The Chattahoochee River

by Brent on July 28, 2011

Below is a quick list of links to info on this page. If you find a broken link or have more information to add just leave me a note in the comments. Have fun on the river, keep it clean and be safe. Bacteria Levels Buford Dam release information Morgan Falls Dam release information Dam [...]

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Hiking Kennesaw Mountain

by Brent on December 17, 2010

You’ve probably gotten here looking for a Kennesaw Mountain Trail Map, so there you go.  This is a great map to print out an carry with you if you’re planning on hiking an extended portion of the Kennesaw Mountain Trail system. It’s also really helpful in figuring up how many miles you’ve covered in your [...]

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Things to tell the kids #5

December 10, 2011

The boys have been moving through their Kung Fu training really well over the last 2 years and recently moved into the more challenging brown belt training. At this point in training there is a lot to remember.  A great deal of focus is required to make it through the different sets of forms, styles [...]

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Morgan Falls Dam Release Schedule

December 6, 2011

Here is the number. If you call it please just leave me a note in the comments if you get up to date information or not. The release information is about 2 minutes into the call. 404-329-1455 – It should be updated twice daily by 11AM and 11PM. Here is more Morgan falls information on my [...]

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30 Day Challenge – December 2011 – Jump, Push, Pull, Squat, Crunch

December 2, 2011

Just reading this title makes me tired but it’s time to get tired again. Many of the challenges that I did earlier this year had such great results and now without them I’m not exercising again. So, time to get back at it. This month I’m going less for big volume on a single exercise [...]

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30 Day Challenge – December 2011 – News Fast

November 29, 2011

That’s fast.. as in, abstain, give-up, quit, refrain, REFUSE. I’m a long time news junkie. I check it when I wake up, throughout the day and usually before I go to bed so through my actions, whether I like it or not, the news of the world has a big impact on my life.  I [...]

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Things to tell the kids #4

November 22, 2011

The Two Wolves A Cherokee elder was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me… it is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, hatefulness, and lies. The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, humbleness, kindness, friendship, [...]

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Things to tell the kids #3

October 25, 2011

The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else – [...]

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Things to tell the kids #2

October 12, 2011

Have you ever heard the phrase “shake the dirt off of your shoulders“?  Had you heard about it prior to Jay-Z?  Me either, but I’m not going to let that get in the way of a really good lesson. The origin of this term comes from a story in which a donkey falls into a [...]

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Things to tell the kids #1

October 12, 2011

“First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I’m not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I’m not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I’m not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was [...]

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Things to tell the kids

October 10, 2011

I come across so many things that I want to share with my children.  Songs, stories and ideas about how to treat people and go about life but many times these lessons are beyond their current years or are things that will be better to reinforce over time.  Since I have a tendency to forget [...]

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2011 – September playlist

September 30, 2011

Started using Spotify last month.. like it. This also brought back something I used to do with Rhapsody and Grooveshark which was make a monthly playlist of songs (new and old.. more old than new) that were in heavy rotation for me during the month. Maybe you’ll find some old favorites on this list and [...]

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September Pull-Up Challenge

August 31, 2011

The results are a little bit lower in the post. Just click on the image to see all of the details. Well September is almost here which means it’s time to start doing some pull-ups.  I’m sure we will have people all over the board on this one.  For example, my youngest son can’t quite [...]

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Early Riser Challenge

August 30, 2011

Most of my life I’ve been a night owl and while I’ve enjoyed that at different times in my life I’m ready for a change in my sleep habits. I’ve finally accepted (by force of nature) how important it is for health. A consistent sleep/wake cycle is proven time and again to be as fundamental [...]

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Paces Mill – Palisades West

August 29, 2011

I will be adding more information about Paces Mill soon but wanted to go ahead and get these pictures out here. Let me know if you have any information you’d like to add.

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Palisades – Whitewater Creek

August 29, 2011

I will be adding more information about Palisades soon but wanted to go ahead and get these pictures and video out here. Let me know if you have anything to add.

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Powers Island

August 29, 2011

I will include more information about Powers Island soon but wanted to go ahead and post some pictures and video that I’ve taken.  If you have anything that you’d like to add just let me know.

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Johnson Ferry Put-In

August 29, 2011

I will add more information here soon but I wanted to go ahead and post pictures of the boat ramp, parking and put in.

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Settles Bridge

August 27, 2011

One of the better put in locations on the Chattahoochee River is at the old Settles Bridge. The NPS has put in a great walkway that provides easy access for everyone all the way down to the river’s edge.  If you go in the early morning you will find many people fishing upstream from the [...]

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August Jump Rope Challenge

July 28, 2011

Just set a general baseline tonight ( 7/28/2011 ) and it looks like I can set my goal up at 15,000 30,000 to be hard enough to reach but still possible. At 500 1,000 per day, missed days will really throw a wrench into things but as always I will adjust it if necessary.  Not [...]

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July Push-Up Challenge

July 2, 2011

The boys will be joining me on my July challenge. I’ll post progress and any other notables here.     7/2/2011 Out of the gate E is really wanting to beat ME! That’s healthy competition. It’s really hilarious around here because one person will hit the ground to get some push-ups in and 10 seconds [...]

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