the people at his work, abruptly quit yesterday which doubles Jag’s workload. He’s become irreplicable and so valuable to the firm that we’re sure he’s getting some big raise or bonus soon. He’s not going anywhere but is due for a huge step up in income.

Good problems at work. We’re selling so much of our new products that we need money to fund the extra production of product to keep up with demand. Our new mimosa is officially in the Sphere in Las Vegas. They ordered 150 cases yesterday after a test and are ordering 150 more next week. On the first day of the test, they went through 10 cases and sold out in one hour! This could be our first real viral product that goes everywhere. The Sphere is a big deal and will help get lots of national accounts. I think tomorrow I’m getting a 20,000-case order from one account in Texas. Lots of other stuff going on too, but I’ll save it for another day.

Time to get going, have a great day and God Bless.

Ty started his fitness blog on Instagram and in his first 24 hours had over 6000 views! His post or whatever you call it, is Athletic Weapon. He said during covid there was a guy or something called Academic Weapon and he always remembered it, so he came up with Athletic Weapon. If you have Instagram, check it out. He’s all in.

Snow came and went in a couple hours, literally. It started after 6am yesterday and was all gone before noon. It was really good for the grass and trees, as it was a wet snow. Looks like the mid 60’s going forward for at least the next ten days. We should be done with snow.

I think Jag is going to see the apartment we applied for as the realtor has the keys. Not sure when it’ll be ready, but I think it’s ours. I need to get an update.

I have calls around 10 or so until probably 1:30 or 2 this afternoon. Every day something new pops up that is urgent. It drains mem a little, but is what it is.

6:30 am now. Ty is off today and has been cleaning his room. He has a doctor appointment this morning at 8:30 and Lori is working out with Stacey, our friend who is a competitive bodybuilder, at 9:30. Stacey does much more than weights so I thought it would help Lori. Stacey has written some program for me I need to get, as I was working with her on it before I sent Lori to workout with her This is Lori’s second week and she likes it, so that’s good.

Time to get moving, lots to do, have a great day, God Bless.

We woke up to a little rain outside that just turned to big flakes of slushy snow. I don’t think we’ll get a bunch as it’s all supposed to wrap up in the next few hours. Pretty though.

Ty’s getting ready for work and Lori’s making him his breakfast burritos to go, as she does every morning. He always has a glass of water mixed with creatine and grabs his burritos and is out the door around 6:30.

Lori is in Vail today. I had a rough day yesterday with a few issues I had to take care of at work. I’m fine, I just had to talk some people off the ledge. No big, all good, just a drain, that takes time away from getting stuff I need to do instead done. I’m just one of those people that don’t let personal feeling into their work life. Most people do, ugh.

This late moisture we’ve been getting over the past couple weeks is a good thing. It’ll make a big difference this summer. Looks like the mid 60’s for the next ten days after today, meaning this is probably it for any snow until Fall. But living in Colorado, you never know.

Time to go, have a great day, May 6th! God Bless.