RECENT NOTES
Note added to Help build a Habitat for Humanity home:
4/19/2012 - Assisted Alcon group with building a house in Fort Worth, TX. I worked on putting down roof and wall sheathing. The weather was great and after our work time was...(more)
one year agoNote added to Help build a Habitat for Humanity home:
Will be building with a group from Alcon on 4/19/2012
one year agoNote added to Go to bed before 11pm every night for a month:
Done during the month of February 2012
one year agoNote added to Save $20 for every task I complete:
1/9/2012 - New USAA Savings Account created to hold the money saved for each task. Transferred $240 for the first 12 completed items.
one year agoNote added to Take a martial arts class:
1/5/2012 - Attending a class that Michelle Petta and her father teach. The class was very interesting and I think I learned a lot. I plan to take class through the rest of J...(more)
one year agoNote added to Complete the 100 push-up challenge:
12/29/2011 - downloaded the iPhone app to help with the challenge.
one year agoNote added to Blog at least twice a week for 6 months:
1/5/2012 - Registered ROBERTICLES.COM today and will call the site "The Chronicles of Robert". I plan to create at least five major categories to blog about and will probably...(more)
one year agoNote added to Read a book every month for 12 months:
January 2012 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
one year agoNote added to Improve my posture:
I don't know if it will help or not, but 8/20/2011- I had an ergonomics consultation at work a couple of weeks ago which yielded a new, better chair that offers better upper b...(more)
one year agoNote added to Complete a 5K with Emily:
1/4/2012 - Registered Emily and me in the Cowtown 5K for Feb. 25th.
Downloaded C25K app
one year agoNote added to Influence a person to make a day zero list:
1/4/2012 - Mom is working on a list.
one year agoNote added to Build a birdhouse:
Created a Google SketchUp plan to build a Wren house. Bought a pine fence board and cut out all of the pieces needed to build the birdhouse. Send pending final assembly.
one year agoNote added to Get promoted to Sr. Software Developer:
12/12/2012- Started working at Alcon as a Senior Information Specialist
9/15/2011- Spoke with my manager again today regarding my career aspirations. Told him I'm interested...(more)
one year agoNote added to Ride in a helicopter with Katherine:
8/20/2011 - Our friend Pam Webber bought two passes at http://alamohelicoptertours.com/ for Katherine and I to take a ride in a helicopter. When we arrived at Stintson airpor...(more)
one year agoNote added to Visit Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, TX:
12/30/2011 - We visited Shiner, TX as a family this afternoon and made the special trip to the Spotzel Brewery. We sampled a few different beers and I bought a Shiner shirt. ...(more)
one year agoNote added to Donate old clothes to charity:
donated many items to Medina Children's Home
one year agoNote added to Give a 100% tip:
11/30/2011 - Got my hair cut at Clipper's Barbar shop. Alonso did a great job. I told him it was the best hair cut I've ever had and gave him a 100% tip. Total bill $30.
one year agoNote added to Finish a painting:
12/9/2011 - Emily and I went on a date at Painting with a Twist in San Antonio. We had a bottle of Shiraz and we each painted a Whimsical Christmas Tree. It was fun!
one year agoNote added to Donate blood:
Donated blood at NorthWest Church of Christ on 8/14/2011. We had a blood drive for Katherine at the church on that day where I spoke to the congregation asking them to consid...(more)
one year agoNote added to Get a massage:
2/11/2011 - Closed on our house in San Antonio yesterday. All of the stress of selling the house and moving justified a massage for Emily and me. We went and got a couples mas...(more)
one year agoNote added to Read a book every month for 12 months:
January 2012 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
February 2012 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
one year agoNote added to Read 5 books recommended by friends:
The Gift of Fear - by Gavin De Becker - Michelle Petta
one year agoNote added to Complete the 100 push-up challenge:
1/16/2012 - Two weeks completed on the iPhone app. Test 2 will be done on Wednesday night. We'll see what my max amount of pushups has increased to after two weeks of training.
one year agoNote added to Go on a family camping trip:
10/7/2011 - slept in the tent in our backyard last night. It took awhile for Katherine to settle down and get comfortable, but she went to sleep around 9 and slept the night. ...(more)
one year agoNote added to Build a birdhouse:
9/17/2011 - Assembled all pieces of the bird house today. Accidentally broke the front wall of the house so I had to make a new one. I hung the new bird house about 7 feet o...(more)
one year agoNote added to Read a book every month for 12 months:
July 2011 - Apple Confidential 2.0
August 2011 - The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
one year agoNote added to Go to 5 different museums:
7/31/2011 - Witte Museum with family to see Vicious Fishes of the Amazon
one year agoNote added to Research my family history:
Compiling a lot of information from Ancestory.com and Tommy Brooks. Tommy sent some pictures and also sent some family tree info that helps confirm my Ancestory.com findings.
one year agoNote added to Read 5 books recommended by friends:
Walden or Great Expectations - Bill Murphy
Attitude is Everything or Socrates Meets Jesus - Mike York
one year agoNote added to Research my family history:
Discussed some family history with mom, dad, and Dan Dan. Planning to talk via email with Tommy Brooks to get more info and pictures. Started Ancestory.com family tree.
one year agoNote added to Read 5 books recommended by friends:
Apple Confidential 2.0 - David Gilliland
The Last Lecture - Katelyn McCarthy
one year agoNote added to Create 101 Things to do in 1001 Days list:
Completed task @ 10pm on 7/19/2011
one year agoNote added to Kiss in the rain:
Kissed Emily and Katherine in the rain on 7/19/2011 @ 7:57pm
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