Spoiler Alert: I was a contestant on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. In this post, I’m going to share more about what that experience was like, and will include specifics about the show. So… if you haven’t watched yet, and it’s on your DVR or something, then bookmark this page and come back after! (If you missed it and don’t have it on a DVR, um… I don’t know of a way you can watch it. Sorry.) Before I forget, a couple news articles came out before my episode aired. The one in the Detroit Free Press was written from information about me that Jeopardy! had provided, but I was actually ..read more

Hey friends! It’s David. You know, from Keep It Up, David. It’s been a few months since I’ve posted, but I’m back with BIG NEWS. I’m going to be a contestant on Jeopardy!, this Wednesday, October 6th! I filmed it in Los Angeles in August, and I’m about to share the story of how I got on the show. But first, some more details: You’ll need access to local broadcast networks in order to watch. It won’t be streaming, it won’t be available online. The channel and time will differ, depending on what city you’re in. In metro Detroit, where I live, it’s on at 7:30pm on NBC/WDIV channel 4. To find out ..read more

Taking two weeks off of exercise sucks. I hate it. But that’s exactly what I had to do, thanks to the plantar fasciitis in my left foot, and the injury in my right knee. It’s a good thing to let the body heal, so I’m trying to be good, and not rush back into exercise. I don’t want to aggravate anything. The first week of no exercise was tough, because I missed it, and yearned for it. But then, in the second week, I swung to the far other end of the pendulum and start thinking maybe I’ll never exercise again, and I’m just fine with that thought. Now three weeks have gone by. Last week, my knee ..read more

My trip to Cincinnati was short – I was only in town for approximately 24 hours. The biggest highlight, of course, was the race (which you can read about here), but I made the most of the rest of my visit, too. Starting with… the American Sign Museum! This place is awesome. I went there right when I arrived in town, because I had a couple hours until my hotel room would be ready. This museum traces the history of signs and branding, and includes all sorts of neon, plastic, ceramic, electric, and other signs. The fun begins in the parking lot! The American Sign Museum isn’t huge, but I wande ..read more

I was woefully under-prepared, and nursing an injured foot. Why did I sign up to race up and down thousands of stairs? This morning I collapsed on the grass (actually, it was turf), after a job well done, and felt a specific sense of pride that I haven’t felt since February 2020. It’s a mix of accomplishment, exhaustion, pain, and invincibility – and I only experience it when I complete a stair race. So, the answer to the question at the beginning of this blog post is… Because I love stair races. Period. This race was the 2021 Cincinatti Fight For Air Climb at the Great American Ball Park, wh ..read more

I love Deviled Eggs, and I love making them at Easter. Want proof? This is the third Deviled Egg post I’ve published after Easter! I shared my recipe for Smoky Onion Deviled Eggs in 2016, and my Avocado Deviled Eggs in 2019. This recipe is for a more traditional Deviled Egg, but it’s a healthier version, and they’re very good. My mom is a Deviled Egg connoisseur, and she loved ’em. As all Deviled Egg recipes do, this one begins with eggs. I hard-boiled eight eggs, which yielded 16 Deviled Eggs (duh). I boiled them the day before Easter, and then on Easter morning, I peeled ’em and chopped them ..read more

I ran an in-person 5K race last weekend – my first since the end of October – and I ran it with my best running buddy! This was probably the 8th or 9th 5K race I’ve run with JJ, although a couple of those were virtual events last year and therefore were just runs around the neighborhood. He hadn’t come with me to an actual event since the end of 2019. I signed up for the race in February or so, and I picked it because it was very convenient, only about 15 minutes away. It was the 29th Annual Bill Roney Memorial 5K in Utica, Michigan, which is put on by Hansons Running Shop, and snakes through ..read more

I’ve been keeping and updating my weight loss chart since 2010. And during that entire time, I had to taped to my wall, using painter’s tape. Up until a few weeks ago, that is. I finally got a bulletin board for my weight loss chart! When I lived in California, I never saw the need. Taping it to the wall worked just fine. But the tape doesn’t stick well to the walls in my house in Michigan – I don’t know if it’s the type of paint that was used, or what. And I got tired of re-taping parts of the chart that fell off the wall practically every single week. So I bought the bulletin board, and my ..read more

In 2020, I set a goal to walk one long trail from end to end. I broke it into chunks, and did a different portion every weekend, ultimately completing it in August, walking 102.6 miles in the process. Now I’m back at it! JJ and I went for our first hike of 2021, and it was the first leg of my 2021 hiking goal: to walk the entire length of the Polly-Ann Trail. Like last year’s trail, this trail used to be a railroad line. It starts in Lake Orion, and winds through northern Oakland County, before crossing into Lapeer County and ultimately ending around Imlay City. I actually don’t know the tota ..read more

Let’s get things started with a few updates. This Wednesday will mark 12 weeks of constant headache (residual pain from my shingles outbreak in the fall). The good news is that it’s been extremely mild, and I’m used to it, so I barely notice it anymore. It’s been weeks since it’s flared up to the point where it’s caused any significant inconvenience in my life. Hopefully this means it will go away soon – I feel like I’m 97% of the way there! In other news, I’m hitting the stairmaster with a renewed vigor. My current plan is to use it twice a week (Mondays and Fridays), and while I’m only start ..read more