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December 2011 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Saturday, December 31, 2011. So here we are at the end of 2011. I will end this year with a story. Maybe it will help you think about where you'd like to be at this time next year. It has certainly given me pause. Yesterday, one of my family members went to a funeral of a 41-year-old married father of two. His wife was to put in her notice on Tuesday, but during the middle of the night on Monday, death came. Read more about Finality.
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May 2013 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Sunday, May 19, 2013. This is a post from Terminal B of Kansas City International Airport (MCI). The thrill of flying is gone. Man, this used to be an exciting experience for me. But after today, I'm not sure I'll ever fly again. I get to the airport one hour and 15 minutes before departure. I was flying on Southwest, so I get into the terminal and proceed to the long line at the first. So I make my way to the security theatre where a.
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January 2014 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. Halfway through the Whole30. On Wednesday, January 15, 2014. When I set out my goals for the new year. One of the first things I said I would tackle was the Whole30. In essence, The Whole30 can be described itself. I have to say that things are going very, very well. After the holidays, I was stuffed. I indulged myself a wee bit too much, and eating nothing but whole foods really has removed the bloat I was feeling at the start of the mo...
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February 2013 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. A quick review of local campaign websites. On Monday, February 25, 2013. Campaign season never truly ends. Even more so, on Tuesday there will be a primary election for our City Commission here in Lawrence, Kansas. I thought I'd take some time to review the candidates' web presence. Please note, I'm not reviewing the candidates or their stances, just their web communications. And thanks to the joy of advanced voting, I'm already done. If the...
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December 2013 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Tuesday, December 31, 2013. We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. - C. S. Lewis. As it is the time for such a thing, I continue my annual year in review. Although I am not yet content enough to declare victory, I am satisfied enough to lay claim to progress. In July my wife, Amy, and...
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January 2013 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Thursday, January 17, 2013. In an effort to experiment with commuting, I decided to take a new route to work. Typically I drive on the commuting corridor known as K10, but today I went on the interstate to see how it measured up. It ended up being equal time, so nothing really gained there (in fact, it cost me a toll, too). I said, and gave a wave back. In taking a different route, I end up seeing people I know, out of the blue. If th...
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May 2012 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Thursday, May 10, 2012. The internet it all abuzz today about a new TIME magazine cover story about extreme attachment parenting. I'd link to the story, but the penny-pinchers at TIME require a subscription to view it. Screw 'em. The simple answer: As long as she wants. And then there's the "opinions are like a-holes" category, which I'll dance around for a minute. I don't have the answers to that, but the question is one that should be a...
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March 2014 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Saturday, March 22, 2014. The old bookshelf is falling apart. Note the sides of each shelf where the sides are pulling away. This is a disaster waiting to happen. My girls have tons of books. After fixing their particle-board bookshelf to keep it from falling apart late last year, I decided that would be the last time. Would build them a bookshelf. I put it on my list of goals for 2014. The refusal to buy a sander proved to be the most id...
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July 2014 | Title to Come
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Skip to main content. The personal ramblings of Eric J. Gruber. On Monday, July 28, 2014. Cut up your credit cards. If you use a credit card, you don’t want to be rich. How to Get Rich. What seems like forever ago, my wife and I were on a crusade to eliminate our debt. A friend had turned me on to Dave Ramsey's. Plan, and we went after it with a vengeance. We killed our credit card and automobile debt and had money in the bank. Since my wife closed her business in May, we've found that by embracing the c...