Managing to be a father, husband, engineer, reader, gamer, runner, cyclist, Michigander, atheist, and a progressive... simultaneously!https://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3mdganuxr3k2j"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone." Read this gem in an Atlantic article by Adam Sewer: https://archive.ph/IE7Dv#selection-1315.0-1315.116. It explains so much.27 Jan 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdganuxr3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3m3pwjocbk22sGot some sizeable hail here in north Grand Rapids this afternoon! The biggest chunks are about 9/16" in diameter.21 Oct 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pwjocbk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lzror7qddk2u@reiunion.bsky.social - any comment on the recent email requesting new board members, and nominating "Lisa Bougie, Eric Spruck, and John Vandemore" of various infamous, multi-billion-dollar retailers like Nike?27 Sep 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzror7qddk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lydfezbgr22kCrashed (literally) and burned (figuratively) at #LordOfTheSprings bike race at Yankee Springs, MI on Saturday. First 25 miles went great, but I messed up my hydration/electrolytes and suffered the worst cramps of my life for the next 12 miles.08 Sep 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydfezbgr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lwo5lgd2js2yBusy start to the week at #GRR airport....Fire alarm emptied the entire terminal building until 5:05am, resulting in a line for security like I've never seen before, backed up all the way to and even beyond the doors!18 Aug 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwo5lgd2js2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lpdgdqibc22bSet your calendars for Food Truck Fridays at Riverside Park! It was magnificent tonight. We enjoyed the community atmosphere and live music from www.harrydeandustyboys.com while we ate delicious sliders, fries, and paella.17 May 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdgdqibc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3low7ylvz3s26Crushed my race in the 2025 Grand Rapids Riverbank Run! I was faster than anticipated just patiently holding threshold heart rate. I started to wear out at ~11 miles, gradually pushed harder, but didn't crash and burn - I finished with exactly nothing left. #riverbankrun #grandrapids #rungr11 May 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3low7ylvz3s26https://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lolgyja3ek2fFull rack of bikes on #NationalBikeToSchoolDay. There's some hope, the kids get it and they love it!07 May 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolgyja3ek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lnyjugbuxk2dIt's been a drought of almost exactly 2 years since BOM uploaded some Project Binky that wasn't just half a job on some overcomplicated dashboard gauges, but today, they've finally uploaded... the completion of the gauges: youtu.be/G9Wqh7KxgdM https://youtu.be/G9Wqh7KxgdM?si=37COADKOSULbdQMO30 Apr 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnyjugbuxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lnjjauhiqk26Opening night at Trailside Treats Ice Cream of Belmont! Felt like summer. tticbelmont.weebly.com24 Apr 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjjauhiqk26https://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3llyz7g4kik2s“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.” ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon #booksky04 Apr 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyz7g4kik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lls2i4dhsk26Booker's gone on for more than 24 hours straight now. There are about 45 Democrats in the Senate, if all of them had Cory's energy and stamina (I acknowledge many don't) they could take turns, he could take a break for a month and a half and stop the destruction of our government indefinitely.01 Apr 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lls2i4dhsk26https://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3llejgrx3ck2vBig reveal from the Garmin newsroom today - they'd been a stalwart of the old model of selling great hardware with decent, free, mostly offline software to accompany it, but now succumbing to the temptation to monetize their users with monthly "premium" subscriptions: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/wearables-health/elevate-your-health-and-fitness-goals-with-garmin-connect/27 Mar 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3llejgrx3ck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lld4ulold224Crushed 12x400m in speed work on the track tonight! Alternated 3 a little over 5k pace and 1 near "all out". Felt faster than I've been in years, bodes well for summer race season!27 Mar 2025 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lld4ulold224https://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3llc2fyr6dk2wHere's a gift article link to today's metaphorical bombshell describing literal bombshells that were dropped, courtesy of the Atlantic. Yesterday, the news was all mudslinging on whether the Signal messages were important. Here they are, decide for yourself. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/?gift=Pnt5BmppkSMkxFrriU504vldk0QH8p3AjmTWaurYNc4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share26 Mar 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3llc2fyr6dk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3ll3ia5pif22v25k long run training for 25k #riverbank run in 7 weeks! 15.7 miles in 2 hours, 19 minutes (8:49/mile). Gotta bring that easy run pace down by just over a minute per mile if I want to break 2 hours...yikes! But felt strong for my longest run ever. Half marathon split 1:55, finished fast. #running24 Mar 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3ia5pif22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinvermeer.bsky.social/post/3lkcijwkl3224Getting everything set up for lunar eclipse viewing! Should be great viewing with few clouds. Totality begins 2:26am and ends 3:31 here in Grand Rapids, MI.14 Mar 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:vbufqe7fwdvbuxnonzfkdf3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcijwkl3224