By Thomas Rye on October 3, 2011

My wife and I took our honeymoon to Central America in the summer of 2010. The first half of the trip was only vaguely planned (if at all) and we flew by the seat of our pants. I documented as much of the costs for travel that I could because we had a hard time ...
Posted in Travel | Tagged belize, el salvador, guatemala, honduras, prices, travel |
By Thomas Rye on September 26, 2011

Let me just start by stating a few disclaimers:
1. Legos are certainly allowed to be the Legos of grown ups. Legos really don't stop being awesome as you age. Especially if you have a box huge bucket of them with lots of specialty pieces mixed in.
2. Age aside, Legos and Minecraft are certainly ok for nerds ...
Posted in Games | Tagged Games, minecraft, video games |
By Thomas Rye on September 12, 2011


In 2011 I probably had my lowest amount of intentional training before the race. If you look at the numbers though, several of my times and paces were much better than they had been previously. I attribute these improvements solely to technique.
Click to continue reading “Topeka Tinman Triathlon Progress”
Posted in Fitness | Tagged triathlons |
By Thomas Rye on May 20, 2011

I haven't done as much camping as I'd like to over the last couple of years, but the times that I have gotten out with nature it's been on some pretty wet days. I certainly enjoy camping on mild days in the late summer when lakes are warm, but evening temperatures are low enough that ...
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By Thomas Rye on May 19, 2011

I've wanted do an Ironman triathlon since I was a kid and first heard about the unbelievable feat of endurance that the race is. In 2009, I finally got up the courage to dive into the sport and competed in 7 triathlons across 4 months. Though I barely survived the swim and had cement legs I ...
Posted in Fitness | Tagged goals, triathlons |
By Thomas Rye on February 19, 2011

"The Lost Interview" with Bruce Lee on the Pierre Berton Show (1971)
Posted in Martial Arts | Tagged bruce lee, interview, video |
By Thomas Rye on February 11, 2011
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By Thomas Rye on November 18, 2010

1. Pour your office-grade coffee
Be it Folgers, Maxwell House or another entry-level coffee this is your base. The main thing is that it has at least some mild flavor of actual coffee. You'll see here that I've gotten the best part of the office coffee - the bottom of the pot, where ...
Posted in Recipes | Tagged coffee, mocha, office, recipe |
By Thomas Rye on November 4, 2010

You might think of an "Everyday I Must" list like a daily bucket list. Those little things that you don't want to forget about in the busy-ness of life. The things you don't ever want to take for granted.
I'll give you my short list so you can see what it may look like...
Everyday I Must...
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Posted in Blogging | Tagged good habits, life improvement, lists, prayer, writing |