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Hey there! My name’s Jarred and welcome to my page. Here you can see all posts and updates related to me. Just a quick backstory, I’m a nerd with a love for electronics and the outdoors—I’m an electrical engineer by trade, but in my spare time I enjoy being outside, whether its spending time with family, playing with my dogs, or training for endurance sports (cycling, marathons, triathlons). I also enjoy brewing beer and sharing it with others. But most importantly, I love being with my fiancée, Lexi ❤️

Recent Posts

  • Part II: Planting the Seeds

    Happy Friday! First and foremost, if you haven’t already read Part I of this series, I highly recommend doing so before delving into Part II (you can read it here!). As promised, here’s the continuation of my unexpected IRONMAN journey. In this blog post I’ll describe the experiences that planted the seeds for what would…

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  • The “Map” to our Personal Finance Journey

    Intro/Disclaimer Happy Friday fellow readers! This post is going to be about a new topic that we don’t normally talk openly about, but this is something very important to us… personal finance! More importantly, how we manage our personal finances! Now before you click away, at least give this a read and hear us out.…

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  • Lessons Learned with Blonde Ales

    Intro Setting the stage here, but the format of this blog post is gonna be a little different from my last one about the Rocky Top recipe. I do have another recipe to share (well, maybe two), but after trying to brew it two times in a row (different process/update on recipe) I learned some…

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  • Part I: What is an IRONMAN

    What comes to mind when you hear the term “IRONMAN”? Perhaps you envision an extraordinary feat of athleticism and endurance, a superhero character, or (if you know what this is and like to be funny) you may also think of something ridiculous and question “Why would someone want to pay money and do something pointless…?”.…

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  • …Aaand We’re Off!

    First off, if you’re reading this, then we want to say a big THANK YOU because we would not be able to make this blog successful without your support! Now that you’re here, let it be known that we have some explaining to do… Please, read on. 😊 Why are we Doing This Blog? Our…

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  • Rocky Top Rev. 0

    This is the first beer I made following passing my PE test (i.e. having more time on my hands to brew beer!). This first version is a “farmhouse” (a.k.a. “Saison”) style beer that was fermented with Kveik yeast and local honey. The beer is golden-amber in color, and starts sweet and finishes dry. This was…

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