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Scenic trail through a meadow of wildflowers, surrounded by evergreens, leading to snow-capped mountains.

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Managing Personal Expectations: A Lesson from Running

Manage expectations like a runner: Prepare for setbacks, use data to set goals, and focus on the present. Keep standards high, expectations realistic.

Summer Training

Summer Training

A long distance run during a Texan summer can feel like a sweat-filled, scorching hot battle between your mental and physical strength, and the elements.

Comparing Data Models in CosmosDB

Comparing Data Models in CosmosDB

I'm going to take you through my thought process and compare two different data models using the same data a few simple experiments I ran to compare the operational costs associated with the two different models.

Life Lessons from a Trail Run - Embracing the Heat

Life Lessons from a Trail Run - Embracing the Heat

Right around the time of my half-marathon in February, my wife told me that the same trail run organizers - Tejas Trails - announced a race in our local park. It was so close to home that registering for the race was a no-brainer despite the race being on May

Life Lessons from a Trail Run

Life Lessons from a Trail Run

In Late February, I ran a half-marathon in Colorado State Bend Park. Like all race days, the day began before sunrise. I ate breakfast and started the hour-and-a-half drive to the race. The sun rose slowly as I made my way to the race. The morning fog lingered just above

Virtual Environment for Sanity

Virtual Environment for Sanity

When I started writing in python, I just wanted to get something running. It wasn't some huge or serious project, just something fun or quick. A concept I missed initially was virtual environments...

Defending Your Time

Defending Your Time

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring. Last month I wrote about making improvements to my running performance. I had to make the time for more strength training required to boost my speed,

Daily Routines

Although I love working from home, it’s taken some time to develop a routine to help keep me focused and provide some boundaries between work and home life. In the following series I’ll describe my routines that are key to a healthy mindset and productive day. Some of

Getting Started with Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Getting Started with Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Starting from the Beginning My grandfather was a life long learner, he didn't own a computer until later in life and when we got one he dove deep into understanding how it worked. You could say he started from the beginning. He often would call me with or