Ryle-isms

The Cozy Coupe

Elliott and Braxtyn got a new toy.

posted by Ryle @ 7:50 PM 0 comments

The 4th

The 4th was a blast this year. We went to my sister's cabin for the annual event. Our twins are old enough to run around and play and they didn't need to be held all the time. We got to take the twins out in my sister's pontoon, they seemed to enjoy it for the most part other than having a huge life vest on them. And one of them got to wear Hayley's old pink life vest. Oh well, we weren't going to buy another life vest for a boy since they will probably only wear it a couple times.

posted by Ryle @ 8:01 PM 0 comments

The Taste of Minnesota

Jen and I took the kids to the Taste of Minnesota today. We were really nervous about it at first because the kids were pretty fussy all day. We planned on going with another couple and their kid but our plans were thrown off when our sewer backed up. We called Minnegasco and they told us they could be at our house between 5-10. So we canceled and waited. The guy showed up about 15 minutes later. He had it unclogged in about an hour and we decided to head out then. We didn't really know where to go and the roads we planned on taking were blocked off. So we kind of drove around looking for parking and we ended up parking at some house for $5. That was nice since most parking was $10 or more. The kids ended up being really good. I thought the State Fair is way better as far as food goes, but we ended up using most of our tickets on rides for Hayley anyway so it wasn't that big of a deal. When it came time to watch the fireworks we found a front row spot. We got there about an hour early and the kids ended up finding other kids to play with so time went really fast. The fireworks were awesome. I think that's the best place to watch them as they shoot them off across the river.

posted by Ryle @ 9:21 PM 0 comments

At the park

Video taken, edited, and uploaded to You Tube from my iPhone.

posted by Ryle @ 10:41 AM 0 comments

There's an app for that: iMapMyRun

Since I started training for the Urban Wildlife Half marathon this August I've been using the web site map my run to track my progress. Basically you trace the route you ran on (you can enter walks and bike rides as well), time, and some other metrics that you want to track. It'll also track how many miles you've run in your shoes so you know when to replace them. When you trace the route it gives you mile markets and total distance as well. Although this is nice it's tough to exactly trace your route. And sometimes I just forget to enter my run as well.

Since I got the new iPhone with GPS I downloaded iMapMyRun. It use the GPS function on the iPhone to automatically trace my route that I'm running along with average pace per mile and current pace per mile. This is nice for tracking your goals as it gives you instant feedback. There's no more trying to guess your speed. When I finished my workout I upload it to the web site and it automatically draws my route. That is awesome.

Anyway, if you're interested in a web site to track your progress give a try. Here's the link to my workouts.

posted by Ryle @ 7:53 AM 1 comments

Video From My 3G S

Here some video I took from my new iPhone. Pretty outstanding quality. I also used blogger to upload one video and You Tube to upload the other. NOTE: I just previewed the video and I forgot that blogger and YouTube compress the video so these don't look that great.

posted by Ryle @ 4:59 AM 0 comments

Locked Out

Today I got to work and grabbed my stuff out of the passenger seat, while I was grabbing my stuff I put my keys on the driver seat. As I shut the door I realized my keys were still in the truck. We still haven't made an extra set since Jen got her purse stolen with the keys in it while we were in CA. What a great way to start the day out. I called a few lock smiths and they were all around $90. I didn't want to pay that much so I searched Google to see if there was cheaper way. No good solutions were found but there were a few cocky suggestions like "break your window" or "call the dealer and have them make a new set of keys". That actually got me thinking, since we needed a new set of keys anyway what would it take to get a set made. I was sure the would be expensive too. But I figured why not give it a shot. So I called the local dealer and they said if I brought in my truck it wouldn't be a problem. I told them my only set of keys were in the truck. They said to bring in the VIN number with proof of insurance then. I asked what it would cost and the guy said $15. I couldn't believe a dealer would sell something that cheap. So Jen cut her trip to St Cloud short to drive back and make me a key and we saved about $70. What a nice wife I have.

posted by Ryle @ 9:06 PM 0 comments