Notes about my work, projects, training, and life.
The rest of the day turned into a mix of work, training, and building.
While I was in control, I worked on Bonumark Stream and added remote posting API support. Later in the shift, I helped another officer work through transport training, handled a few jail tasks, and then headed home.
Now I’m in bed talking with Kelly, playing a little Xbox, and letting the day shut down.
Not flashy. Just useful.
That is enough.
Working control today, so the workout had to fit the room.
I walked around for a few minutes, then knocked out push-ups between laps. Found a countertop and a chair, so bench dips got added too.
Nothing fancy. Nothing planned. Just using the space I had and getting something done anyway.
Different rhythm today.
I slept earlier, got up earlier, had breakfast and coffee, then Milo tried his best to keep me pinned in the recliner.
I had to work 1100 to 2300 instead of my normal night shift, so I only had time for a short run before getting ready. It was not the 3 miles my brain wants to count as a real run, but it was 2 miles at a hard pace before work.
Sometimes the work has to fit the window.
Storms stayed mostly around us tonight, so the day ended quiet.
After the fair, Bloomington, Greek food, and walking the square with Kelly and Daniel, I came home and played some Battlefield 6 for a while.
Training happened. Writing happened. Family time happened. Normal life happened.
That is a pretty great day.
Kelly, Daniel, and I made it to the Brown County fair tonight.
We watched a 4H goat show, walked around for a bit, then decided the humidity had won that round. Instead of eating outside at the fair, we drove over to Bloomington and ate at The Trojan Horse.
Good food. Good service. Good company.
After that, we walked around the square, checked out some shops, then headed home with storms moving in.
Workout is done too.
After the humid 4.21-mile run, I got in pull-ups, rows, face pulls, lateral raises, Romanian deadlifts, sit-ups, and biceps work.
Everything was taken to failure.
No strict schedule today, but the work still got done. That is the difference between needing structure and still having standards when the day is loose.
Ran 4.21 miles today in 80-degree weather that felt like 86 with humidity sitting at 82%.
I kept it slower on purpose because that air was thick and I was not trying to turn a good run into a stupid one.
Longer, slower, controlled, and still enough to count.
That is the kind of run that keeps the engine built without letting ego drive the pace.
I wrote this because a life has to be built on something.
Mine is built on ownership, standards, discipline, proof, family, and the refusal to go back to the man I used to be.
The 20 Principles I Live By:
Breakfast is done, and coffee time is underway.
I went to sleep earlier and got up earlier than normal because the next couple shifts are 1100 to 2300 instead of my usual 1700 to 0500.
No hard schedule today, but there will still be a run and some lifting.
For now, I’m just enjoying a morning that does not feel like a race.
The call-in shift ended up being better than expected.
I spent some time talking with officers I do not usually get to work with, had a short one-on-one with someone who needed it, then came home and got some quiet time with Kelly.
A little Xbox, a little normal life, and now I’m ready for sleep.
Not a bad way to end a day that did not go as planned.
