Gotshoo

GRILLING. BBQ. CAST IRON. RUNNING. BIKING. DOGS (THE GIRLS)

  • N + 1 – Specialized Sirrus

    N + 1 = Number of bikes you need in your life. Where N is the current number. This is my Specialized Sirrus. It’s the grocery-getter. The pull the kid down the street bike. The hang out with the family on the bike trail bike. The bike down to the park bike. Strava says I…

  • This kid.

    This kid.

    Age: 5 1/2 Currently reading Captain Underpants. Likes riding bikes with Dad. Excited to start Kindergarten so he can learn how to read on his own. Overall great kid.        

  • Even #graysongram is into Fidget Spinners.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BUmiVcNhWTN/?taken-by=gotshoo

  • Half Marathon Report

    @mrsshoo and I went away to St. Louis for a weekend. Kid free — we had forgotten what is was like to have an uninterrupted conversation at dinner. First – we took in a ball game. A really good one. The Cardinals took out the Reds 10-4. We were lucky because the next day the Cardinals…

  • Points to himself

    Coblie told us she wants to get married but not have kids. Grayson asks, ‘who do you want to marry’ as he points to himself. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSXVNONBffF/

  • When the robots take over

    I was listening to a tech podcast in the car with Grayson this morning on our morning commute. On the podcast they were discussing automation taking over jobs. He asked me, “Dad, are robots taking over?” “Well”, I said, “they sort of are with jobs like truck drivers and cashiers.” “What about your job, Dad?”…

  • When did he get so big?

    It feels like Grayson has leaped into being a big kid. He loves a good ‘bathroom’ joke, loves to play Legos, go to the park, ride on the ‘tag-a-long’ bike with dad play with his neighbor friends. I snapped a few photos after dinner tonight. Told him he owed me for the sucker I left…

  • Starved Rock

    Back in November Mrs Shoo and I went up to Starved Rock State Park for a hike-away weekend. We had never been and spent most of the day exploring on the trails.

  • Pere Marquette State Park

    I am not an artist. I wish I could draw. I wish I could paint. But I can’t. Luckily I can take photos.

Grilling. BBQ. Cast Iron. Running. Biking. Dogs (the girls)