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We’re engaged!
On August 23rd, 2023, I asked Rachael to marry me. Her response? “Thank god I got my nails done…”
Wasn’t the response I was hoping for but, hey, she said yes, and now she gets to spend the rest of her life with me! What’s better than that?
Here’s a photo of Rachael and I in 2nd grade:
Signed up for Ironman 70.3
I started surfing again last month and almost drowned. New Jersey got a massive swell a few weeks ago and I got a little too far ahead of my skis after not touching a surfboard for three years. It was a stark reminder I needed to improve my swimming skills.
So I signed up for a swim class my friend sent me through Facebook, and my buddy who does triathlons sent me this message:
Now I’m scheduled to do the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 PENNSYLVANIA HAPPY VALLEY.
Spent two weeks in Spain
My trip to Spain deserves a full blown post, but here’s a highlight from each place we went to:
Barcelona: Tour of Montserrat
Mallorca: Cala Deia + beach club
San Sebastian: Basque cooking class with Michelin Star chefs + tour of cider house
Archive
Updated March 11th, 2023 from my home in Point Pleasant, NJ.
Quitting
I set a goal to write a weekly newsletter about investing in fitness. I spent hours thinking about why this was a good decision, but after two weeks of writing, I decided to quit.
It’s too much work for me to commit to one high-quality piece of writing every week. Instead, I’ll be publishing a weekly curation newsletter. Here’s a list of constraints for what that entails.
CrossFit Games Quarterfinals
I’ve been doing CrossFit for 5 years. Each year I’ve competed in the CrossFit Open; a global CrossFit competition. My longstanding goal was to qualify for the quarterfinals. This involves finishing in the top 10% in the world for your region. Well after 5 years of doing CrossFit, I’ve finally qualified.
The quarterfinals start next week. I have no shot of advancing to the semifinals, but I’m really excited that I finally qualified after 5 years of working.
Playing the great online game
I recently reread The Great Online Game. I realized I’d been playing it all wrong.
I’ve been playing everyone else’s game. Everything but mine. Today I start playing my game.
Will be writing more about this later on.